Reminder: Don’t mail ballots after next Tuesday

Tuesday, Jan. 16, is the last day recommended by the U.S. Postal Service to mail ballots back for the January special election. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Ballots that are not mailed by Tuesday, Jan. 16, should be delivered to an official ballot drop site. A full list of drop site locations is available online at deschutes.org/clerk/ . More drop sites locations will open on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Oregon voters can drop their ballot at any official county drop site in Oregon and their ballot will be forwarded to their county election’s office. Postmarks do not count.