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Turnout in the May 19 primary reached 23.19% of registered Washington County voters as of Tuesday, with ballots due at official drop boxes by 8 p.m. on Election Day. That figure, shown on the county's voter turnout dashboard, was up from 11.6% one week earlier. Washington County has about 400,000 registered voters. Voters returning a ballot by mail must have it postmarked on or before Tuesday, county elections officials said. No stamp is needed. Ballots returned to an official drop box must be in the box by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Ballots dropped in the mail today may not be postmarked by 8 p.m., officials warned. There are 21 official ballot drop boxes across Washington County, all open 24 hours a day. Locations nearest News in the Grove and Banks Post coverage areas include: * Banks: Banks City Hall/Library, 42461 NW Market Street. * Forest Grove: Forest Grove City Library, on Pacific Avenue near Birch Street. * Cornelius: Cornelius City Hall/Library, 1355 N Barlow Street. * North Plains: North Plains City Hall, 31360 NW Commercial Street. A full list of drop boxes statewide is available through the Oregon Secretary of State's drop box locator. The Washington County Elections Office is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to assist voters. Voters who want help with their ballot, including those with disabilities and those who want assistance in a language other than English, can contact the office at 503-846-5800 or Elections@WashingtonCountyOR.gov. Washington County's voters' pamphlet is available online. Selected portions are translated into Arabic, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Preliminary, unofficial results will be released shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday. Elections officials have until June 15 to finish counting and certify the results.

Election Day is one week away, and Washington County election officials are reminding voters to return their ballot as soon as possible. As of Tuesday, May 12, 11.6% of registered Washington County voters had returned a ballot, according to the county’s voter turnout dashboard. Voters can return their ballot by mail or at any official ballot drop box, county officials said in a media release Tuesday. Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, May 19, and received within seven days of Election Day. Ballots received after May 26 will not be accepted, regardless of postmark. There are 21 official ballot drop boxes in Washington County, all accessible 24 hours a day. Locations nearest News in the Grove and Banks Post coverage areas include: * **Banks** — Banks City Hall/Library, 42461 NW Market Street. * **Forest Grove** — Forest Grove City Library, Pacific Avenue near Birch Street. * **Cornelius** — Cornelius City Hall/Library, 1355 N Barlow Street. * **North Plains** — North Plains City Hall, 31360 NW Commercial Street. * **Hillsboro** — Hillsboro Brookwood Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway; Hillsboro Public Library-Shute Park, 775 SE 10th Ave; Public Services Building parking lot at 155 N 1st Ave (a newly added location); Washington County Elections Office, 2925 NE Aloclek Drive; and Westside Commons, 801 NE 34th Ave. A full list of drop boxes statewide is available at OregonVotes.gov. The Washington County Elections Office will be open on Election Day, May 19, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to assist voters. Voters who would like assistance with their ballot — including voters with disabilities and voters who would like assistance in a language other than English — are encouraged to contact the office at 503-846-5800 or Elections@WashingtonCountyOR.gov to make an appointment. The county offers in-person Spanish interpretation whenever its office is open, and telephone interpretation in many other languages. Washington County’s voters’ pamphlet is available online. Selected portions are translated into Arabic, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese, with translations posted at the state’s Washington County voters’ pamphlet page. Voters can also sign up for BallotTrax, a free service that sends real-time updates by text, email or voice alert as a ballot moves through the system — including when it has been mailed, received and counted, and if there is an issue that needs attention. Voters only need to enroll once for future elections. More election information is available at WashCoVotes.org.

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and deputy Mark Vlaschin told a legislative committee the office will launch a public dashboard to show mail-ballot status in real time, urged voters to mail ballots at least one week before election day or use drop boxes, and described integration of all 17 counties into a top-down voter database.

Dashboard showing mail-in ballot applications and submissions, by location and by party.

Dashboard showing mail-in ballot applications and submissions, by location and by party.

Dashboard showing mail-in ballot applications and submissions, by location and by party.

Deputy Clerk Ed Michalowski and the Clerk’s elections team presented Election Lens, a real-time analytics platform for turnout, mail-ballot tracking and polling-place readiness. Commissioners asked about public access, personally identifiable information and cybersecurity; the committee approved receipt of the presentation by roll call.

Allegheny County Elections Division will host ballot return sites throughout the county in advance of the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. 2025 General Election Deadlines Last d...