Broadbent, Oregon Public Records

Completed ballots must arrive by 8:00 PM on Election Day - postmarks don't count - either through the mail or via official drop boxes scattered throughout Coos County. Oregon residents can register online at https://oregonvotes.gov/myvote/ through the Secretary of State's elections division. Registration requires an Oregon driver license or ID card number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number, plus date of birth and residential address. The state offers same-day registration right up through Election Day, though last-minute registrants may need to pick up ballots at a voting center rather than receiving them by mail. Automatic registration happens when eligible citizens obtain or renew licenses at the DMV unless they decline. As an unincorporated community, Broadbent has no municipal government, so residents don't vote for a mayor or city council. Instead, they participate in Coos County, state, and federal races. Key county offices include three County Commissioners elected countywide to staggered four-year terms, along with the Sheriff, County Clerk, County Assessor, District Attorney, and various judges. The area falls within Oregon House District 1 and Oregon Senate District 1 for state legislative representation. With Oregon's mail-in system, there are no assigned polling places. However, the County Elections Office runs a Vote Center at the Coquille courthouse during the weeks leading up to elections where residents can get replacement ballots, register, update their information, or receive assistance. Ballot drop boxes are positioned throughout Coos County in Coquille, Coos Bay, North Bend, Bandon, and Myrtle Point, with the complete list published at www.co.coos.or.us/departments/clerk before each election. Oregon public records law allows voter registration lists to be purchased for political and election purposes. Campaign finance disclosure reports for local candidates and ballot measure committees are filed with the Oregon Secretary of State and searchable at https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/. Precinct-level election results become public record once the Coos County Clerk certifies them. During the November 2024 presidential election, Coos County recorded turnout of approximately 69% among registered voters, with roughly 16,800 ballots cast out of about 24,400 registered voters countywide. The county has historically leaned Republican in presidential and statewide contests, though individual races show variation. The November 3, 2026 general election will feature Oregon's gubernatorial race, as the state holds these contests in midterm years for four-year terms. Also on the ballot: Oregon Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. All sixty Oregon House seats and half the Senate (15 of 30 districts) will be decided. Federally, Oregon's U.S. Senate seat held by Jeff Merkley comes up in 2026, along with all six of the state's U.S. House seats. County voters will elect commissioners, sheriff, and other county offices depending on when terms expire. Special districts governing fire protection, ports, and other local services may also place positions or measures before voters.