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November 02, 2022
Don’t Forget to Vote!
Election Day
is approaching
November 8th
U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight
announced today the appoint-
ment of two District Election Of-
ficers to oversee the handling of
complaints of voting rights con-
cerns, threats of violence to elec-
tion officials or staff, and election
fraud in the District of Oregon for
the upcoming Election Day.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Quinn P. Harrington and Austin
Rice-Stitt will lead the office’s
efforts in coordination with the
Justice Department’s nationwide
Election Day Program.
The Department of Justice has
an important role in deterring and
combating discrimination and in-
timidation at the polls, threats of
violence directed at election offi-
cials and poll workers, and elec-
tion fraud. The department will
address these violations wherev-
er they occur. The department’s
long standing Election Day Pro-
Multnomah County Voting Box
gram furthers these goals and within the department for the
also seeks to ensure public confi- public to report possible federal
dence in the electoral process by election law violations.
Election Day for the general
providing local points of contact
election falls on Tuesday, No-
vember 8. Community members
should have received their ballots
in the mail but if you have not,
you can pick a replacement up
at your local County Clerk’s of-
fice. Voters can return their vot-
ed ballots in the mail or use any
Official Ballot Drop Site in the
state. You can find your nearest
location with the Oregon Drop
Box Locator from the Secretary
of State. Mailed ballots must be
postmarked on or before Election
Day, November 8 or returned to
an Official Ballot Drop Site be-
fore 8:00pm on Election Day.
People with disabilities have
the right to vote in Oregon and
can request accommodations
such as a large print ballot, an
electronic ballot that is screen
reader accessible, a signature
stamp from the county clerk to
allow a voter who has difficulty
signing a way to sign their ballot
envelope or a tablet-based voting
process, when a paper ballot is
not accessible to the voter.
If you want to find out more
about how to make voting more
accessible to you, please contact
the Oregon Elections Division at
Oregonvotes.gov/Access or call
866-673-8683 or TTY 1-800-
735-2900.
Welcome back to care
November is Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects more than 30 million people in the United States. Make sure you get the
care you need. If you have diabetes, manage the disease to help yourself stay healthy. Many clinics have teams that
can help. Ask your clinic what’s best for you.
Talk to your provider about the care you need:
Blood work: Get an A1C blood test to earn your reward.
Kidneys: Screen a urine sample to spot kidney damage early.
Medication: Talk about the best way to help you take meds as directed.
Eyes: Find slight changes to your eyes while there is time to protect your vision.
If you need help finding
a clinic that offers
diabetes care, contact
CareOregon Customer
Service.
Reach us 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday
at 503-416-4100,
800-224-4840 or TTY 711.
Oral health: Talk to your provider about the link between diabetes
and oral health.
careoregon.org/connect-to-care
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