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Multnomah County voter turnout especially high

By Tess Novotny (OPB)
Oct. 23, 2020 2:48 p.m. Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 9:30 p.m.

Broadcast: Friday, Oct. 23

Voters across Oregon weighed in on tax levies and school bonds in the May 16, 2017 election.

A ballot is turned in at an official county ballot return box in Oregon.

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Multnomah County’s in-person voter outreach has been curtailed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But Election Director Tim Scott says voter turnout is especially high. We talk with Scott about how his office has been connecting with voters during the pandemic, and how ballot counting is going.

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