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Voter registration

When students register to vote in large numbers, it shows legislators at the local, state, and federal levels that students are a community whose needs must be prioritized. Many students are either not registered to vote or have not updated their current information.

  • Has your name and/or signature changed since you last registered to vote?
  • Has your political party affiliation changed?
  • Have you updated your address since the last time you voted?

These are all reasons that you would need to update your Voter Registration Card.

Tools for voters

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TurboVote

Sign up for election reminders and get help with voter registration and voting by mail — all in one place!

Sign up for TurboVote

Accessibility Notes for TurboVote

  • The website can be navigated without the use of a mouse. However, the logical order in Chrome is incorrect; headers and footers are read before form contents.
  • Tab order may be reset after entering information and pressing “Next.”
  • Visual indication of focus does not appear when using Firefox.
  • The website does not indicate changes in dynamic content to users of assistive technology. The user will not be able to tell when a page has loaded, and will not receive notification of changes when selecting items or entering data.
  • Form errors are indicated using color and relationships between fields. Screen reader users will not receive any error notification. They will need to review each field and try to find the error. Users with color blindness may have difficulty locating errors.
  • On some pages, the user will be redirected to an external website without warning. The external site opens in a separate tab, and the user must return to the original TurboVote tab after completing actions on the external site. External sites have not been tested and may vary in accessibility.
  • Headings on the “Almost Done” page are clickable, but screen readers may not indicate this.

Oregon voters

May 2023 Election Registration timeline
  • Eligible voters must be registered to vote by April 25, 2023
  • Registered Oregon voters will receive their mail-in ballots two to three weeks before the election at the address listed on their voter registration
  • The election will be on May 16, 2023 with ballots collected until 8:00PM that day.
  • You may drop off your ballot at any County Elections Office or Official Ballot Dropboxes up until 8:00PM on election day
  • Mailing your ballot
    • Ballots have prepaid postage and do not require additional postage to be submitted by mail
    • Ballots MUST be postmarked by 8:00PM on Election Day
Where can you register to vote in Oregon?
Oregon felons and voting rights

Voting rights in Oregon for persons convicted of a felony – FAQ: Oregon residents can vote if convicted of a felony in Oregon as long as they are not currently incarcerated, on work release, or on a stay of execution from their sentence for any purpose other than probation.

Washington Voters

Registration timeline
  • The next election will be on November 7, 2023.
  • The deadline to register to vote online and by mail is 8 days before the election, October 31, 2023.
    • Eligible voters may register to vote in person during business hours and any time before 8pm on Election Day.
  • Registered Washington voters will have their ballots mailed out at the start of the 18-day voting period, October 21, 2023.
    • Accessible Voting Units (AVUs) will also become available at the start of the 18-day voting period.
  • Ballots must be received by 8pm on Election Day.
Where can you register to vote in Washington
Washington felons and voting rights

Voting rights in Washington for persons convicted of a felony: Washington residents may register to vote once they are no longer under the authority of the DOC (incarcerated or in community custody).