Here's The Last Day To Register To Vote In Oregon

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR — Prospective voters have until Tuesday to select their political party and register for the May 15 Primary Election.

Numerous federal, state, county and city-level positions are being contested for a spot on the November 2018 General Election ballot, with no fewer than 17 individual candidates vying for the governor's role alone.

Contested positions in Multnomah County include the chair and district 2 representatives on the Multnomah County Commission, county auditor, and Multnomah County Sheriff.

However, current Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese is at this time running unopposed.

In Portland, two city commissioner positions and the city's auditor is on the May 15 ballot, as well as the Metro government's council president, auditor, and two district councilors.

Local levies on the ballot effect levy rates in Portland and Beaverton.

Measure 26-197 in Portland, if approved, will renew the Portland Children's Levy at its current rate.

Previously approved by voters in 2002, 2008, and 2013, funds from the Portland Children's Levy support programs preventing childhood hunger, child abuse and neglect, getting kids to school on time as well as providing safe, constructive after-school options, and helping foster children succeed.

Measure 34-284 is another levy renewal that affects the Beaverton School District, and, if approved, will allow the district to retain roughly 300 teaching positions and maintain manageable class sizes.

The 5-year-levy renews a rate of $1.25 per $1,000 assessed value, beginning 2018, costing homeowners roughly $25 per month through 2023.

Voters can register online at OregonVotes.gov/register, or by mailing a paper Voter Registration Card by April 24.

To register in person, voters need to visit the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building at 1040 S.E. Morrison St. in Portland. The office will be open for extended hours on April 24, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., to allow for any last-minute registrations.

Voters also need to select their party by April 24, and can do so online at OregonVotes.gov/myvote.

For more information on Multnomah County's election process, visit mcelections.org.

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