BEND, OR -- May’s primary election is still two months away, but there are a couple of final deadlines in the next week. Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison tells KBND News there will be seven measures on the ballot, and a non-partisan commissioner race with four candidates, “The deadline for measures is the 21st. There are still some measures that are in the works. They are official, they have been circulated but they haven't all come our way yet. And then the other deadline is the arguments in favor and it is Monday.”
Dennison says voters should check their party affiliation, “If voters are wishing to vote for anything such as President or Senator or anything else that's partisan in the May primary election, they need to update their party affiliation before that close of registration. It's fine for voters to be registered and affiliated however they choose. However, a lot of people just don't really tune in and understand what that means until they receive a primary election ballot and they don't see partisan contests on there.”
April 30th is the last day to change party affiliation. Most ballots will be mailed May 1st, ahead of election day on the 21st.
