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| 5/14 EDITORIAL |
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| Return your ballot before the deadline |
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One of the best opportunities that "We The People" have to let our voices be heard is by participating in the right to vote.
The deadline to do just that is fast approaching.
All ballots for the May primary must be returned by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20. With this being a vote-by-mail election in Oregon, it is important to remember that ballots must reach the county clerk's office or one of the county elections drop sites by 8 p.m. Tuesday -- postmarks do not count.
It is recommended that if you can't get your ballot in the mail before Friday, that you hand deliver it to either the Polk County clerk's office in downtown Dallas or drop it off in person at one of the county-approved drop sites listed below.
Another reminder is that effective this past Monday, the cost of a first-class stamp has increased from 41 cents to 42 cents. Be sure to have the new postage stamp affixed to your envelope -- though Oregon counties have asked post offices throughout the state to deliver the ballots without delay, even if they are a penny short on postage.
And if you don't need another reminder to vote, well, here is one more: the importance of this election cannot be understated. Polk County residents could determine who their next District Attorney will be. Hotly contested races will be determined in the Republican and Democratic primaries for the 5th United States Congressional District seat currently held by the retiring Darlene Hooley. There is a contested primary for both parties in Oregon House District 23. Chemeketa Community College is asking you to support its $92 million bond request. And the list of races and issues goes on and on.
Don't forget to vote ... and don't forget to return those ballots in time to be counted.
POLK COUNTY BALLOT DROP SITES
* Polk County Courthouse, Clerk's Office, 850 Main St., Dallas. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open election day 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; a 24-hour dropsite is located on the east side of the Polk County Courthouse.
* Roth's Fresh Market, 1130 Wallace Road NW, West Salem. Open daily 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; open election day 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
* Monmouth Public Library, 168 S. Ecols St., Monmouth. Open Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; open Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; open Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open election day 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
* Independence City Hall, 240 Monmouth St., Independence. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open election day 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
* Western Oregon University, Werner Center, 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth. Open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; open election day 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
* Wagner Community Library, 111 N. Main St., Falls City. Open Monday 3 to 7 p.m.; open Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; open Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; open election day 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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