No Tax Oregon will begin collecting signatures Nov. 13 to refer much of the Oregon transportation package to voters in the November 2026 election.

Go to StatesmanJournal.com throughout the day for election day updates and initial election results after 8 p.m. for Mid-Valley ballot measures.

Voter service locations opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the November special election across Oregon and Washington, with polls remaining open until 8 p.m.

The South Lane Fire District is seeking voter approval to replace its 47-cent local option levy with a 94-cent one. The fire district said this will let it pay the escalating costs of running a fire department and allow the district to purchase and run a third ambulance.

Fifteen of Oregon’s 36 counties held elections, voting on everything from parks to libraries to law enforcement

Registered Oregon voters should be able to vote in Oregon’s taxpayer-funded primaries, regardless of whether they have chosen a political party, write Ted Kulongoski, Cheri Helt and Andrew Kaza. It's time for Oregon to open its primaries to all voters.

The Oregon Department of Justice has found insufficient evidence to support an investigation into allegations that Mayor Jennifer Massey of St. Helens used corrupt techniques to win the 2024