Election Day May 2026
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Matt lifts up his three-year-old son, Theo, to cast his ballot into the Hillsboro Public Library-Shute Park ballot drop box on Election Day in Hillsboro, Ore., on May 19, 2026. The two preferred to be identified by first name only.
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A sign points voters to the ballot box inside the Courthouse Square Building in downtown Salem, Ore., on May 19, 2026.
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A voter drops off his ballot at the Roth's Fresh Markets in West Salem, Ore., on May 19, 2026.
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Luna Padilla, 10, drops off her mom’s ballot in a Multnomah County ballot drop box in Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, Ore., on May 15, 2026. “I always let her drop it because there’s just teaching the importance of voting and being able to use your voice,” said Padilla’s mother, Brandan M Padilla, who tries to find many ways to show her daughter how to use her voice as a young girl.
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A sign alerts drivers of a Washington County ballot drop box at Westside Commons on Election Day in Hillsboro, Ore., on May 15, 2026.
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A voter walks up to cast her ballot at the Hillsboro Public Library-Shute Park ballot drop box on Election Day in Hillsboro, Ore., on May 19, 2026.
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A sign marking a ballot drop box location in downtown North Plains, Ore., May 19, 2026.
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A voter drops off their ballot at a Multnomah County ballot drop box in Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, Ore., on May 15, 2026.
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A voter grabs his ballot to drop into a Multnomah County ballot drop box in Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, Ore., on May 15, 2026.
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A volunteer stands by a ballot drop-off location in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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A volunteer puts a ballot into a ballot box at a drive-thru drop off spot in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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Volunteer Cindy Massaro receives ballots as they go through a processing machine at the Marion County Clerk's office in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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Marta Bierman-White, left, and Jerilin Ribeiro verify ballots at the Marion County Clerk's office in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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Volunteers Karen Arabas, left, and Diane Roth collects ballots after they go through a processing machine at the Marion County Clerk's office in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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Bins contain ballots at the Marion County Clerk's office in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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Ballots are sorted into bins and zip tied after processing at the Marion County Clerk's office in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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Volunteers Bob Craft, left, and Ken Graves verify ballots in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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Ray Hamilton, left, and Lee Stewart, right, collect ballots and pass out stickers at the Court St. NE drive-thru drop off location in downtown Salem on May, 19, 2026.
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Lee Stewart holds a roll of "I Voted" stickers while collecting ballots at the Court St. NE drive-thru drop off location in downtown Salem on May, 19, 2026.
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A cyclist drops of his ballot at a Multnomah County ballot drop box in Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, Ore., on May 15, 2026.
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