The Oregon Secretary of State’s website has been refreshed. It’s easier to use than ever before, and you should still be able to find everything you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The purpose of this redesign is to make the Secretary of State’s website easier to use for all Oregonians.
- More accessible design.
- Better performance on mobile devices.
- The redesigned homepage and content at the top and bottom of every webpage prioritizes the most used functions of the site.
- Use our updated search bars to get exactly where you need to go – fast.
- For most users: no.
- There have been minor changes to the location, functionality, and content of some pages.
- Notable changes include:
- Division-specific footers with key information
- Simplified and Division-specific navigation
- Searchable data tables to make information more organized and easier to find
- Curated typeahead search on the SOS Homepage, Elections FAQ page, and Corporation Frequently Requested Services page
- Consistent iconography to help make information easier to find
- Photography from Archive’s Oregon Scenic Images collection
- Start by typing what you are looking for into the search bar in the upper right corner of this page. The search bar is also available on our homepage.
- If you still can’t find what you are looking for, give us a call. You can find contact information for the entire agency and specific divisions here.
- There are some tools on our website like ORESTAR (Elections Division), BERI (Corporation Division), or ORMS (State Archives) that are run and maintained separate from our main website. We call them “web applications.”
- Those “web applications” were not included in our website modernization project, but we are working to update several of them over time.
- Those applications include:
- ORESTAR (Elections)
- OCVR (Elections)
- BERI (Corporation)
- OBR (Corporation)
- MUNI (Audits)
- OARD (Archives)
- ORMS (Archives)
- We are always looking to improve the quality of our website. We know that there is more work to be done, especially when it comes to making information easier to find.
- If we do make any updates, we will be sure to communicate those changes to the public and provide any information about those changes here.