Time is ticking down to submit ballots for the special districts election in Oregon.  It’s a fairly busy ballot in Hood River County, with contested races for three Columbia Gorge Community College board seats, two for the Port of Hood River, three for the Port of Cascade Locks, three for the Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District, and a Hood River County School District board position.  It’s a bit quieter in Wasco County with a limited number of contested races, the most notable being the zone two seat on the North Wasco County School District 21 board matching incumbent Dean McAllister and former board member John Fredrick.  There is also a three-year local option tax for the Dufur Recreation District on the ballot.  Ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.  In Wasco County they should be returned to the County Courthouse in The Dalles or Maupin City Hall.  In Hood River County ballots should be taken to the County Administration Building or Cascade Locks City Hall.