Coos County Clerk Press Release ~ Upcoming November 2, 2021 Special Election
Debbie Heller, CCC
COOS COUNTY CLERK
250 N. Baxter Street, Coquille, Oregon 97423
(541) 396-7601
coosclerk@co.coos.or.us
Recording Office
541-396-7600
Election Office
541-396-7610
September 21, 2021
News Media:
The Special District Election in Coos County will be held on November 2, 2021. Ballots will be mailed to all active, registered voters on October 14, 2021. Voters should receive their ballots between October 15th and October 21st. Military, overseas and out of state ballots are mailed earlier. If voters in Coos County have not received their ballot in the mail by Thursday October 21st they should contact the Coos County Elections Office. For voters new to Oregon you must have your voter registration card postmarked or submitted to the Coos County Elections Office no later than October 12, 2021 to be eligible to vote in the November 2, 2021 Election. Updates to existing Oregon registrations will be processed through Election Day.
I would also like to stress that ballots are not forwarded by the post office, so if a voter has moved or changed a mailing address, they must complete a new registration form to update their address. This may be done online at www.oregonvotes.gov or by completing a new registration card and returning it to the Election office.
Voters no longer have to pay postage to return their ballot by mail. The postage to return a Coos County ballot for this and future elections is being paid for by the state. Additionally, voters may choose to drop their ballot off at one of the permanent outside drop site locations which are now available 24 hours / 7 days a week beginning October 14th. The list of available drop site locations is listed on our website at https://www.co.coos.or.us/clerk/page/ballot-drop-site-locations and will also be printed on the ballot. Please note that all drop site ballot boxes are located outside.
An elector may verify that their ballot has been received by the Election office through the Oregon Secretary of State’s website at www.oregonvotes.gov/myvote. Electors may also register or update their registration through this site.
A public certification and demonstration of ballot programming and tabulation will be held on Friday October 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in the Elections Office at the Courthouse in Coquille.
The first report will be available shortly after 8:00 pm on Election Day, with the final unofficial report when the tabulation is complete for the night approximately 11:00 pm.
These reports are available to you on the County website. You may also call at any time (beginning shortly after 8:00 pm) for the latest tabulation results; check the website for the latest update of results at https://www.co.coos.or.us/.
Please give me a call if you have any questions or concerns about the tabulation reporting on Election night. I hope this information will be helpful.
Sincerely,
Debbie Heller, CCC
Coos County Clerk