Only 11.59% of registered voters have returned ballots in Union County

ISABELLA CROWLEY, The Observer, La Grande, Ore.
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LA GRANDE — Union County ballots have slowly started to trickle in for the primary election.

Only 11.59% of Union County voters have returned their ballots as of Monday, May 13, according to Union County Clerk Lisa Feik. However, this did not include any ballots returned on May 13.

This is comparable, Feik said, to the percentage of returned ballots Union County received at the same time during other primary elections.

“People just need to get out and vote,” she said.

Feik said her office mailed ballots to 19,507 voters. Ballots were mailed May 1.

Ballots are due by 8 p.m. on Election Day, May 21.

Feik recommends that voters turn in their ballots at drop boxes located throughout Union County.

• Cove City Hall, 504 Alder St., Cove

• Elgin City Hall, 790 S 8th Ave., Elgin

• Imbler City Hall, 180 Ruckman Ave., Imbler

• Island City City Hall, 10605 Island Ave., Island City

• Cook Memorial Library, 2006 4th St., La Grande

• North Powder City Hall, 340 E St., North Powder

• Union City Hall, 342 S Main St., Union

• Union County Clerk's Office, 1001 4th St., La Grande

Ballots can also be mailed in. Ballots postmarked on or before May 21 will also be counted if they arrive at the clerk’s office within seven business days after the election.

Voter turnout around the state is low with under 1% of ballots being returned as of May 13, according to the unofficial ballot returns reported by the election division of the Oregon Secretary of State. So far, 15,148 ballots have been counted in Oregon.