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New voter registration sets record in Oregon
09:02 AM PDT on Wednesday, October 15, 2008
PORTLAND -- Oregon voter registration has set a record for the Nov. 4 election.
The secretary of state's office said 2.14 million Oregonians were registered to vote -- at least 2,000 above the previous high-water mark set in the 2004 presidential election.
Voter sign-up efforts by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's Oregon campaign and other groups have helped give the Democrats a big advantage. There are at least 230,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in Oregon.
"We've never seen one party hold a numerical advantage that large over another party in Oregon history," said Don Hamilton, spokesman for the secretary of state's office.
Tuesday marked the final day residents who are not previously registered to vote in Oregon could register for November’s general election.
Elections officials will begin distributing ballots Friday. They must be returned in-person to a state office or else mailed in by Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4.
More:
(503) 988-3720
(503) 655-1510
(503) 846-5800
Oregon Elections Division: OregonVotes.org
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