For current voting info visit our webpage here.
The deadline to register is tomorrow April 28, 2020. To update your registration visit the Secretary of State’s online portal. Primary election deadline for submitting ballots is on May 19, 2020 by 8pm. There’s more on the County Clerk’s website here.
The State of Oregon now pays for your ballot to be mailed in (SB 861). Or you can drop your ballot off at these locations: Drop Box locations
Ballots will start being mailed to voters on April 29, 2020
Online Voter’s Guide Primary 2020
Online Voter’s Guide in Spanish 2020
Take a look back at 2018:
- 2018 League Candidate Forums held in Douglas County – YouTube videos link – Watch or listen to the entire unedited forums.
- Check out Vote411.org site to find candidate and ballot measure info.
- Visit our Voter Registration page.
- Register Online with the Secretary of State’s Office, 255 Capitol St NE, Suite 501, Salem OR 97310.
- Link to the one local ballot measure in Douglas County, Oregon.
- Ballots will be mailed starting on Oct. 17, 2018.
Douglas County Elections Department
The Elections department is in the Douglas County Courthouse in Room 124.
Call to make an appointment due to COVID-19. (541) 440-4252
You can also register to vote manually, but it may be too late unless you walk the form in to the County Clerk’s office. Call first to make an appointment. If you use the fillable pdf form, be sure to print and sign it. The mail the form to:
Douglas County Clerk
PO Box 10
Roseburg, OR 97470-0004
Or deliver your ballot to the Elections Department at the Douglas County Courthouse at 900 SE Douglas, Roseburg, Oregon, Room 124. Again, call first to make an appointment.
Your county elections office will mail you a card to let you know that your registration was received. If you are registering in Oregon for the first time, your completed voter registration form must be postmarked by the 21st day before an election in order to vote in that election.
A voter who is unable, because of the disability, to sign their name should also complete the Signature Stamp Attestation form, which is on the Elections Dept website.
Requirements to Register:
You are 16 years old *
You are a permanent resident of Oregon
You are a citizen of the United States
*If you are 16 years of age, you will not receive a ballot until an election occurs on or after your 18th birthday.
Identification Requirements
New laws require that people must provide identifying information to register to vote. If you have a current, valid Oregon DMV Driver’s License/ID, you must provide that number. A suspended Driver’s License is still valid, a revoked Driver’s License is NOT valid. If you do not have a current, valid Oregon DMV Driver’s License/ID, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number.
If you do not have a current, valid Oregon DMV Driver’s License/ID or a Social Security number, you must affirm this on the voter registration card, and if you are registering by mail, you must provide a copy of one of the following:
- Valid photo identification
- A paycheck stub
- A utility bill
- A bank statement
- A government document
- Proof of eligibility under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) or the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEH)
If you have any questions, be sure to call your county elections office.
To find voter registration information in other states google the state + secretary of state.
For more information, call your Douglas County Elections office at (541) 440-4252.
Douglas County Clerk
Elections Department
1036 SE Douglas, Room 124 in the County Courthouse
PO Box 10
Roseburg OR 97470-0004
Visit their website: Douglas County Elections.
Email the Douglas County Clerk at elections@co.douglas.or.us.
Visit the State of Oregon website for further information.
Election Information:
- LWVOR, the state League of Women Voters of Oregon’s website – the League provides a statewide Voters’ Guide online for each statewide election every two years. The Guide includes a complete explanation of all sides of ballot measures and candidates information.
- Vote411.org – Operated by the League of Women Voters of the United States, this service provides this online election service that covers the entire United States
- Oregon Secretary of State – Oregonvotes.org – The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division in Salem has a voters guide to the statewide ballot measures, as well as election results.
- Available Now! The national League’s Guide to Electing the President
