Stay home, Stay safe, Vote by Mail! Using the return envelope (free postage), and mailed back by May 14, 2020. Or, any Official Ballot Drop site in Oregon by 8:00 p.m., May 19, 2020. Multnomah County Voters’ Pamphlet May 19, 2020 Primary Election Dear Multnomah County Voter: This Voters’ Pamphlet for the May 19, 2020 Primary Election is being mailed to residential households in Multnomah County. Here are a few things you should know: • You can view your registration status at oregonvotes.gov/myvote. There you can update your voter registration or track your ballot. The Voter Registration/Party Change Deadline is April 28, 2020. • If you wish to vote for the Democratic or Republican Party candidates in the May Primary you must register with one of those parties by the Voter Registration/Party Change deadline, April 28, 2020. • You can choose or change your party by updating your voter registration information online (with Oregon DMV ID) oregonvotes.gov/myvote or filling out an Oregon Voter Registration Card. The Voter Registration/Party Choice Deadline is April 28, 2020. • If you are registered with the Democratic or Republican party you will also receive a precinct committeeperson ballot, however precinct committee candidates do not appear in this Voters’ Pamphlet. • If you change your party affiliation near the April 28, 2020 deadline you may receive two ballots Vote only the second ballot with your new party. • Ballots will be mailed beginning on Wednesday, April 29. If you don’t receive your ballot by Thursday, May 7, 2020, please call 503-988-VOTE (8683) or email [email protected]. • We’ve moved our ballot drop box on SE 11th Ave. one block north. Due to impending construction of a new building in our neighborhood, we’ve moved our 24-hour drop box on the East Side of SE 11th Ave. one block north. It is now located on the East side of SE 11th Ave. between SE Alder St. and SE Morrison St. Look for signs with directions placed around the building. The drop box on the north side of SE Belmont St between SE 10th Ave and SE 11th Ave has not moved. Voted ballots MUST be received at any County elections office in Oregon or official drop site location by 8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 19 to be counted. If you have any questions, you can contact our office at 503-988-VOTE (8683). Sincerely, Tim Scott, Multnomah County Director of Elections PLEASE NOTE: Multnomah County Elections prints information as submitted. We do not correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, errors or inaccurate information. This pamphlet produced by Multnomah County Elections Division 1 1040 SE Morrison St., Portland OR | 503-988-3720 | www.mcelections.org Facts to Know about Voting and Elections Who can register to vote in Oregon? Write-in Votes • You must be a United States citizen, • A resident of Oregon, • And at least 16 years old. You will get your first ballot in the mail once you are at least 18 years old. You must register to vote at least 21 days before Election Day. To vote for a write-in candidate who does How can I register to vote? not appear on the ballot, completely • Online at oregonvotes.gov/register or darken the oval to the left of the line • On a paper Oregon Voter Registration provided for the office and write the full Card that can be picked up at an name of the candidate on that line. elections office, public library, Oregon • Make sure you have correctly marked DMV, or post office. your choice for each contest. • Your official ballot may have contests How does vote by mail work? printed on both sides. All elections in Oregon are conducted by • Place the ballot in the return the county elections office. The elections identification envelope. **You may use office mails ballots directly to voters. the optional secrecy sleeve. Voters complete their ballots, and then • return them to the county elections office Read the Voter’s Statement on the in the mail or by putting them into an return envelope and sign on the official ballot drop box. signature line. • . Your ballot cannot be counted if you Vote by mail in a few simple steps: do not sign the return envelope. • Every signature is checked against the registration signature on file. The 1) Register to Vote signatures must match for the ballot to 2) Receive a Voter Notification Card be counted. 3) Receive a Voters' Pamphlet If you vote for more candidates than 4) Receive Your Ballot allowed for an office or if you vote both Yes and No on a measure, it is called an 5) Vote Your Ballot overvote and your vote will not count for 6) Return Your Ballot that contest. If you make a mistake or change your How do I vote my ballot? mind while marking your ballot, • You may correct it yourself. See example below. • Make your choice obvious so that your intent is understood and your vote is counted correctly. Find the candidate or measure response (YES or NO) of your choice. Completely darken the oval to the left of your choice with blue or black ink. • If you are unable to correct your ballot, you may request a replacement ballot *** Do not use felt tip markers. from the elections office. Return Your Ballot Mail your ballot in the Drop off your ballot at an Postmarks do not count. Your return envelope with free official 24-hour or library ballot must be returned postage by May 14, 2020. drop site by 8PM Election before 8 PM on Election Day. Day, May 19, 2020. ATTENTION – IMPORTANT Library Official Drop Sites INFORMATION • Albina Library – 3605 NE 15th Ave., If the library is closed when you drop Portland your ballot off, please use the 24-hour • Capitol Hill Library – 10723 SW Capitol book drop box at the library to deposit Hwy., Portland • your ballot. Ballots will be picked up Fairview-Columbia Library – 1520 NE Village St., Fairview from library and 24-hour drop sites on a • Gregory Heights Library – 7921 NE regular schedule. Sandy Blvd., Portland 24-Hour Drop Box Sites • Holgate Library – 7905 SE Holgate • Multnomah County Elections – Blvd., Portland 1040 SE Morrison St., Portland • Kenton Library – 8226 N Denver Ave., Two drop box locations: Portland o East Side of SE 11th Ave. between • North Portland Library – 512 N SE Morrison St. & SE Belmont St. Killingsworth St., Portland • o North Side of SE Belmont St. Northwest Library – 2300 NW Thurman between SE 10th Ave. & SE 11th St., Portland Ave. • Rockwood Library – 17917 SE Stark • A-Boy Supply – 7365 SW Barbur St., Portland • Blvd., Portland St. Johns Library – 7510 N Charleston Ave., Portland • Central Library – 801 SW 10th Ave., • Sellwood-Moreland Library – 7860 SE Portland, in the outside book return 13th Ave., Portland th behind the library on SW 11 Ave. • Troutdale Library – 2451 SW Cherry • Goodwill Store – 3134 North Lombard Park Rd., Troutdale St., Portland • Woodstock Library – 6008 SE 49th • Gresham Library – 385 NW Miller Ave., Portland Ave., Gresham Mon. – Tue. : Noon – 8PM • McDonald's Restaurant – 2010 NE Wed. – Sat. : 10AM – 6PM Sun. : Noon – 5PM Cesar Chavez Blvd., Portland (drop box • Belmont Library – 1038 SE César E. located on west side of NE 40th Chávez Blvd., Portland Avenue between NE Tillamook and NE • Gresham Library – 385 NW Miller Ave., Hancock and near the Hollywood Gresham Library) • Hillsdale Library – 1525 SW Sunset • Midland Library – 805 SE 122nd Ave., Blvd., Portland Portland • Hollywood Library – 4040 NE Tillamook • Parkrose Neighborhood – 4390 NE St., Portland 102nd Ave., Portland (MHCC Maywood • Midland Library – 805 SE 122nd Ave., Park Center parking lot) Portland Mon., Fri. & Sat. : 10AM – 6PM • Pioneer Courthouse Square – 700 Tue. : 10AM – 8PM block of SW Broadway, Portland (next Wed. – Thurs. : Noon – 8PM to Starbucks and across from Sun. : 10AM – 5PM Nordstrom – Walk up Only Location) • Central Library – 801 SW 10th Ave., • Regal Cinemas Movie Theater / M & Portland M Car Wash – SE Division St & Mon. : 10AM – 8PM SE 165th Ave., Portland – drop box Tue. – Wed. : Noon – 8PM Thurs. – Sat. : 10AM – 6PM located in Regal Cinemas parking lot Sun. : 10AM – 5PM behind M & M Car Wash Libraries may be closed due to COVID- 19. If closed, use book drop box at library. MULTNOMAH COUNTY Commissioner, District 1 Sharon Meieran Occupation: Multnomah County Commissioner; Emergency room doctor Occupational Background: Lawyer; Medical Director, Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health Educational Background: UC Berkeley; Hastings College of Law; UCSF Medical School Prior Governmental Experience: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Advisory Commission; Portland Police Community Oversight Advisory Board, Mental Health Crisis Subcommittee Co-Chair Sharon is dedicated to improving access to mental health care, fighting homelessness, and strengthening our community: • Launched the first comprehensive analysis of our mental health care system. • Led the county’s effort to hold drug manufacturers accountable for the opioid epidemic. • Successfully advocated for a mental health resource center in downtown Portland. • Advocated for stronger diesel emissions and clean air standards. • Helped lead efforts to sue the Trump administration over cuts to Planned Parenthood. • Serves on the executive committee for A Home for Everyone to fight homelessness. • Supported increasing capacity of housing with access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Sharon will continue to focus on: • Increasing services to combat the mental health crisis. • Ensuring access to housing for the most vulnerable. • Improving the intersection of public health, safety, and human services to ensure our limited dollars help the most people. “Sharon’s work is fundamentally transforming our Multnomah County’s mental health system. We need her.” -Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury “Sharon understands the challenges of chronic homelessness on both the policy level and on the frontline.” -Rachel Solotaroff, M.D.