Oregon voting issues

2008 election
For the 2008 election Oregon used the following voting machines. For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Voting's Verifier tool.

Optical scan machines:
 * EnableMart Alternate Format Ballot
 * Election Systems & Software's Model 100 voting machine
 * Election Systems & Software's Model 550 voting machine
 * Election Systems & Software's Model 650 voting machine
 * Sequoia Optech III-P Eagle
 * Sequoia Optech 400C central ballot counters

Governmental election authorities
Secretary of State Bill Bradbury


 * Elections division website: http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/

Contact information:


 * Elections Division
 * 255 Capitol St NE, Ste 501
 * Salem OR 97310
 * phone (503) 986-1518
 * fax (503) 373-7414
 * TTY 1-800-735-2900


 * email: [mailto:elections.sos@state.or.us elections.sos@state.or.us]


 * County election officials.

Election threats

 * For an extensive log of voting machine problems, see the VotersUnite! report on election incidents.

State and local non-governmental election organizations
League of Women Voters

LWV of Oregon, Marjorie Easley, President
 * 1330 12th Street, SE
 * Ste. 200
 * Salem, OR 97302
 * Phone: 503-581-5722
 * Fax: 503-581-9403
 * E-mail: lwvor@lwvor.org
 * http://www.lwvor.org

Local Leagues:
 * Ashland
 * Clackamas County
 * Coos County
 * Corvallis
 * Curry County
 * Deschutes County
 * East Multnomah County
 * Klamath County
 * Lane County
 * Lincoln County
 * Marion and Polk Counties
 * Portland
 * Rogue Valley
 * Umpqua Valley
 * Washington County

Oregon Voter Rights Coalition

Description: The mission of the Oregon Voter Rights Coalition is to restore public ownership and oversight of elections, and to ensure the fundamental right of every American citizen to vote and to have each vote counted as intended in a secure, transparent, impartial, and independently verified election process.


 * Website: http://www.oregonvrc.org/

Contact information:
 * Nancy Matela, Chair
 * Virginia Ross, Secty.
 * Phone: 503-292-7674


 * E-mail: [mailto:info@oregonvrc.org info@oregonvrc.org]

External resources
Voter Assistance Hotline
 * Help with voting issues, replacement ballots, ballot pick-ups, drop box locations, vote-by-mail questions, and any other concerns. Call toll-free 877-239-VOTE (8683) or 503-239-8683 or email help@oregondemocrats.org. Sponsored by the Democratic Party of Oregon.