Just 17 of Oregon’s 36 counties will hold elections this November, allowing voters a chance to weigh in on everything from fire department levies to bonds for recreation facilities and whether citizens should be able to veto expensive public projects .

More than half of all counties – 19, to be exact – have nothing on the ballot.

That’s not wildly out of line with previous odd-numbered-year elections, according to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office.

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