Here's The Last Day To Register To Vote In Oregon

WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR — Prospective voters have until Tuesday to select their political party and register for the May 15 Primary Election.

Numerous federal, state, county and city-level positions are being contested for a spot on the November 2018 General Election ballot, with no fewer than 17 individual candidates vying for the governor's role alone.

Washington County's election includes three county commissioner positions and a currently uncontested county auditor position.

Three positions on the Beaverton City Council and several various precinct representative positions are also on the ballot.

Local levies on the ballot effect levy rates in Portland, Tigard, and Beaverton; and Tualatin is seeking approval of a traffic congestion and safety improvement bond.

Measure 26-197 in Portland, if approved, will renew the Portland Children's Levy at its current rate.

Previously approved by voters in 2002, 2008, and 2013, funds from the Portland Children's Levy support programs preventing childhood hunger, child abuse and neglect, getting kids to school on time as well as providing safe, constructive after-school options, and helping foster children succeed.

Measure 34-284 is another levy renewal that affects the Beaverton School District, and, if approved, will allow the district to retain roughly 300 teaching positions and maintain manageable class sizes.

The 5-year-levy renews a rate of $1.25 per $1,000 assessed value, beginning 2018, costing homeowners roughly $25 per month through 2023.

Measure 34-283 in Tigard seeks to issue a 5-year operating and capital levy to maintain some and increase other city services.

The levy would place a rate of $1.18 per $1,000 assessed value and could increase property taxes more than 3 percent, but it would also increase the efficacy of police, parks, and library services.

Measure 34-282 in Tualatin would authorize the city to issue $20 million in general obligation bonds to fund traffic congestion relief projects and neighborhood safety improvements across the city.

New traffic signals and additional lanes along some of Tualatin's busiest roads, as well as resident-selected areas for improved safety features, such as crosswalks, would be funded by the approved bond. Homeowners, however, could expect a 50-cent raise in property rates per $1,000 assessed value.

The increase would cost around $150 per year for the average Tualatin home.

Voters can register online at OregonVotes.gov/register, or by mailing a paper Voter Registration Card by April 24.

To register in person, voters need to visit the Washington County elections office on the first floor at 3700 S.W. Murray Blvd., Suite 101, in Beaverton.

Voters also need to select their party by April 24, and can do so online at OregonVotes.gov/myvote.

For more information on Washington County's election process, visit Washington County's elections website.

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