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Oregon Officials Urge Use of Ballot Boxes While Defending Mail Voting
Officials said more than 7,300 May primary ballots were uncounted after postmarks arrived late, and they are seeking $1.25 million for more drop boxes and tracking.
Top Oregon elected officials on Tuesday urged Oregonians to use ballot drop boxes, not mailboxes, to return ballots in November as newly released data showed thousands of Oregonians missed having their May primary votes counted because of postal delays. Secretary of State Tobias Read, Gov. Tina Kotek and U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, all Democrats, held a press conference at the state Capitol in Salem to reiterate their commitment to pr…