Clerk's Office

Deschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship reminds voters of the following deadlines for the May 21 special election:

Clerk’s Office staff is seeing a jump in passport applications – a 35% increase from this time last year. Staff processed 524 passport applications in January and February!

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Staff is available to help you between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Deschutes County Clerk's office wanted to share the following upcoming deadlines for the May Special Election:

Candidates:

• Thursday, March 21 - Last day for a candidate to file
• Monday, March 25 - Last day for candidates to file statements for inclusion in the Deschutes County Voters’ Pamphlet

Measure Arguments:

All hearings scheduled before the Deschutes County Board of Property Tax Appeals for Tuesday, Feb. 26th, have been rescheduled due to weather. Hearings will be conducted on Tuesday, March 5.

For questions, please contact the Deschutes County Clerk's Office at (541) 388-6549.

Newly-elected Deschutes County officials will be sworn in to office at 8:30 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 7 in Courtroom C of the Deschutes County Circuit Courthouse, located at 1100 NW Bond St., in Bend.

Six elected officeholders are scheduled to attend the formal ceremony and publicly take the oath of office, which will be administered by the Honorable Wells Ashby, Presiding Judge for the Deschutes County Circuit Court. 

Those scheduled to be formally sworn in are:

Tuesday, Oct. 30, is the last day for Deschutes County voters to safely mail their ballot for the Nov. 6 General Election. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Ballots that are not mailed by Tuesday, Oct. 30, should be delivered to an official ballot drop site. A full list of drop site locations is available online at bit.ly/DeschutesCoDropSites. More drop sites locations will open on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Candidates, districts, PACs and the public are welcome to attend the Election night results event. County Clerk Nancy Blankenship will announce initial election results and provide updates throughout the evening. Doors open at 7:30 pm.

Tuesday, October 16
The Deschutes County Clerk reminds voters that Tuesday, October 16 is the voter registration deadline for the November 6 General Election. Eligible voters have until 11:59 p.m. to register to vote online (www.oregonvotes.gov/register) and Voter Registration Cards must have a USPS postmark of October 16.

Wednesday, October 17
Ballots for the November 6 General Election will be mailed to voters October 17.

Deschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship is reminding prospective candidates of the following upcoming election deadlines:

Tuesday, August 28:  Last day for a candidate to file  

Thursday, August 30:  Last day for county candidates to file a statement for inclusion in Deschutes County Voters’ Pamphlet

Monday, September 10: Last day for candidates who file with a governing body other than the county clerk (such as a city) to file a statement for inclusion in Deschutes County Voters’ Pamphlet

Important dates for the November 6, 2018 Primary Election

Important dates for the May 15, 2018 Primary Election