Our mission is to help voters get accurate, nonpartisan information about the issues and candidates on their ballots. We want every citizen to vote, and are committed to protecting voting rights to help strengthen our democracy.

Find voter resources for upcoming elections here.

May 2025 Election Resources

Find all our resources for the May 20, 2025 election. We produce written, podcast, and video voter resources about all the candidates and measures on Multnomah County ballots.

Portland’s Changing Government and Elections

Learn all about Portland’s new form of government and how ranked-choice voting works.

Voting in Oregon

Register to vote in Oregon

Submit your ballot with Vote-by-Mail

Major and minor Political Parties in Oregon

 

LWV Voters’ Guides in English and Spanish

https://lwvpdx.org/august-11-election/

Online election information on all the candidates and measures on your ballot. Available in English and Spanish.

VOTE411.org for voting resources anywhere

For nearly all Multnomah County elections, you also can learn about the candidates and measures on your ballot with our online Voters’ Guide, VOTE411.org.  It has everything that’s in our printed voters’ guides, including candidates’ answers to questions and ballot measures explanations. There are also links to videos of debates, forums and interviews with candidates.

If you need help with this website, click  VOTE411 Instructions.

Portland-specific videos and podcasts

Our election resources include videos and written materials on this website.  We present neutral information on state and local ballot measures, with the pros and cons for each measure.  Our video voters’ guide interviews with local candidates and our videos and podcasts of voter forums will also be featured on this website. 

LWV Election Videos

Sometimes, you want to see and hear a candidate before you vote for them!

For many  local and state elections, we offer videos of Election Forums with candidate debates, as well as ballot measure explanations, pros and cons.  

Especially for Primary and General Elections, we also offer a Video Voters’ Guide, which has videos of interviews with many of the candidates for state and local offices. 

Our recordings of the forums and candidate interviews are produced with the help of MetroEast Community Media.  They are available for online streaming from our YouTube account and also cablecast by MetroEast.