ORS § 247.038 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.038
247.038 Registration of person who is homeless or resides in identifiable location
Status: in_force

(1) A qualified person who is homeless or resides in a shelter, park, motor home, marina or other identifiable location may not be denied the opportunity to register to vote.

(2) For purposes of this chapter:

(a) The residence address of a person who is homeless or resides in a shelter, park, motor home, marina or other identifiable location may be any place within the county describing the physical location of the person; and

(b) The mailing address of a person who is homeless or resides in a shelter, park, motor home, marina or other identifiable location may be the office of the county clerk. [1993 c.493 §104; 2007 c.553 §1]

Source: Section 247.038 — Registration of person who is homeless or resides in identifiable location , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors247.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 249.005 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.005
249.005 Acceptance of petition or minutes without original signatures
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 249.008 (Verification of signatures by county clerk or Secretary of State) and 249.875 (Time for completing filing) , a petition or minutes for which original signatures are otherwise required may be accepted by the county clerk or the Secretary of State for signature verification, or by another filing officer in the case of a recall petition, with photographic copies of one or more signature sheets if:

(a) The signature sheets containing the original signatures were stolen or destroyed by fire, a natural disaster or other act of God; and

(b) The photographic copy of each original signature sheet contains the number of the original signature sheet prescribed by the Secretary of State under ORS 249.009 (Exclusive form of signature sheets for petitions) .

(2) As used in this section, “act of God” means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irresistible character, the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight. [1989 c.68 §11; 2017 c.749 §48]

Source: Section 249.005 — Acceptance of petition or minutes without original signatures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors249.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 249.042 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.042
249.042 Declaration or petition as evidence of candidacy
Status: in_force

When an elector files with the appropriate filing officer the statement and prospective petition under ORS 249.061 (One candidate per petition) , or a declaration of candidacy, it is conclusive evidence that the elector is a candidate for nomination or election by the elector’s political party or to the nonpartisan office stated in the petition or declaration. [1979 c.190 §107; 2007 c.155 §2]

Source: Section 249.042 — Declaration or petition as evidence of candidacy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors249.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.012 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.012
260.012 Prohibition on acceptance of physical currency over $100 as contribution
Status: in_force

A candidate, political committee or a petition committee may not accept aggregate contributions from a single source of more than $100 per calendar year in the form of physical currency of the United States or of any other country. [2023 c.600 §6]

(Treasurers, Statements of Organization and Accounts)

Source: Section 260.012 — Prohibition on acceptance of physical currency over $100 as contribution , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.635 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.635
260.635 Bets and wagers on election results
Status: in_force

(1) No candidate shall make or become party to a bet of anything of pecuniary value on any event or contingency relating to a pending election. No candidate shall provide money or other thing of value to be used by any person in betting upon the results of a pending election.

(2) No person, to influence the result of any election, shall make a bet of anything of pecuniary value on the result of a pending election, or on any event relating to it. [Formerly 260.482]

Source: Section 260.635 — Bets and wagers on election results , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.368 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.368
260.368 Investigations of violations of prohibition on payment based on number of signatures obtained on petition
Status: in_force

For the purpose of investigating violations of section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the Secretary of State, Attorney General and Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may cooperate and share information as considered necessary by the secretary, Attorney General or commissioner. [2007 c.848 §6]

Source: Section 260.368 — Investigations of violations of prohibition on payment based on number of signatures obtained on petition , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 247.035 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.035
247.035 Rules to consider in determining residence of person for voting purposes
Status: in_force

(1) An elections official, in determining the residence and qualifications of a person offering to register or vote, shall consider the following rules, so far as they may be applicable:

(a) The person’s residence shall be the place in which habitation is fixed and to which, when the person is absent, the person intends to return.

(b) If a person’s property is split by a jurisdictional line, the person shall be registered where the residence is located. If the residence is split by a jurisdictional line, the person shall register where the greatest value of the residence is located according to county assessment and taxation records.

(c) A person shall not be considered to have gained a residence in any location in this state into which the person comes for temporary purposes only, without the intention of making it the person’s home.

(d) If a person moves to another state with the intention of making a permanent home, the person shall be considered to have lost residence in this state.

(e) If a person goes from this state into any other state or territory and votes there, the person shall be considered to have lost residence in this state.

(f) A person who has left the place of the person’s residence for a temporary purpose only shall not be considered to have lost residence.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person who has left the place of the person’s residence for a temporary purpose only, who has not established another residence for voter registration purposes and who does not have a place in which habitation is fixed shall not be considered to have changed or lost residence. The person may register at the address of the place the person’s residence was located before the person left.

(3) An elections official may consider, but is not limited to considering, the following factors in determining residency of a person for voter registration purposes:

(a) Where the person receives personal mail;

(b) Where the person is licensed to drive;

(c) Where the person registers motor vehicles for personal use;

(d) Where any immediate family members of the person reside;

(e) The address from which the person pays for utility services; and

(f) The address from which the person files any federal or state income tax returns. [Formerly 250.410; 1995 c.214 §1]

Source: Section 247.035 — Rules to consider in determining residence of person for voting purposes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors247.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 255.045 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 255 / Section 255.045
255.045 Notice of change of district boundary
Status: in_force

If the boundary of a district is changed, the district board immediately shall send a certified copy of the order, resolution or other action changing the boundary to the elections officer. [1979 c.190 §285]

Source: Section 255.045 — Notice of change of district boundary , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors255.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 251.005 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 251 / Section 251.005
251.005 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Candidate” means an individual whose name is or is expected to be printed on the official ballot.

(2) “City office” means the office of mayor, city auditor, city councillor or municipal judge of a city having a population of 50,000 or more according to the most recent determination made under ORS 190.510 (Definitions for ORS 190.510 to 190.610) to 190.610 (State census program) .

(3) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.

(4) “Elector” means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution.

(5) “Measure” includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:

(a) A proposed law.

(b) An Act or part of an Act of the Legislative Assembly.

(c) A revision of or amendment to the Oregon Constitution.

(d) Local, special or municipal legislation.

(e) A proposition or question. [1979 c.190 §172; 1981 c.173 §28; 1983 c.123 §1; 1983 c.392 §4; 1987 c.432 §1; 2003 c.14 §118]

Source: Section 251.005 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors251.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 250.195 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.195
250.195 Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of county measure
Status: in_force

(1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title filed with the county clerk by the district attorney or the county governing body, may petition the circuit court of the judicial district in which the county is located seeking a different title and stating the reasons the title filed with the court is insufficient, not concise or unfair. The petition shall name as respondent either the district attorney or county governing body, depending on who prepared the ballot title, and must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the title is filed with the county clerk. The court shall review the title and measure to be initiated or referred, hear arguments, if any, and certify to the county clerk a title for the measure which meets the requirements of ORS 250.035 (Form of ballot titles for state and local measures) .

(2) An elector filing a petition under this section shall notify the county clerk in writing that the petition has been filed. The notice shall be given not later than 5 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed.

(3) The review by the circuit court shall be the first and final review, and shall be conducted expeditiously to insure the orderly and timely circulation of the petition or conduct of the election at which the measure is to be submitted to the electors. [1979 c.190 §157; 1983 c.514 §9a; 1987 c.707 §9; 1989 c.503 §7; 1993 c.493 §97; 1995 c.534 §3]

Source: Section 250.195 — Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of county measure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors250.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.567 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.567
260.567 Alteration of information on petition signature sheet
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person other than the person who signed the signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate nominating petition, a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated or a certificate of nomination may not write, alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet.

(2) A person other than the person who signed the signature sheet may:

(a) Alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet if the line on which the signature appears is subsequently initialed by the person who signed the signature sheet; or

(b) Write, alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet if the person who signed the signature sheet is a person with a disability and requests assistance in writing, altering, correcting, clarifying or obscuring on the signature sheet any information about the person.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) “Information about the person who signed the signature sheet” means any information regarding the person who signed the signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate nominating petition, a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated or a certificate of nomination, in addition to the signature of the person, that is required or requested to be supplied on a signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate nominating petition, a prospective petition or a certificate of nomination.

(b) “The person who signed the signature sheet” means the person whose signature will be submitted for verification under ORS chapter 249 or ORS 250.045 (Prospective petition) (3), 250.105 (Petition filing requirements) , 250.215 (Filing officer for county measure) , 250.315 (Filing officer) or 255.175 (Filing officer) for the purpose of determining whether the petition, prospective petition or certificate contains the required number of signatures of electors. [2007 c.848 §7b; 2009 c.533 §7]

Source: Section 260.567 — Alteration of information on petition signature sheet; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 254.071 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 254 / Section 254.071
254.071 Information regarding ballot format and method of voting ballot
Status: in_force

Prior to each election, the county clerk shall make every reasonable effort to acquaint electors with the ballot format to be used in the election and the methods used to mark ballots to cast a valid vote. [2001 c.965 §21; 2007 c.154 §21]

Source: Section 254.071 — Information regarding ballot format and method of voting ballot , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 247.410 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.410
247.410 Eligibility to vote for President or Vice President, or electors, only
Status: in_force

A person who is qualified to register, except that the person will have resided in this state less than 20 days before the election, may vote in the election for candidates for nomination or election for President or Vice President of the United States or elector of President and Vice President of the United States if the person:

(1) Did not vote for the nomination of such candidates in another state during the six months immediately preceding the person’s request for registration to vote for the nomination of such candidates in the primary election in this state; or

(2) Did not vote for the election of such candidates in another state during the six months immediately preceding the person’s request for registration to vote for the election of such candidates in the general election in this state. [1961 c.114 §2; 1973 c.150 §1; 1979 c.190 §54; 1979 c.519 §9a; 1987 c.267 §7; 1995 c.712 §10; 1999 c.999 §33]

Source: Section 247.410 — Eligibility to vote for President or Vice President, or electors, only , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors247.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.055 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.055
260.055 Accounts of contributions and expenditures
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Each candidate, the treasurer of each political committee, the treasurer of each petition committee and each person that makes independent expenditures in a total amount of more than $250 in a calendar year shall keep detailed accounts. The accounts shall be current as of not later than the seventh business day after the date of receiving a contribution or making an expenditure or independent expenditure with respect to all contributions received and all expenditures or independent expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or committee that are required to be reported under ORS 260.044 (Statement of independent expenditures) , 260.057 (Electronic campaign finance filing system) , 260.076 (Statements of contributions received during session of Legislative Assembly) or 260.078 (Reporting contributions and expenditures not previously reported) . Subject to ORS 260.085 (Listing of occupation of contributor) , the accounts shall list all information required to be reported under ORS 260.083 (Contents of statements) .

(b) This subsection does not apply to candidates for political party office.

(2) Accounts kept by a candidate, a treasurer of a political committee, a treasurer of a petition committee or a person that makes independent expenditures in a total amount of more than $250 in a calendar year may be inspected under reasonable circumstances at any time before the election to which the accounts refer or during the period specified for retention of the accounts under subsection (3) of this section by any opposing candidate or the treasurer of any political committee for the same electoral contest. The right of inspection may be enforced by writ of mandamus issued by any court of competent jurisdiction. The treasurers of political committees supporting a candidate may be joined with the candidate as defendants in a mandamus proceeding.

(3) Accounts kept by a candidate, a treasurer of a political committee, a treasurer of a petition committee or a person that makes independent expenditures in a total amount of more than $250 in a calendar year shall be preserved by the candidate, treasurer or person for at least two years after the date the statement of the contribution or expenditure is filed under ORS 260.057 (Electronic campaign finance filing system) or the independent expenditure is made. [1971 c.749 §5; 1973 c.744 §6; 1977 c.268 §2; 1979 c.190 §347; 1981 c.234 §10; 1991 c.719 §14; 1991 c.911 §9; 1993 c.493 §59; 2001 c.82 §4; 2003 c.542 §12; 2005 c.809 §32; 2009 c.818 §21; 2010 c.9 §8; 2013 c.758 §4; 2017 c.749 §35; 2019 c.637 §9]

Source: Section 260.055 — Accounts of contributions and expenditures; inspection; preservation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.035 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.035
260.035 Treasurer and statement of organization for political committees and candidates
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than the third business day after a political committee first receives a contribution or makes an expenditure, the political committee shall:

(a) Appoint a treasurer who shall be an elector of this state;

(b) Certify the name and address of the treasurer to the filing officer; and

(c) File a statement of organization under ORS 260.039 (Content of statement of organization of candidate or principal campaign committee) or 260.042 (Content of statement of organization of political committee) .

(2) A candidate may serve as the candidate’s own treasurer or may appoint and certify to the filing officer the name and address of a treasurer. A candidate’s treasurer shall perform all the duties prescribed for the candidate under ORS 260.035 (Treasurer and statement of organization for political committees and candidates) to 260.156 (Rules for reporting expenditures and contributions) .

(3) Contributions shall be received and expenditures made by or through the treasurer of the political committee or the candidate or the treasurer of a principal campaign committee.

(4) Any change in information required under this section shall be indicated in an amended certification filed not later than the 10th day after the change in information. [1971 c.749 §3; 1973 c.744 §2; 1977 c.829 §20; 1979 c.190 §340; 1991 c.719 §62; 1999 c.999 §3; 2011 c.652 §4]

Source: Section 260.035 — Treasurer and statement of organization for political committees and candidates; change in information , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.156 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.156
260.156 Rules for reporting expenditures and contributions
Status: in_force

(1) The Secretary of State may adopt rules for the manner of determining and reporting expenditures and contributions under this chapter, including but not limited to rules for allocation of contributions and expenditures and for determination of fair market value of contributions other than money. Rules adopted under this section shall provide for proportional reporting of expenditures and contributions that benefit more than one candidate or political committee.

(2) The valuation or allocation of any contribution or expenditure under a rule adopted by the Secretary of State before the contribution or expenditure was made or, if it is a continuing contribution or expenditure, the valuation or allocation of that part available to and used on behalf of the candidate after the adoption of the rule, shall be presumed to be the fair market value or allocation of it. [1973 c.744 §11; 1975 c.683 §10; 1975 c.684 §7a; 1979 c.190 §355; 2001 c.965 §64]

Source: Section 260.156 — Rules for reporting expenditures and contributions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 258.150 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.150
258.150 Authority of Secretary of State over recounts
Status: in_force

(1) The Secretary of State shall be responsible for ensuring that the procedures to be used in conducting election recounts assure an accurate recount in the shortest time at the least expense. Whenever demands are filed for a recount of a vote for both a measure and a nomination or office, or for more than one measure, nomination or office, the Secretary of State may determine the most appropriate procedure to be used in conducting the recounts simultaneously.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In all election recounts for the office of President and Vice President of the United States, United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court, Circuit Court, Oregon Senate, Oregon House of Representatives and statewide measures, the Secretary of State shall ensure that county elections officials conduct the recount in a manner that is consistent, transparent, accurate and in accordance with all applicable laws.

(b) The county clerk in each county involved in a recount described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall provide notice to the Secretary of State of the date, time and location of the recount and information regarding all aspects of the recount process, including:

(A) The appointment of counting boards;

(B) The conditions for recount observers;

(C) The manner in which voter intent is determined; and

(D) The counting of ballots.

(c) The Secretary of State shall review the notices and actual recount processes described in paragraph (b) of this subsection to ensure consistency across counties involved in the recount to the degree reasonably practicable. The Secretary of State shall be responsible for the certification of the results of the election or nomination as reported by the county clerks in the counties involved in the recount.

(d) The Secretary of State may adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection. [Formerly 251.625; 2022 c.84 §9]

Source: Section 258.150 — Authority of Secretary of State over recounts; county clerk to provide notice to Secretary of State , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors258.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 251.355 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 251 / Section 251.355
251.355 Filing arguments for or against measure
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than the date specified by the Secretary of State by rule, in a county that prepares a county voters’ pamphlet, any person may file with the county clerk a typewritten argument supporting or opposing any measure to be submitted to the voters on the ballot. The county clerk may not accept any arguments that are not accompanied by the fee established by the Secretary of State or a petition in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. A petition shall contain the signatures of at least four percent of the electors in the county eligible to vote on the measure to which the argument refers, or the signatures of 1,000 electors in the county eligible to vote on the measure to which the argument refers, whichever is less. The number of registered electors in an electoral district, for the purposes of this section, shall be calculated on January 1 of each year. Each person signing the petition shall subscribe to a statement that the person has read and agrees with the argument. The signatures on each petition shall be certified by the county clerk in the manner provided in ORS 249.008 (Verification of signatures by county clerk or Secretary of State) . The petition shall be filed with the county clerk.

(2) The county clerk shall include in the county voters’ pamphlet, on the page of the printed argument, the name of the person who submitted the argument, the name of the organization the person represents, if any, whether the argument supports or opposes the measure and a disclaimer that the argument does not constitute an endorsement by the county and that the county does not warrant the accuracy or truth of any statement made in the argument. [1989 c.1031 §7; 2009 c.11 §23]

Source: Section 251.355 — Filing arguments for or against measure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors251.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 247.005 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.005
247.005 Policy
Status: in_force

(1) Each elector has the right to vote in any election in which the elector:

(a) Is qualified to vote;

(b) Has registered to vote in a manner authorized by law; and

(c) Casts a ballot in a manner authorized by law.

(2) It is the policy of this state that all election laws and procedures shall be established and construed to assist the elector in the exercise of the right of franchise. [1969 c.337 §3; 1979 c.190 §40; 2023 c.600 §1]

Source: Section 247.005 — Policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors247.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 254.565 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 254 / Section 254.565
254.565 Duties of city elections officer after election
Status: in_force

Subject to ORS 254.548 (Individual nominated or elected by write-in votes) , the chief city elections officer:

(1) After the primary election, shall enter in a register of nominations:

(a) The name of each candidate for city office nominated at the primary election.

(b) The office for which the candidate is nominated.

(c) If applicable, the name of the major political party nominating the candidate.

(d) The date of the entry.

(2) After the general election, shall prepare and deliver a certificate of election to each qualified candidate having the most votes for election to a city office.

(3) Not later than the 40th day after any election, shall canvass the vote on each city measure, and if two or more of the approved measures contain conflicting provisions, proclaim which is paramount. [Formerly 249.491; 1987 c.267 §54; 1995 c.712 §68; 1999 c.318 §39; 2005 c.157 §4; 2017 c.749 §31]

Source: Section 254.565 — Duties of city elections officer after election , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 253.645 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.645
253.645 Electors called to active military duty
Status: in_force

In the event of a national emergency, the Secretary of State shall assure that any elector called to active military duty is not unnecessarily denied the opportunity to vote simply because of military duty. [1991 c.71 §14]

Source: Section 253.645 — Electors called to active military duty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors253.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.078 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.078
260.078 Reporting contributions and expenditures not previously reported
Status: in_force

If the first statement filed by a candidate, a candidate’s principal campaign committee, a petition committee or a political committee under ORS 260.057 (Electronic campaign finance filing system) shows an unexpended balance of contributions not previously reported on hand, the statement shall list all contributions and expenditures giving rise to the unexpended balance of contributions in accordance with ORS 260.083 (Contents of statements) . [1981 c.234 §7 (enacted in lieu of 260.072); 2003 c.542 §13; 2005 c.797 §12; 2005 c.809 §33; 2017 c.749 §37]

Source: Section 260.078 — Reporting contributions and expenditures not previously reported , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 248.035 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.035
248.035 Transfer of property
Status: in_force

(1) At the organizational meeting of a county central committee:

(a) The officers of the retiring county central committee shall make available to the committee the property, records and funds owned or controlled by the retiring committee.

(b) The committee next shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and other officers the committee considers necessary. The persons elected to the offices need not be members of the county central committee. The committee shall determine the term of each office. Only a newly elected precinct committeeperson may vote on the election of committee officers.

(2) The elected chairperson, within 48 hours of the chairperson’s election, shall send a list of the officers of the committee to the county elections official and to the state central committee.

(3) Only a newly elected precinct committeeperson or a person appointed or selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may vote to fill a vacancy in a committee office. Immediately before a meeting of the county central committee at which there may be an election to fill a vacancy in a committee office, the chairperson shall obtain from the county elections official a list of committee members. The list shall determine the eligibility of a precinct committeeperson to vote to fill a vacancy in a committee office. [1965 c.407 §9(1),(2),(3),(4); 1973 c.773 §5; 1975 c.779 §7; 1979 c.190 §81; 2005 c.506 §4; 2019 c.675 §24]

Source: Section 248.035 — Transfer of property; election of officers; notice of election; eligibility to vote , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors248.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 254.074 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 254 / Section 254.074
254.074 County elections security plan
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Each county clerk shall file a county elections security plan with the Secretary of State not later than:

(A) A date established for each calendar year by the Secretary of State by rule; and

(B) One business day after any revision is made to the county elections security plan.

(b) A county elections security plan shall include, but is not limited to:

(A) A written security agreement entered into with any vendor handling ballots;

(B) Security procedures for transporting ballots;

(C) Security procedures at official places of deposit for ballots;

(D) Security procedures for processing ballots;

(E) Security procedures for ensuring the integrity of printed ballots;

(F) Cybersecurity procedures for the process of casting and tallying ballots that are consistent with best practices recommended by federal authorities such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security or the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the United States Department of Commerce;

(G) Security procedures governing election observers;

(H) Security procedures for ballots located in county elections work areas, buildings and storage areas;

(I) Security procedures for vote tally systems, including computer access to vote tally systems;

(J) The number and location of all video surveillance cameras within the elections office;

(K) Security procedures for scanning ballots into a vote tally system before the date of the election, if applicable;

(L) Post-election ballot security; and

(M) Any other security measure that the Secretary of State requires by rule.

(2) A security plan, and all communications relating to the development and review of a security plan, developed and filed under subsection (1) of this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) .

(3) For each election, at the time the county clerk certifies the results of an election, the clerk shall submit to the Secretary of State a record of:

(a) The number of ballot envelopes received.

(b) The number of ballot envelopes accepted.

(c) The number of ballot envelopes not accepted.

(d) The number of ballot envelopes rejected.

(e) The number of tallied ballots.

(4) A county clerk may not scan ballots as described in ORS 254.478 (Preparation for counting ballots) unless the Secretary of State reviews and approves a security plan described in subsection (1) of this section. [2001 c.965 §48; 2009 c.592 §2; 2013 c.679 §1; 2023 c.600 §4]

Source: Section 254.074 — County elections security plan; submission of ballot information to Secretary of State; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 250.285 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.285
250.285 Preparation of ballot titles by city governing body
Status: in_force

(1) When the city governing body refers a measure to the people, a ballot title for the measure may be prepared by the body. The ballot title shall be filed with the city elections officer.

(2) If the title is not prepared under subsection (1) of this section, when the measure is filed with the city elections officer, the officer shall send one copy to the city attorney. Not later than the fifth business day after receiving the copy, the city attorney shall provide a ballot title for the measure and send a copy of it to the city governing body and the city elections officer. [1979 c.190 §165; 1985 c.808 §29; 2017 c.749 §21]

Source: Section 250.285 — Preparation of ballot titles by city governing body , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors250.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 254.415 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 254 / Section 254.415
254.415 Challenging ballot of person offering to vote
Status: in_force

(1) The county clerk, an elections official or any elector shall challenge the ballot of any person offering to vote whom the clerk, official or elector knows or suspects not to be qualified as an elector.

(2) The clerk, official or elector challenging the ballot shall make, under oath or affirmation before a county clerk or other elections official, a written and numbered statement of challenge. The statement shall contain the name and residence address of the challenger, the name of the person challenged and a statement of the facts upon which the challenge is based.

(3) A person’s ballot may be challenged at any time before the ballot is removed from its return envelope for processing. [Formerly 250.350; 1981 c.142 §4; 1985 c.808 §38; 1991 c.14 §1; 1995 c.607 §81; 1999 c.410 §55; 2007 c.154 §37]

Source: Section 254.415 — Challenging ballot of person offering to vote; statement of challenge , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 260.555 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.555
260.555 Prohibitions relating to petitions
Status: in_force

(1) A person attempting to obtain signatures on, or causing to be circulated, a petition or prospective petition that is being circulated in accordance with the laws of this state may not knowingly make any false statement regarding the contents, meaning or effect of the petition or prospective petition to any person who signs it, attempts to sign it, is requested to sign it or requests information concerning it.

(2) If a person knows that a petition, or prospective petition, that is otherwise being circulated in accordance with the laws of this state contains a false signature, the person may not attempt to obtain signatures on, cause to be circulated, or file with a filing officer, the petition or prospective petition.

(3) If a person knows that another person is not qualified to sign a petition or prospective petition that is being circulated in accordance with the laws of this state, the person may not attempt to obtain the signature of the other person on the petition or prospective petition.

(4) A person may not knowingly sign more than once any petition or prospective petition that is being circulated in accordance with the laws of this state, knowingly sign such petition or prospective petition when not qualified to sign it, or sign such petition or prospective petition in any name other than the person’s own.

(5) A public official or employee may not knowingly make a false certification concerning a petition or prospective petition that is circulated in accordance with the laws of this state. [1979 c.190 §376; 2001 c.489 §1; 2023 c.600 §15]

Source: Section 260.555 — Prohibitions relating to petitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 249.712 — OR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.712
249.712 Acceptance of nomination
Status: in_force

(1) To complete a nomination, the nominee must accept the nomination.

(2) The acceptance of the nominee may be indorsed upon the certificate of nomination and signed by the nominee, or it may be indorsed by a letter or telegram from the nominee attached to the certificate and filed with it. If the acceptance does not accompany the certificate of nomination, the nominee, at any time after the certificate is filed and before the time for filing nominations for the office has expired, may file an acceptance in the same manner and in the same office where the certificate is filed. The officer with whom the acceptance is filed shall indorse it and attach it to the certificate of nomination to which it refers. [Formerly 249.760]

Source: Section 249.712 — Acceptance of nomination , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors249.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).