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Douglas County elections worker Phyllis Powell organizes ballots in the county courthouse on Friday.
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A voter drops a ballot in a drop box near the Douglas County Library on Friday in Roseburg.
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Douglas County election officials expect to be bombarded with ballots today and right up to Tuesday’s 8 p.m. deadline.
So far, 38,692 ballots have been marked and returned to the county’s Elections Office in the basement of the Douglas County Courthouse. That includes an estimated 2,000 ballots picked up Sunday from a series of drop boxes located throughout the county.
Fifty-nine percent of the county’s 65,736 registered voters have turned in their ballots and election officials expect a large turnout based upon previous presidential elections.
“Historically, it’s been about 80 percent,” said Patti Hitt, a county elections supervisor. “We’re figuring on another 20,000 ballots coming in today and tomorrow.”
In the nation’s last presidential election four years ago, when Republican President George W. Bush won re-election over Democrat John Kerry, 82 percent of Douglas County registered voters cast ballots. That compares to 76 percent in 2000, 70 percent in 1996 and 83 percent in 1992, when Bill Clinton was first elected.
Ballots should be delivered to the elections office in person or taken to one of several drop box locations throughout the county to ensure they are counted. Ballots mailed but not delivered until after the 8 p.m. deadline will not be counted.
In Roseburg, a 24-hour drop box is located in the county-owned parking lot at the corner of Diamond Lake Boulevard and Fowler Street, across from the Douglas County Library. Other 24-hour, drive-up boxes are located outside city halls in Sutherlin and Myrtle Creek and at the Douglas County Annex in Reedsport.
Other boxes are located inside city halls in Canyonville, Glendale, Yoncalla and Winston. They are available until 5 p.m. tonight and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Chalet Restaurant in Camas Valley also has a box, with service until 8 p.m. tonight and from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
• You can reach reporter John Sowell at 957-4209 or by e-mail at jsowell@nrtoday.com.
So far, 38,692 ballots have been marked and returned to the county’s Elections Office in the basement of the Douglas County Courthouse. That includes an estimated 2,000 ballots picked up Sunday from a series of drop boxes located throughout the county.
Fifty-nine percent of the county’s 65,736 registered voters have turned in their ballots and election officials expect a large turnout based upon previous presidential elections.
“Historically, it’s been about 80 percent,” said Patti Hitt, a county elections supervisor. “We’re figuring on another 20,000 ballots coming in today and tomorrow.”
In the nation’s last presidential election four years ago, when Republican President George W. Bush won re-election over Democrat John Kerry, 82 percent of Douglas County registered voters cast ballots. That compares to 76 percent in 2000, 70 percent in 1996 and 83 percent in 1992, when Bill Clinton was first elected.
Ballots should be delivered to the elections office in person or taken to one of several drop box locations throughout the county to ensure they are counted. Ballots mailed but not delivered until after the 8 p.m. deadline will not be counted.
In Roseburg, a 24-hour drop box is located in the county-owned parking lot at the corner of Diamond Lake Boulevard and Fowler Street, across from the Douglas County Library. Other 24-hour, drive-up boxes are located outside city halls in Sutherlin and Myrtle Creek and at the Douglas County Annex in Reedsport.
Other boxes are located inside city halls in Canyonville, Glendale, Yoncalla and Winston. They are available until 5 p.m. tonight and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Chalet Restaurant in Camas Valley also has a box, with service until 8 p.m. tonight and from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
• You can reach reporter John Sowell at 957-4209 or by e-mail at jsowell@nrtoday.com.
