Vote by mail. It's easy.
Oregon mails every active registered voter a ballot. Here's what matters for the November 3, 2026 election.
Key dates
Registration must be submitted online, delivered, or postmarked by the 21st day before the election. You can register or update your address online in a few minutes.
Watch your mailbox. If yours hasn't arrived a week after mailing starts, contact your county elections office.
Mail it (postmarked by Election Day) or use any official drop box by 8 p.m. Sign the envelope, and don't skip it.
Register or check your registration
Oregon's My Vote shows your status, the address on file, and where your ballot is.
Open My Vote →Find a drop box
Official boxes are open until 8 p.m. on Election Day. No stamp needed.
Drop box locator →Albany spans two counties
Most of Albany votes through Linn County; North Albany votes through Benton County. Your ballot comes from whichever county you live in.
County elections offices →Look for the Ward 3 council seat
Council races are nonpartisan, with no party labels on the ballot. Albany calls this seat Ward 3a, and only one Ward 3 seat is on the ballot this year, so there is nothing to mix it up with: fill in the oval next to Jessica Wark, sign the envelope, and you're done.
Meet Jessica first →Dates follow Oregon statute for the November 3, 2026 general election. Confirm details with the Oregon Secretary of State.