4/26/2024
Clatsop County, OR. – This Recall Election only affects those registered voters in the Elsie-Vinemaple RFPD District.
Clatsop County released a notice regarding the election: Make sure your ballot counts! We are now encouraging Elsie-Vinemaple RFPD voters to drop their ballot off at one of our two drop box locations: Jewell School or Clatsop County Elections, 820 Exchange St., Astoria. The reason we’re making this recommendation is because US Postal Service changes require that all mail outside the Portland area must be sent to the Main Portland Post Office to be postmarked. Depending on when you drop off your ballot in the mailbox, when it gets delivered to Portland and processed, the postmark could reflect a day after election day. In that situation, your vote would not count.
| Important Dates | Events |
| February 9, 2024 | Recall petitions filed for Staciy Morrison, Vivian McCann, Thomas (TJ) Hecox, Wayne Carmichael, directors of the Elsie-Vinemaple Rural Fire Protection District. |
| February 28, 2024 | Recall petitions were approved, and approval for obtaining signatures given. |
| March 11, 2024 | Signature Sheets submission are received. Public Officials are notified. |
| March 21, 2024 | Signatures on Signature Sheets are verified and meet the required number of signatures. Chief Petitioner and Public Officials are notified. |
| March 26, 2024 | Last day for Public Officials to submit a written resignation or statement of justification. |
| March 28, 2024 | Long term/Military ballots are mailed. |
| April 1, 2024 | Out of state ballots are mailed. |
| April 9, 2024 | Last day to register to vote. |
| April 10, 2024 | Official ballots mailed.Ballot drop boxes for this election are opened. Jewell School & County Elections Ofc |
| April 30. 2024 | ELECTION DAY: The Clatsop County Elections Office will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ballots must be delivered to an official drop site or the County Clerk’s Office, 820 Exchange St., 2nd Floor, Astoria no later than 8 p.m. on this date. Postmarks count. |
| May 7, 2024 | Last day to receive valid postmarked ballots by mail. |
| May 15, 2024 | Information on voters with challenged ballots is available for public inspection. |
| May 21, 2024 | Last day to resolve ballot challenges. |
| May 28, 2024 | Last day to prepare and deliver abstracts. |
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