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Welcome to the Benton County Elections Office

  

May 18, 2010 Primary Election

If you would like to learn more about the May 18, 2010 Primary Election see the links below:

• For a list of open offices and current filings, see Candidate and Measure Filings.
• For federal offices, visit the Secretary of State Elections Division [offsite link] website.
• For state offices and measures, visit the Secretary of State Elections Division [offsite link] website.
• For county offices requirements and forms, see County Candidate Filing Forms.
• For information on filing a measure, see Filing a Measure.
• For filing as a precinct committeeperson, see Precinct Committeepersons Filing Forms.

Voter Registration & Passports

Voter Registration

To register or update your voter registration, visit the Secretary of State Elections Division [offsite link] secured site.

Passports

Benton County Clerk's Office is designated as a passport application acceptance agent. Visit our passport page for more information and links to the U.S. Department of State Passport Services.

Contact Us

The Elections Office is located in the basement of the historic Benton County Courthouse located at 120 NW 4th Street, Room 13, Corvallis, Oregon 97330, as part of the Records and Elections Division. It is managed by Benton County Clerk James Morales and supervised by Jill Van Buren.

To contact the Elections office call 541.766.6756, TTY/TTD 541.766.6080 or fax 541.766.6757, or you can correspond with the Elections office using our Contact Us Form or sending an email directly to us.

OFFICE HOURS

Elections office: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm; closed weekends and holidays.

Passport acceptance: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; closed weekends and holidays.

About Us

The Elections Office sets up, administers, and conducts, all Federal, State, County, City, and Special District elections held in Benton County. For types and contents of elections, see Elections Dates and Datelines [PDF].

Voters, political parties, other government agencies, candidates, political action committees, media, researchers, and the general public rely on this office for information concerning elected officials, candidates, measures, issues, initiative, referendum and recall petitions, historic election records, the election process, and information on specific elections.

Benton County Elections is also responsible for voter registration, election filings, petition drives, campaign information, determination of political boundaries, issuing of ballots, and the publication of Voters' Pamphlets. Benton County Clerk's Office is also designated as a passport application acceptance agent.