Multnomah County Ballot Counting

For the first time, the Oregon Secretary of State's Office will release the list of voters who had an issue with the signature on their ballot. Voters have until Tuesday, Nov. 18, to fix the problem.

(Betsy Hammond / The Oregonian)

For the first time, the Oregon Secretary of State's Elections Division and county elections offices will release the list of voters whose ballots weren't counted because of problems with their signature.

Owners of the estimated 13,000 problem ballots -- or less than 1 percent of the 1.5 million ballots cast -- should already have received a letter alerting them to a problem. However, voters on that list shouldn't be surprised if they receive a strange call Wednesday, when the list will be released.

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New state laws allow anyone -- including campaign representatives -- to obtain the list and call folks who are on it. They can even offer to give voters a ride to their county elections office to fix the error. But they're not allowed to attempt to "unduly" influence the voter on the way.

In the past, the list was kept confidential until the time to fix the signature had passed, said Tony Green, spokesman for the Secretary of State's Office. He said anyone can ask for the list, but it won't be posted online. The office later made the list available, and The Oregonian created the searchable database above.

Voters who have questions about whether their ballot was counted should call their county elections office. They can also call the Secretary of State's Office at 503-986-1518.

Voters must go in person to their county elections office to correct the problem by Tuesday, Nov. 18.

-- Laura Gunderson

-- Database by David Cansler