The Federal Election Commission moved over the weekend of March 17-18, from its old offices at 999 E Street NW, Washington DC, to 1050 First Street NE, Washington DC. The Commission is still settling in as of March 19, and is not answering phone calls.

It is believed that the long-delayed print book of election returns, Federal Elections 2016, is now in print. The book contains election returns for all federal offices in 2016, both primary and general. It is free, and very accurate and complete, especially for the presidential election. To request a copy, call 800-424-9530, and choose option #2. However, it is not worth while phoning on Monday, March 19.

On Monday morning, March 19, the U.S. Supreme Court issued orders in many non-election cases, but issued nothing about the pending Pennsylvania case on U.S. House districts.

In 2018, as in 2016, the Independent Party of Oregon, which has its own primary, is letting independent voters choose an Independent Party primary ballot. See this story.

The Democratic and Republican Parties of Oregon do not let independent voters vote in their primaries. The other ballot-qualified parties in Oregon nominate by convention.