Oregon Provisional Voting
If there is a question about your eligibility as a voter or if you need to vote at a county elections office in a county other than the one in which you live, you will be issued a provisional ballot.
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If there is a question about your eligibility as a voter or if you need to vote at a county elections office in a county other than the one in which you live, you will be issued a provisional ballot.
If you do not show proof of identity, you may vote by provisional ballot. You must fill out and sign an affidavit that explains why the provisional ballot should be counted.
After election day, County Election Board officials will investigate the information provided and will either approve the provisional ballot or will reject it. In order for the provisional ballot to be approved, the information on the affidavit must match the information in your voter registration record.
Provisional ballots are counted after 5pm the Friday after Election Day.
A provisional ballot is used to record a vote if the voter's eligibility is in question and the voter would otherwise not be allowed to vote.
There are several scenarios where a voter may cast a provisional ballot:
There is no need for provisional voting, since there is no voter registration process.
You will be issued a provisional ballot if your name does not appear on the roster or you do not provide the required identification.
You can check the status of your provisional ballot here.
You have until 5pm two days after the Election to provide proper identification for their provisional ballot to be counted.
Because there is Election Day registration, there is no provisional ballot process.
Provisional voting is available ballots are done being counted by 7 days after the election.
Provisional ballots are eligible for verification in correct precinct. You can check the status of your provisional ballot by using your state's resource.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You will be asked to vote a provisional ballot for at least one of the following reasons:
If you don’t bring a government-issued photo ID to your polling place on Election Day, you can request a blue provisional ballot. Your vote won’t count unless you come back to your polling place that day with an acceptable ID or if your signature matches the one on your voter registration record.
If your name does not appear on the poll book and you are eligible to vote at that precinct, you may also receive a provisional ballot. Every effort will be made to determine your eligibility and your correct polling place so you can cast a regular ballot.
Known as an affidavit ballot, voters whose names do not appear in the poll book or do not have an acceptable form of ID are entitled to vote by affidavit ballot.
A voter who did not present photo ID because of a religious objection is entitled to have their ballot counted if they complete an Affidavit of Religious Objection in the Circuit Clerk's office within 5 business days after the election.
A voter who did not present photo ID is entitled to have their ballot counted if they present photo ID in the Circuit Clerk's office within 5 business days after the election.