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OR Rev Stat § 248.015 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.015 - Precinct committeepersons; qualifications; election; vote required; term.

(1) A precinct committeeperson shall be a representative of the major political party in the precinct. At the primary election a major political party shall elect from its members a precinct committeeperson for every 250 electors, or major fraction thereof, who are registered in the precinct 251 days before the primary election. In any event the political party members of a precinct shall be entitled to elect not less than two committeepersons in the precinct. A person may not hold office as precinct committeeperson in more than one precinct. (2) A member of a major political party who meets the party membership requirements set forth in ORS 249.046 may become a candidate for precinct committeeperson of the precinct in which the person is registered, of a precinct within the same county adjoining that precinct or of a precinct that is both in the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the person is registered, by filing a declaration of candidacy described in ORS 249.031, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (3) ORS 249.031 (1)(i) does not apply to declarations of candidacy for candidates for precinct committeeperson. (4) A member of the major political party who has been a member of that party for 180 days before the primary election may be elected by write-in votes as precinct committeeperson of the precinct in which the member is registered, of a precinct within the same county adjoining that precinct or of a precinct that is both in the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the person is registered. A member elected by write-in votes must meet the requirements for write-in candidates set forth in this section and ORS 248.019 or 248.021. (5) Unless a qualified person receives at least three votes, no person is deemed to have been elected as precinct committeeperson and the office of precinct committeeperson shall be vacant. (6) The term of office of a precinct committeeperson is from the 24th day after the date of the primary election until the 24th day after the date of the next following primary election. (7) A precinct committeeperson is not considered a public officer. [1965 c.407 §§3, 7; subsection (6) enacted as 1967 c.540 §3(3); 1969 c.282 §1; 1977 c.199 §1; 1977 c.644 §1; 1979 c.190 §73; 1981 c.862 §1; 1991 c.87 §1; 1991 c.107 §3; 1995 c.712 §17; 2019 c.675 §26]
OR Rev Stat § 248.017 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.017 - Candidacy for office of precinct committeeperson by person who attains age of 18 years after deadline for filing declaration of candidacy.

Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 248.015, an otherwise qualified person who will attain the age of 18 years after the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson and on or before the date of the primary election, and who is registered as a member of the major political party not later than 180 days before the date of the primary election, is eligible to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson, to be listed on the ballot and to be elected to the office, including by write-in votes. [1993 c.583 §2; 1995 c.712 §18; 2019 c.675 §27]
OR Rev Stat § 248.019 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.019 - Write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson; process.

(1) Subject to ORS 248.015 (4), a person may participate as a write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson by filing with the county elections official a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration shall be made on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule and must be filed no later than 8 p.m. on the date of the election. The form prescribed by the secretary must require that the person: (a) States that the person will serve as a precinct committeeperson if elected; (b) Requests that the county elections official count any write-in votes received by the write-in candidate; and (c) Attests that the person is legally qualified to serve as a precinct committeeperson. (2) Upon receipt of the form filed under subsection (1) of this section, the county elections official shall determine whether the person meets the qualifications to serve as a precinct committeeperson. If the county elections official determines that the person meets the qualifications, the county elections official shall record the write-in votes received by the person during that election. (3) If no person qualifies as a candidate or write-in candidate for a position of precinct committeeperson, that position shall be vacant. [2019 c.675 §16] Note: 248.019 and 248.021 were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 248 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 248.021 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.021 - Nomination of separate elector as precinct committeeperson.

(1) An elector may nominate a separate elector as a write-in candidate for the office of precinct committeeperson if the elector making the nomination submits, not later than 8 p.m. on the date of the primary election, a write-in nomination on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule. The write-in nomination shall: (a) Certify that both the elector making the nomination and the write-in candidate: (A) Are members of the same major political party; and (B) Reside in the same county and within the same district boundary for the House of Representatives listed in ORS 188.300. (b) Request that the county elections official count any write-in votes received by the write-in candidate. (2) An elector who is nominated as a write-in candidate under this section is not eligible for election to the office of precinct committeeperson unless: (a) The write-in candidate meets the qualifications set forth in ORS 248.015 (4); and (b) The write-in candidate receives three or more votes. [2019 c.675 §17; 2021 s.s. c.2 §8] Note: See note under 248.019.
OR Rev Stat § 248.023 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.023 - Certificates of election; acceptance of office; list of precinct committeepersons; offices declared vacant when no committeeperson elected.

(1) Not later than the 20th day after a primary election, the county elections official shall mail a certificate of election to each newly elected precinct committeeperson within the county. The county elections official also shall mail an "Acceptance of Office" form to each person elected by write-in votes to the office of precinct committeeperson who was nominated under ORS 248.021. The form shall include a statement to be signed by the person elected that the person is qualified to hold the office. (2) A person elected by write-in votes to the office of precinct committeeperson shall be certified for the office by filing with the county elections official, not later than the 27th day after the date of the primary election, a signed "Acceptance of Office" form. (3) Not later than the 31st day after a primary election, the county elections official shall prepare, maintain and furnish to the chairpersons of the respective retiring county central committees within the county and the chairpersons of the state central committees, a list of the party precinct committeepersons elected and certified. At the same time the county elections official shall declare the other offices of precinct committeeperson vacant. [1965 c.407 §§4,5; 1975 c.779 §5; 1977 c.644 §2; 1979 c.190 §74; 1987 c.267 §10; 1995 c.607 §75; 1995 c.712 §19; 2019 c.675 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 248.024 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.024 - Resignation or ineligibility of precinct committeeperson.

(1) A precinct committeeperson may resign from the office by filing a written notification of resignation with the county elections official. Upon receipt of this notification, the county elections official shall: (a) Remove the name of the person from the list of precinct committeepersons. (b) Declare that office vacant. (c) Notify the appropriate county central committee. (2)(a) The county central committee shall notify the county elections official when a precinct committeeperson changes party registration or dies or when a precinct committeeperson ceases to be registered in: (A) The precinct in which the committeeperson was elected; (B) A precinct adjoining the precinct in which the committeeperson was elected that is within the same county; or (C) A precinct that is both within the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the committeeperson was elected. (b) Upon receipt of this notification, if the county elections official determines that the notification is correct, the county elections official shall: (A) Remove the name of the person from the list of precinct committeepersons. (B) Declare that office vacant. [Formerly 248.047; 2019 c.675 §20]
OR Rev Stat § 248.025 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.025

[1965 c.407 §6; 1979 c.190 §79; renumbered 248.031]
OR Rev Stat § 248.026 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.026 - Selection of precinct committeeperson to fill vacancy; effective date of selection; term; powers.

(1) The members of a county central committee may fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson by selecting a member of the major political party who is registered in: (a) The precinct in which the vacancy exists; (b) A precinct adjoining the precinct in which the vacancy exists that is within the same county; or (c) A precinct that is both within the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the vacancy exists. (2) When a county central committee votes to select a person to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson, the chairperson of the committee shall give written notice to the county elections official of the proposed selection. The selection shall take effect when the county elections official upon timely verification of eligibility, places the name of the person selected on the list of precinct committeepersons. The county elections official shall then send written notice of the selection to the person and the county central committee. (3) A person selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may be removed from office at the pleasure of the central committee, but, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, otherwise shall hold the office for the unexpired term and shall have the powers, duties and privileges of an elected precinct committeeperson. (4) A person selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may not vote on the election of county central committee officers at the organizational meeting of the committee as provided in ORS 248.035. A person selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may vote to fill any vacancy in a committee office after the organizational meeting. [Formerly 248.055; 1987 c.620 §1; 2005 c.506 §3; 2019 c.675 §21]
OR Rev Stat § 248.027 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.027 - Committeeperson to continue on central committee despite change in precinct.

A precinct committeeperson who represents a precinct which is subsequently combined, consolidated or abolished shall continue to be a member of the county central committee until the end of that committeeperson’s regular term of office. [Formerly 248.057]
OR Rev Stat § 248.029 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.029 - Recall procedure.

(1) Except as provided in this section, the provisions for recall of a public officer under ORS 249.002 to 249.013 and 249.865 to 249.877, apply to a recall election of a precinct committeeperson. (2) A precinct committeeperson may be recalled by a petition signed by the number of party members equal to not less than 25 percent of the number of party members who voted in the precinct as it existed at the preceding primary election. The petitioners shall state in not more than 200 words on the recall petition the reasons for the recall. If the precinct committeeperson resigns, the resignation shall take effect on the date of the resignation. If the precinct committeeperson does not resign before the fifth day after the petition is filed with the county elections official, a special election shall be ordered by the county elections official to be held not later than the 25th day after the petition is filed to determine whether the precinct committeeperson will be recalled. The recall election shall be held in the precinct as it existed when the committeeperson was elected. On the ballot shall be printed the reasons for the recall stated in the recall petition, and, in not more than 200 words, the precinct committeeperson’s justification of the committeeperson’s actions in office. The precinct committeeperson shall continue to perform duties of the office until the result of the special election is declared. (3) The cost of the election shall be paid by the county central committee of the party of the precinct committeeperson. [Formerly 248.053; 1981 c.173 §19; 1987 c.267 §11; 1995 c.712 §20; 2019 c.675 §22]
OR Rev Stat § 248.031 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.031 - Precinct committeepersons as county central committee; status and functions of committee.

The precinct committeepersons of the county shall constitute the county central committee of their party. The county central committee of each major political party is the highest party authority in county party matters and may adopt rules or resolutions for any matter of party government within the county which is not controlled by the laws of this state. [Formerly 248.025]
OR Rev Stat § 248.033 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.033 - Organizational meeting; notice.

(1) The organizational meeting of a county central committee shall be held no less frequently than every 25 months. (2) The retiring county central committee shall prepare a written notice designating the time, date and place of the meeting and file a copy of the notice with the county elections official not later than the 40th day before the date of the meeting. The retiring county central committee also shall send by postal mail or electronic mail a copy of the notice to the state central committee. (3) Upon request of a county central committee, the county elections official shall provide the county central committee, without charge, a list of the names, addresses and other contact information, including electronic mail addresses or telephone numbers, of persons holding the office of precinct committeeperson for that major political party on the date the county elections official receives notice of an organizational meeting under subsection (2) of this section. (4) The chairperson of the retiring county central committee shall send by postal mail or electronic mail a copy of the notice of the time, date and place of the meeting, not later than the 10th day before the meeting, to each member of the county central committee. If permitted by the bylaws of the county central committee, the county central committee may notify members by means other than by postal mail or electronic mail. [1965 c.407 §8; 1975 c.779 §6; 1977 c.644 §3; 1979 c.190 §80; 1981 c.862 §2; 1987 c.267 §12; 1995 c.712 §21; 2005 c.506 §1; 2019 c.299 §2; 2019 c.675 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 248.035 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.035 - Transfer of property; election of officers; notice of election; eligibility to vote.

(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]
OR Rev Stat § 248.043 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.043 - Procedure if meeting not called; filling vacancies when no precinct committeeperson elected; term of appointee; notice to county clerk.

If a newly elected county central committee fails to meet or to organize or if no person within a county is elected by a major political party as a precinct committeeperson, the chairperson of the retiring state central committee shall appoint a temporary chairperson of the county central committee. The temporary chairperson shall call an organizational meeting and organize the committee as provided by applicable provisions of ORS 248.033 and 248.035. A temporary chairperson appointed when no precinct committeeperson is elected may appoint members to fill the vacancies in the office of precinct committeeperson for the precinct in which the persons are registered. A person so appointed may be removed from office at the pleasure of the central committee, but otherwise shall hold the office of precinct committeeperson for the unexpired term and shall have the powers, duties and privileges of a precinct committeeperson. When a person is appointed to the office of precinct committeeperson pursuant to this subsection, the temporary chairperson shall notify, in writing, the county elections official of the appointment. The county elections official shall place the name of the person appointed on the list of precinct committeepersons. [1965 c.407 §9(5),(6); 1979 c.190 §82; 2019 c.675 §25]
OR Rev Stat § 248.045 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.045 - Proxies prohibited; bylaws or rules; executive committee functions; voting privileges.

Proxies in no instance shall be permitted to participate at any county central committee meeting. At any meeting of the county central committee, the committee may: (1) Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws or rules for the government of the political party in the county. (2) By the adoption of bylaws or of a resolution, select an executive committee and authorize the executive committee to exercise those powers delegated to it by the central committee including, but not limited to, the power to fill a vacancy in the office of committeeperson pursuant to ORS 248.026. In no event may the central committee delegate, or the executive committee exercise, the power to elect a person to, or fill a vacancy in a committee office. The persons selected as the executive committee need not be members of the county central committee. (3) Except as provided by ORS 248.035 (3), grant participation and voting privileges to a: (a) Person who holds a public office or an office of a political party. (b) Person who has been nominated for a public office at the preceding primary election. (c) Member of the executive committee of the county central committee. [1965 c.407 §10; 1979 c.190 §83; 1987 c.267 §13; 1995 c.712 §22]
OR Rev Stat § 248.047 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.047

[1965 c.407 §11; 1967 c.540 §1; 1975 c.779 §8; 1979 c.190 §75; renumbered 248.024]
OR Rev Stat § 248.053 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.053

[1967 c.540 §4; 1979 c.190 §78; renumbered 248.029]
OR Rev Stat § 248.055 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.055

[1965 c.407 §12; 1967 c.540 §2; 1975 c.779 §9; 1979 c.190 §76; renumbered 248.026]
OR Rev Stat § 248.057 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.057

[1967 c.124 §2; 1979 c.190 §77; renumbered 248.027]
OR Rev Stat § 248.072 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors|Section 248.072 - Authority of state central committee.

The state central committee is the highest party authority in the state and may adopt rules or resolutions for any matter of party government which is not controlled by the laws of this state. [1979 c.190 §84]