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The agency, which is just one of 16 departments in Lane County, said they’re always looking for new volunteers.

Lane County Special Election results: Ballot measures, contested races Register-Guard As of noon Tuesday, the Lane County voter turnout was 21.32%, with 58,032 ballots counted. The first round of Lane County May 18 Special Election unofficial results were released a little after 8 p.m. Tuesday with 56,969 ballots counted in the first round. The Register-Guard is updating results Tuesday night for the ballot measures and contested candidate races as they are released. Measures Yes votes: 534

By Henry Houston and Taylor Perse The May 18 special election didn’t have the national or state policy stakes of the two 2020 elections, but the results did bring some diversity to local education boards. From contested races for seats on the Lane Community College Board of Education to Eugene School District 4J and Springfield School District, it was an education-based election.  In Eugene School District 4J, Laural O’Rourke, a Black woman, won Position 2 by a landslide with 81 percent of the vote, defeating Harry Sanger who received 17 percent. In Position 6, Maya Rabasa, a woman of c...

0:48 KLCC's Aubrey Bulkeley has details about the Lane Community College Board elections on May 18th. Three of the four seats up for election on the Lane Community College Board have the potential to be held by someone who has never served on the Board before. Credit Lane Community College      Two candidates are running uncontested. Austin Folnagy is seeking his first term on the board as the Zone 4 representative. Mike Eyster has served on the board since 2017 and is seeking re-election. Incumbent Holli Johnson has two challengers. Thomas Jennings who works as an electrician. And Mark B...