Candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot are taking their last steps along the campaign trail to urge voters to get their ballots in before it’s too late.

As of Friday evening, 43.1% of Deschutes County voters have already submitted their ballots for the November election, according to the unofficial returns recorded by the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division.

But the fight for candidates to earn voter support won’t be over until polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Democratic Party candidates joined together Saturday morning for a final mobilization effort to reach voters who have not yet returned their ballot.

“It’s important to be counted,” said Janelle Bynum, U.S. Rep. for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District.…