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Oregon voters can expect to see ballots arriving in their mailboxes starting later this week.
This year, more of those ballots than ever will go out in the mail. More than 2.5 million people are registered to vote in this year's general election in Oregon.
That's an all-time record.
Interest is always higher in presidential election years, but registration numbers are getting a boost from the state's new automatic voter registration law, known as motor voter, which signs up people to vote when they get or renew a drivers license.
Voters have until Nov. 8 to return their ballots. And they might need that much time to figure out how they want to vote. In addition to the presidential election, there are five statewide offices up for grabs on the Oregon ballot, and seven statewide ballot measures.
Ballots are also going in the mail this week in Washington, which has also set an all-time record for voter registrations. The Washington Secretary of State's office says more than 4.2 million people are now registered.
In Oregon, ballots must be returned to elections offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day, either by mail or in-person, to be considered valid. In Washington, elections officials accept ballots that arrive after Election Day, if the ballot is postmarked no later than Nov. 8.
