Vote By Mail

Oregon will mail ballots to military and overseas voters Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs federal efforts to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms.

Oregon Democrats express faith in the upcoming vote-by-mail election despite ongoing legal battles over President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict mail ballot delivery.

Courts have ruled twice this week on the Trump administration’s efforts to limit voting by mail, most recently blocking new U.S. Postal Service restrictions Thursday.

Election officials will begin mailing ballots to most Oregon voters in mid-October.

Oregon election officials say November's vote-by-mail will proceed as planned after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily cleared President Trump's executive order.

The Supreme Court ruled nothing in federal law prohibits Washington, Oregon and other states from accepting ballots that arrive via mail after Election Day.

The president’s order could reshape mail-in voting across the nation.

Local leaders hope voters “looking for someone to offer clarity” will turn to them ahead of the midterms.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and to restrict mail-in voting, a move that swiftly drew legal threats from state Democratic officials ahead of this year's midterm elections.

Elections officials say it wouldn’t be difficult to transition back to a hard Election Day deadline, which was in place until 2022.

The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted.

Oregonians vote at a higher rate than most Americans, which observers attribute to mail-in voting.