Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: Stateline

Published: December 9, 2025

Words: 1,889

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Derrin Robinson has worked in Oregon elections for more than 30 years, long enough to remember when voters in the state cast their ballots at physical polling sites instead of by mail.

As the nonpartisan clerk of Harney County, a vast, rural expanse larger than Massachusetts, Robinson oversees elections with about 6,000 registered voters. Oregon has exclusively conducted elections by mail since 2000, a system he thinks works well, requires fewer staff and doesn’t force …

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