Fewer than half of Oregon Counties have anything on the ballot in next week’s election. Lincoln and Linn counties have levies the entire county can weigh in on, but Lane County has just a few communities with issues on the ballot.

Lane County Clerk Tommy Gong said Springfield, Dunes City, Lane Fire Authority and South Lane County Fire & Rescue are the only jurisdictions that have sent issues to voters. That’s about 86,000 voters compared to nearly 280,000 eligible voters during the last November election.

“This election we would call a special election,” Gong said. “It's not a regularly scheduled election like our May election cycle would be, or November elections in even numbered years. It's just really up to the local districts to decide."

Gong said voters in participating districts t

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