With one week remaining until the May 19 primary, Lane County voters are returning their ballots at almost exactly the same rate as the state’s voters as a whole.
As of Tuesday, the Lane County turnout rate was 11.36%, according to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office. That compares to an 11.5% return rate statewide.
Lane County voters have a variety of races on their ballots, depending on where they live. While Oregon’s primaries are “closed,” all registered voters have the chance to weigh in on nonpartisan races and ballot measures, including the Watersheds Bill of Rights initiative…