The deadline for ballots to arrive at Lane County Elections is 8 pm Tuesday, Nov. 4. The last day to mail ballots and assure their arrival is Thursday, Oct. 30. Ballots can also be dropped off 24/7 at any of the white ballot boxes around town or on campus. Here are our endorsements in selected contested races and ballot measures. See last week’s paper or go online to read our full endorsements.

National & state candidates:

• U.S. Senate: Jeff Merkley 

• U.S. House, District 4: Peter DeFazio 

• U.S. House, District 5: Kurt Schrader 

• Governor: John Kitzhaber

• Senate District 4 — Floyd Prozanski (D)

• Senate District 6 — Lee Beyer (D)

• Senate District 8 — Sara A. Gelser (D)

• House District 7 — No endorsement

• House District 9 — Caddy McKeown (D)

• House District 11 — Phil Barnhart (D)

• House District 12 — John Lively (D)

• House District 13 — Nancy Nathanson (D)

• House District 14 — Val Hoyle (D)

State issues:

• Measure 86 — YES

Fund for student financial aid

• Measure 87 — YES

Allows judges to teach or join National Guard

• Measure 88 — YES

Driver cards for undocumented residents

• Measure 89 — YES

ERA for Oregon

• Measure 90 — NO

Top-two primary

• Measure 91 — YES

Legalizes pot for adults

• Measure 92 — YES

Label GMO foods

Local candidates & issues:

• East Lane commissioner — Write-in Kevin Matthews

• West Lane — No endorsement

• Springfield City Council — Denise Bean

• EPUD board Subdistrict 2 — Lee R. Kelley

• Upper Willamette Soil & Water Conservation Dist. Zone 1

— Jeffrey Luers

• Eugene District 4J Measure 20-222 — YES

— Local option levy

• Springfield Measure 20-223 — YES

— Pay for council & mayor

• Springfield School District Measure 20-226 — YES

— Bonds for school district

• Santa Clara RFPD Measure 20-228

— Five-year local option levy