Oregon counties started mailing ballots to registered voters on Wednesday, which means ballots will start arriving at voters’ homes this week. And now, for the first time, voters statewide are eligible for a free service from the Secretary of State’s Office that allows them to get updates about the status of their ballots via text, email, phone calls — or all three. Voters may sign up for BallotTrax online if they want to know when their ballot is sent to them, when it arrives back at a county elections office, when it has been accepted for counting and when there’s an issue with the ballot. Read more at the link in our bio. 📷: AP Photo #nov3 #election #oregon #oregonelection #oregonpolitics #orpol #theoregonian #mailinballots #ballots