October 29, 2026 4:00 a.m. 

Nearly 33 percent of registered voters have returned their ballot in the 2026 Douglas County November General Election, as of Wednesday evening.

County Clerk Daniel Loomis said 29,425 ballots have been received. Loomis said this is 1.76 percentage points ahead of the participation rate at the same point in the 2022 local November General Election.

Oregon voters can sign up to track their ballots, from mailing through acceptance for counting at www.oregonvotes.gov/track  

Ballots can be returned to any of 17 local ballot drop box locations in Douglas County. Complete county election information is available at: https://www.douglascountyor.gov/178/Elections