Accessible Voting in Oregon
For the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 General Election in Oregon
- In Oregon, there is a question about ranked choice voting on the ballot.
- In Oregon, you can check your voter registration or mail ballot status at My Vote.
Voting Information
Visit your state Services for Voters with Disabilities page
Phone: (503) 986-1518
Contact your local election office for polling places and other information.
Read the REV UP voting guide for your state
Register to vote
- Voter registration in Oregon
- Deadlines and information in 18 languages at vote.gov
Your rights
As a voter with a disability, you have a right to vote privately and independently, at an accessible voting location, on an accessible voting system.
Organizations that can help If you can't find the information you need at your state or local election office.
- Contact your local Center for Independent Living
- Contact your state National Disability Rights Network office.
- Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to report any problems voting
Other websites for voting information
- REV UP Voting Guides for voting info and plain language definitions
- VoteRiders for Voter ID requirements
- Vote.gov for information about registering to vote
- Vote411.org for what’s on your ballot
Voting features in Oregon for voters with disabilities
- Voters with print disabilities can use an accessible vote-by-mail system.
Self-advocacy! Ask your local election office about:
- Information in large print, audio, or Braille versions
- Curbside or drive-up voting.
- Ballot delivery to your home or a “ride to the polls” program
- How to practice using the accessible voting system
- Emergency voting options if you are hospitalized or ill
- How to get assistance voting
- Other services for voters with disabilities
Learn more about the laws that protect your rights
Early voting is voting in person before Election Day, which is usually less crowded than going to vote on Election Day itself. There are different kinds of early voting, so check the options available for you. They might include:
- vote centers where you can vote at any location in your jurisdiction
- super polling places where you are assigned a location
- voting at an elections office or satellite office
- in-person absentee, where you go to an elections office, get your mail ballot, and then mark and cast it in the office.
Early voting hours and locations can vary. Check with your local elections office.
- You can drop off your ballot at all early voting locations for your jurisdiction.
Find an early voting center near you.
When you vote in person on Election Day, you go to a voting center to mark and cast your ballot in person. Every in-person voting location is required to have accessible voting systems available.
Contact your local election office for the exact hours polling places will be open.
You can drop off your mail ballot at your local elections office on Election Day.
Find your polling place.
Accessible voting systems for in-person voting
The accessible voting systems used in Oregon are shown below. Contact your local election office for more information or a change to practice using the system you will vote on.
Clear Ballot ClearAccess
A ballot marking device.
It has a touchscreen, audio, and tactile controls on a small keypad.
The printed ballot is a facsimile of a hand-marked paper ballot.
Ballots are cast at a separate scanner.
Learn more about using ClearAccess
- Short video tutorial from Clear Ballot (YouTube 1:49)
- Clear Access product page
- Information about ClearAccess 2.0 from Pennsylvania
Hart InterCivic Verity Touch Writer
A ballot marking device.
It has a touchscreen, audio, and tactile controls using the Hart “move wheel.”
The printed ballot is a facsimile of a hand-marked paper ballot.
The ballot is cast at a separate scanner.
Learn more about using the Touch Writer
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Voting by mail can be an accessible option for voters with disabilities. It lets you vote at home, so you can mark, verify and return a paper ballot privately and independently. Some states have emergency options if you are hospitalized or ill. |
Deadline to return your ballot:
Postmarked by Election Day, November 5 and received by November 12 for mailed ballots.
Received by the close of polls on Election Day, November 5, for hand delivered ballots.
How to get your ballot
- All active voters are mailed a ballot.
How to return your ballot
By mail
At a secure drop box
At your local elections office
Find a ballot drop-off location near you at your local elections website.
Make sure your ballot counts! Remember...
If you mail your ballot, make sure it is postmarked by Election Day.
Postage is pre-paid so you don't need a stamp.
Make sure your ballot is sealed in the envelope.
Sign the form on the envelope.
Have a witness sign the form on the envelope.
- A family member, household member, or caregiver can return your ballot for you. Contact your local elections office for more information.
- If someone helped you, have them complete the form for assistants.
Learn about accessible voting by mail options in the next card.
Accessible voting by mail allows voters with disabilities to mark a mail-in ballot electronically, using their own technology and assistive tools.
To use accessible tools for voting by mail, typically voters:
- Download an electronic ballot to mark using personal technology
- Print the ballot and any signature form
- Seal the ballot in an envelope
- Return it by mail or to a ballot drop off locatoin
Some states allow electronic return by email, fax, or a secure portal.
There is a statewide accessible vote by mail program in Oregon called Online ballot marking tool
- You can use accessible vote by mail if you are a voter with a disability.
Access your Alternative Format Ballot at https://myballot.oregonvotes.gov/ebd/voter/Oregon, entering your name and date of birth. To vote, select the “Mark my Ballot” link.
- You can choose to see all contests on a scrolling page, or to view one contest at a time.
- Review your ballot summary and then print the ballot. For under the Return printed ballot header Use the envelope that was mailed to you Put the printed ballot in the secrecy sleeve or the identification envelope Sign the declaration on the envelope You can return your ballot:
Deadline to return your ballot:
Postmarked by Election Day, November 5 and received by November 12 for mailed ballots.
Received by the close of polls on Election Day, November 5, for hand delivered ballots.
Returning a printed ballot
- Use the envelope that was mailed to you
- Put the printed ballot in the secrecy sleeve or the identification envelope
- Sign the declaration on the envelope
- Seal the envelope
To return your ballot, you can:
- By mail
- At any ballot drop-off location
The systems in use in Oregon for accessible voting by mail are:
Learn more about accessible voting options in Oregon