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.