Voter's Registration
Promoting Community
Involvement at
Your Farmers' Market
Civic participation is at the
heart of creating sustainable communities and
historically farmers' markets have been at the
heart of
civic life. Voting is also part of our community
life yet many of our citizens are not registered
to participate.
Trish Stormont, Tigard Farmers' Market,
believes, "Registering community members to
vote at farmers' markets is an extension of these community based
activities. We are creating our government whether
we vote or not. It is critical that people
join in the process." (Read
Tigard Farmers' Market Voter Registration Booth story)
Rick Seifert, Hillsdale
Farmers' Market, not only signed up voters but
organized volunteers to walk three precinct.
Rick shares, "Since last
fall, the Hillsdale Farmers’ Market have been
registering voters in the market and recruiting
folks to help register. Our table attracts about
25 people each market. We have about 70 volunteers
in five precincts around Hillsdale and Multnomah
Village. ....more
Voter Registration can be a
non-partisan activity in
your market too! Here's how......
Voter registration booths require a
simple set up. A table, chair and signage.
Voter Qualifications
People are eligible to register if they:
- Are a resident of Oregon
- Will be 18 by election day
- Are a United States citizen
Oregon voter registration forms and posters
are available through your local elections
offices. You can also make your own signs that
will achieve the greatest interests in your booth.
A simple "Register Here - Vote in the Nov
04 Elections" is simple and effective.
Voter registration guidelines All
questions on the form must be completed and a
party affiliation must be selected. Completed
applications must be turned into your local
election office within 5 days of the date the new
voter signed their application.
For the Fall 2004 election, voters can register
through October 2, 2004. Newly registered voters
will receive a postcard confirming their status
usually within 2-3 weeks. New registrants should
call their local elections office if they don’t
receive timely notification of their new voter
status.
Your local elections offices provide a detailed
accounting on how to sign up new voters. more.......
Volunteer staffing – staffing can be
accomplished by either utilizing your own list of
available volunteers or contacting the following
organizations for ongoing assistance:
Your local County
Commissioners. or County Election
Offices.
www.sos.state.or.us/elections/other.info/clerk.htm
The League of
Women Voters –
For Portland call Heather at 503-228-1675
All other Oregon areas call Rebecca at
503-581-5722
The Bus
Project – call 503-233-3018 or
email: lizzy@busproject.org
or
charles@busproject.org
100% Portland –
Metropolitan Portland only-
contact Sarah at 503-453-4971
(Please send us
other voter registration organizations in your
local areas so we can post them on this webpage)
For More Help: Please feel free to contact
Trish
Stormont, Market Manager, Tigard Farmers' Market,
Portland at 503-244-2479 or email tstormont@earthlink.net.
Thanks in advance for your participation in this
worthy expression of community.
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