Part 1 FEATURE
As tomorrow is Oregon and Kentucky's primary, in Oregon, it's more like the voters' deadline and the day the votes are counted. Oregon is the only state in the country that completely votes by mail.  Ballots and voter's pamphlets are sent out about 2 and a half weeks before election day, and voters have the choice of buying a stamp or depositing their ballot in one of hundreds of drop-boxes scattered around the state. 
As Jes Burns reports from Oregon, vote by mail has contributed to high voter turn-outs and a system that goes out of its way to make sure every ballot is counted correctly.

Part 2 INTERVIEW
 
With mail in voting, Oregon has the most progressive voting systems in the country.   Other states are toying with the idea of Election Day Registration – registering and voting at the same time, on election day.    Recently Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin are two proponents urging a nation wide push.  Election Unspun producer Karen Miller spoke with Steven Carbo, Senior Program Director at Demos.