On Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Oregon will hold a Special Primary election for the 1st Congressional District to fill the seat vacated by Representative David Wu. This is a Special Primary election applicable only to those registered with the Democratic and Republican parties. Ballots will begin going out in the mail on Friday October 21. Voters can track their ballots, read candidate statements, and find official drop box locations by visiting oregonvotes.org and clicking on the MyVote icon.
Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown urges voters to return their ballots by the 8 p.m. Tuesday November 8 deadline. Ballots can be mailed, or dropped off at a county elections office or official drop box. If you choose to mail your ballot the last day to mail ensuring it will be received by the deadline is Friday, November 4th. Please remember postmarks do not count.
Winners of the Special Primary will then move onto the Special Election held on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Minor parties have until December 1, 2011 to nominate their candidates for the race.
In Oregon, the 1st Congressional District includes Clatsop County, Columbia County, Washington County, Yamhill County and part of Multnomah County which includes some of the Portland metropolitan area.
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