Heads up, everybody: There's a special runoff election in Portland today to fill the City Council Position 2 seat that was left vacant after the passing of Commissioner Nick Fish. And while there may be only two names on the ballot (Loretta Smith and Dan Ryan), your vote still means A LOT since this person will be helping make longterm decisions about policing, transportation, equity, where city money goes, and so much more in Portland in the coming years. You can find our endorsement for the City Council Position 2 seat HERE.
Since it won't take long to fill out your ballot, you can focus on getting it into a nearby ballot box before 8 pm tonight (and of course at this point, don't even try to mail it). Want to track your ballot online to make sure it was counted (and get a highly coveted virtual "I Voted" sticker)? Use Multnomah County's handy ballot tracker. Here's the list of official ballot drop sites, courtesy of the Multnomah County Elections office. And again... GET YOUR BALLOT IN BY 8 PM TONIGHT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11!
24-Hour Official Ballot Drop SitesMultnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building: 1040 SE Morrison St., Portland (Drop Box locations: East Side of SE 11th Ave. between SE Alder St. & SE Morrison St. and the North Side of SE Belmont St. between SE 10th Ave. & SE 11th Ave.)
A-Boy Supply Drop Box: 7365 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland
Goodwill Store: 3134 N Lombard St., Portland
Gresham Library Drop Box: 385 NW Miller Ave., Gresham. (24 hour Drop Box in parking lot only.)
McDonald’s Restaurant: 2010 NE César E. Chávez Blvd., Portland (Box location: west side of Northeast 40th Ave. between NE Tillamook and NE Hancock streets)
Midland Library: 805 SE 122nd Ave., Portland
Parkrose/Gateway Neighborhood: 4390 NE 102nd Ave., Portland (MHCC Maywood Park Center parking lot)
Pioneer Courthouse Square: 700 block of SW Broadway, Portland (next to Starbucks and across from Nordstrom - Walk Up Only Location).
Regal Cinemas Movie Theater / M & M Car Wash: Southeast Division St. & 165th Ave., Portland - drop box located in Regal Cinemas parking lot behind M & M Car Wash
24 Hour Multnomah County Library Official Drop Sites:
Albina Library (**New Location): 216 NE Knott St., Portland
Belmont Library: 1038 SE César E. Chávez Blvd., Portland
Capitol Hill Library: 10723 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland
Central Library: 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland (Drive up 24 hour book drop box located on SW 11th, between SW Yamhill St. and SW Taylor St.)
Gregory Heights Library: 7921 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland
Hillsdale Library: 1525 SW Sunset Blvd., Portland
Holgate Library: 7905 SE Holgate Blvd., Portland
Hollywood Library: 4040 NE Tillamook St., Portland
Kenton Library: 8226 N Denver Ave., Portland
Midland Library: 805 SE 122nd Ave., Portland
North Portland Library: 512 N Killingsworth St., Portland
Northwest Library: 2300 NW Thurman St., Portland
Rockwood Library: 17917 SE Stark St., Portland
St. Johns Library: 7510 N. Charleston Ave., Portland
Sellwood-Moreland Library: 7860 SE 13th Ave., Portland
Woodstock Library: 6008 SE 49th Ave., Portland