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The Clackamas
County Clerk’s office has installed new ballot boxes throughout the county
during the last several weeks. The new ballot boxes bring improvements in a
number of areas.
Specifically, the
new boxes have:
·
Enhanced
security: The new boxes
are specifically designed to secure vote-by-mail ballots. The overall
design of the boxes will guard deposited ballots from unauthorized access
and potential damage from Pacific Northwest weather.
·
Increased
capacity: Many of these
new boxes double the capacity of the previous boxes.
·
Improved
visibility: Flag holders are
attached to each box. This allows each box to be equipped with an American
flag while the election period is open. This makes each box easily visible
to any voter looking for them, and provides a reminder to residents to
vote.
·
Improved
accessibility: The new boxes
are designed to be ADA compliant and will be available to the public 24/7
during an election. Many boxes are positioned to allow voters to drive up
to the ballot box and deposit their ballot without exiting their
vehicle.
“Election security
is of paramount importance to me,” stated Clackamas County Clerk Sherry
Hall, who shepherded the changes. “Residents can rest assured that their
ballots are going to be safe and counted.”
All of the old
ballot boxes are expected to be replaced with the new ones by Oct. 9.
Along with these
new boxes, some locations have changed. Boxes were relocated for one of two
reasons.
·
All
ballot boxes are now outdoors. This increases voter accessibility as outside boxes are
open 24/7 during an election, whereas those previously located inside
public buildings were only accessible during the building’s open hours.
·
New
locations bring improved geographic accessibility. For example, in Lake Oswego, the two
boxes were previously located at Lake Oswego City Hall and the Lake Oswego
Library, just three blocks from each other. Now, the library box has been
replaced with a box in West Lake Oswego (4 miles away), to better serve
residents in that general vicinity
“The actions we’ve
taken eliminate barriers to voting,” stated Hall. “Our boxes will be
visible and accessible to all and, for many of our voters, the box will be
a lot closer to them.”
The updated ballot
box locations are listed below.
Updated ballot box
locations
*Drive-up ballot
drop access
²Box location
moved or brand-new location
Clackamas County
Elections*
1710 Red Soils
Court
Oregon City, OR
97045
Boring – Clackamas
County Bank*²
28500 SE Highway
212
Boring, OR 97009
Canby Civic
Building
222 NE 2nd Ave.
Canby, OR 97013
Canby – Arneson
Garden*²
249 S. Sequoia
Parkway
Canby, OR 97013
Clackamas
Community College – Harmony²
7738 SE Harmony
Road
Milwaukie, OR
97222
ColtonTel*
20983 S Highway
211
Colton, OR 97017
Damascus
Square*
19830-20000 SE
Highway 212
Damascus, OR 97089
Estacada City Hall
475 SE Main St.
Estacada, OR 97022
Estacada Public
Library*
825 NW Wade St.
Estacada, OR 97022
Gladstone City
Hall
525 Portland
Ave.
Gladstone, OR
97027
Happy Valley City
Hall*
16000 SE Misty
Drive
Happy Valley, OR
97086
Happy Valley
Library
13793 SE Sieben
Park Way
Happy Valley, OR
97086
Hoodland Public
Library
24525 E Welches
Road
Welches, OR 97067
Lake Oswego City
Hall*
380 A Ave.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Lake Oswego –
Westlake Park*²
14165 Bunick Drive
Lake Oswego, OR
97035
Milwaukie City
Hall²
10722 SE Main St.
Milwaukie, OR
97222
Milwaukie Public
Safety Building
3200 SE Harrison
St.
Milwaukie, OR
97222
Molalla Public
Library*
201 E. 5th St.
Molalla, OR 97038
Oak Lodge Library
16201 SE
McLoughlin Blvd.
Milwaukie, OR
97267
Oregon City – City
Hall*
625 Center St.
Oregon City, OR
97045
Sandy City Hall
(back side)
39250 Pioneer
Blvd.
Sandy, OR 97055
Sandy Public
Library*
38980 Proctor
Blvd.
Sandy, OR 97055
West Linn City
Hall
22500 Salamo
Road
West Linn, OR
97068
West Linn Public
Library
1595 Burns St.
West Linn, OR
97068
Wilsonville City
Hall*²
29799 Town Center
Loop E
Wilsonville, OR
97070
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