Polk County and the November 3, 2026 election

If you live in Polk County, Oregon, the next statewide general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Oregon Secretary of State sets the statewide clock. The last day to register is October 13, 2026. Online registration must be in by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Counties start mailing ballots to active voters on October 14. There are no statewide ballot measures on this election. Governor and U.S. Senator are on every ballot. Your city, county, school, and district lines depend on the address on your registration.

Polk County’s clerk runs drop boxes, the local voters’ pamphlet pieces, and signature checks. Start at the county site, https://www.polkcountyor.gov/, and look for elections. Also use the state page linked below. Do not copy a drop-box address into Notice Nearby unless you open the clerk’s list the day you publish. Boxes move.

The state says a mailed ballot must be postmarked by Election Day and can arrive up to seven days later. A drop-box ballot must be in by 8 p.m. on November 3. Sign the envelope yourself. If the signature does not match, the county sends a challenge, and you have 21 days after the election to fix it.

This hub’s job is to point at those official pages. Notice Nearby does not register voters and does not publish unofficial results as final. The state says final statewide certification is December 10, 2026. County certification dates can be earlier. Use the clerk’s date if it differs.

Polk County’s official site redirected to polkcountyor.gov on October 3, 2026. Use that host. Dallas, Oregon, is the county seat. Do not confuse it with Dallas, Texas, if a search box suggests the wrong place. County board agendas belong on the Oregon site. West Salem addresses can sit in Polk County even when people say Salem. Check the county on the tax bill before you file a notice here.