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I he Multnomah County Elections Office
wffibecpencTiSatuiday. October 3 lstfiom9
AM to 1 PM Ihe Ejections Office is k cateó
at 1040 SE. Momson Street
BegirrungSunday.November 1st.''Voter
Express' ’ bulk* drop sites will be available fcr
last-mmute absentee voters to drop off then-
bulk* fcr the November 3id General electxm.
Ihe' ‘Voter Express' ’ absentee bulk* drop
sites will be open ONLY ore
Sunday - November 1 st Noon - 5 PM
Morelay - Nov ember 2nd 8 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday - November 3rd 8 AM - 8 PM
Absentee hulk* drop site locations are:
PioneeiCounhouse Square) ccmerotSW
Yamhill & Broadway)
A-Boy Electric In Burlingame (7365 SW
BarburBlvd.)
Plaza 205 (SE. 105th & Washington In
Parking Lot)
Interstate Fred Meyer (N. Interstate &
Lombard)
GieshamFredMeverlSE. lst&Buinside
(At Davis Lock & Key)
Absentee ballots can be dropped off any-
tnneattheElectxxisOffice. lOlOSEMomson
Street, up to 8 PM November 3rd. A mail slot
in the door is available after hours and cn
weekend/
In all cases, NO ABSENTEE BALLOT
WILL BE ACCEPTED after 8 PM on
Tuesday, November 3nl POSTMARKS
DO NOT COUNT.
City Council
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# 3 -D a n S a ltz m a n
District 18
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M artin G o n z a le s
Mult. County
Commissioner
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Yes 54
Yes 58
Yes 66
N o o p in io n 67
N o - All O th e rs
Y es-P C C
Y es-N /S rail
Y es-P o rtlan d P ark s
Y es-C o n v en tio n C en ter
S e re n a C ru z
Forty - Four Percent o f Voters
Political
Request Absentee Ballots
Signs Not
Allowed
T h e O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t
o f T r a n s p o r t a t i o n r e m in d s
p o l i t i c a l c a n d id a te s th a t
te m o r a r y p o l i t i c a l s ig n s
a re n o t p e rm itte d on n o r
m a y th e y b e i n s t a l l e d fro m
th e s t a t e h ig h w a y r i g h t - o f -
w a y . T h e y a r e a ls o p r o h i b ­
i te d f ro m b e i n g p o s t e d o n
tr e e s , u tility p o le s , rig h t
o f - w a y f e n c e p o s t s , a n d in
p r o t e c t e d a r e a s o f th e in
t e r s t a t e s y s te m , d e s i g n a t e d
s c e n ic a r e a s , o r p a r k la n d s
A ny te m p o ra ry p o litic a l
s ig n s lo c a t e d o n s ta te h ig h
w ay r ig h t- o f - w a y m ay be
re m o v e d w ith o u t n o tic e .
O r e g o n la w a ls o s t a t e s
t h a t a ll t e m p o r a r y p o l i t i ­
c a l s ig n s m u st be re m o v e d
3 0 d a y s a f t e r th e e l e c t i o n
d a te .
T h e N o v e m b e r 3 rd g e n -
e r a l e l e c t i o n is a p o l l i n g
p la c e e le c tio n , h o w e v e r,
m o re th a n 8 6 6 ,1 6 6 o f
O re g o n ’s
ro u g h ly
1 ,9 5 8 ,0 0 0 m illio n r e g i s ­
te re d v o te rs - a b o u t 44%
h av e a lre a d y re q u e s te d
to r e c e i v e t h e i r b a l l o t b y
m a il.
“ E ig h ty th o u s a n d s a d ­
d itio n a l v o te rs h a v e r e ­
q u e s t e d to v o t e b y a b s e n ­
te e b a l l o t s in c e th e M ay
19 p r i m a r y e l e c t i o n , ”
s a id S e c r e ta r y o f S ta te
P h il K e is lin g . “ T h is N o ­
v e m b e r , w e a r e l i k e l y to
h av e a s itu a tio n s im ila r
to t h e 1 9 9 8 p r i m a r y in
w h ic h m o re v o te s w e re
c a s t by a b s e n te e v o te rs
th a n by th o s e w h o w e n t
to th e p o l l s . ” D u r in g th e
1998 p rim a ry e le c tio n ,
a b s e n te e
v o te rs
ac-
c o u n t e d f o r 63 p e r c e n t o f
a ll b a llo ts c a s t.
A b s e n te e r e g is tr a tio n
as a p e rc e n ta g e o f to ta l
r e g i s t r a t i o n r a n g e s fro m
a h i g h o f 7 0 p e r c e n t in
W a s c o C o u n t y t o a lo w
o f 18 p e r c e n t in U m a t i l l a
C o u n ty .
M o st
c o u n ty
c le r k s e x p e c t a b s e n te e
r e g i s t r a t i o n to i n c r e a s e
b e tw e e n now an d E le c ­
t i o n D a y . “ W e ’ re p r o ­
c e s s in g h u n d re d s o f new
a b s e n te e b a llo t re q u e s ts
e v e r y w e e k ,” s a id la n e
C o u n ty E le c tio n s M a n ­
ager
A n n e tte
N e w in g h a m .
T h o se a lre a d y r e g is ­
t e r e d to v o t e in t h e N o ­
v e m b e r 3 rd e le c tio n m ay
r e q u e s t an a b s e n te e b a l ­
lo t a n y tim e b e f o r e E le c ­
tio n D a y . B a llo ts w ill
n o t be m a ile d a f te r O c-
G olden O p p o rtu n itie s Youth
Association (GOYA)
P o rtla n d ’s very ow n D annue
M ayo has d eserv ed ly gained n a­
tio n al re c o g n itio n for his m odel
o rg a n iz a tio n called The G olden
O p p o rtu n ity Y outh A sso ciatio n
(G O Y A ) that was in stitu te d in
1989. His in v o lv em en t w ith at-
risk youths in C alifornia through
GOYA
has b een h a ile d by
H illary and Bill C lin to n as o u t­
standing.
O ver the years, G O Y A has
ex p an d ed and d ev elo p ed in n o ­
v ative p rogram s that serves kids
from p re -te e n to young adults.
M ayo has been ab le to c o o r­
d in a te his effo rts w ith P astor
W iley D rake o f the S outh ern
B ap tist C hurch o f B uena Park
to in stall a fa c ility for y o u th s
th at p ro v id es re c re atio n a l fun,
c o u n se lin g , tu to rin g , jo b p la c e ­
m en t, and o th e r serv ices. O th er
su c c e ssfu l p ro g ram s u n d e r his
d ire c tio n in clu d e “ T he Y outh
S tre e t Law P ro g ra m ” , g iving
aw ay u sed b ic y c le s to needy
c h ild re n , b e a u tify in g the A n a­
heim H ig h w ay s and rem oving
g raffiti from the w all around the
D isn e y la n d area.
to b e r 2 9 th , h o w e v e r. If
v o t e r s d e c i d e to r e q u e s t
an a b s e n te e b a l l o t a f t e r
th a t d a te , th e y m u s t p ic k
up th e b a l l o t a t th e i r
c o u n ty e le c tio n s o f f ic e .
B e g in n in g to m o rro w ,
d a ily a b s e n te e b a llo t r e ­
tu rn f ig u r e s by c o u n ty
w ill be a v a i l a b l e on th e
S e c re ta ry o f S ta te ’s w eb
s ite . T he in fo rm a tio n
w ill be u p d a te d by n o o n
e a c h d a y to i n c l u d e b a l ­
lo t r e tu r n f ig u r e s fo r th e
p re v io u s d a y . T he b a llo t
r e tu r n f ig u r e s w ill be
a v a i l a b l e th r o u g h th e
s ta te E le c tio n s D iv is io n
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C o u n ty e le c tio n o f f i ­
c ia ls m u st re c e iv e a b s e n ­
t e e b a l l o t s b y 8 PM o n
N o v e m b e r 3 rd . On E le c ­
tio n D ay , v o te r s a ls o m ay
h a n d - d e liv e r th e ir v o te d
b a llo t
to
any
c o u n ty
E le c t a S o c ia lis t F e m in is t w o r k in g f o r
o b v io u s b u t u n c o n v e n tio n a l s o lu tio n s !
S t a te R e p r e s e n t a t iv e
D is t r i c t 1 8
A d rie n n e
WELLER
Endorsers (Partial list):
Lisa Clay - nghts advocate in communities of color, Radical Women,
Eduardo Martinez - Chicano activist, Freedom Socialist Party
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Pad lot by Advocates’or Adnenne Wellet 7036 Fairport Place Portland OR 97217
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Deborah
DEMOCRAT i í f l r i i i m i
for
State Representative
P art o f ou r C o m m u n ity
G etting R e su lts
P a id f o r a n d authorized by
K a fo u ry for S ta te R e p rese n tativ e
U.S. Senator Ron UJi/den
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Wyden receives Civil Rights Leadership award
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R on W y d en w as re c o g n iz e d fo r his le ad e rsh ip in c o n trib u tin g to d iv e rsity an d
th e u n d e rsta n d in g o f m in o rity issu es.
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NAACP gives Wyden an “A” for voting record
R on W yden voted w ith the N A A C P position 100% o f the tim e on issues like health
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insurance for low -incom e kids, school construction, and after-school program s.
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STANDING UP FOR ALL OREGONIANS
D a n n u e M a y o o f GOYA
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