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OR Rev Stat § 251.365 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.365 - Cost of pamphlet preparation; allocation of revenue.

(1) Any county clerk preparing, printing and distributing a county voters’ pamphlet may apportion the cost of preparing, printing and distributing the county voters’ pamphlet as a cost of the election according to the formula established by the Secretary of State for the allocation of election costs. The apportioned election costs shall be reduced for each electoral district by the amount of any revenue received by the county clerk from the submission of candidate portraits, statements and arguments for that electoral district. (2) Any revenue collected by the county clerk from the submission of candidate portraits, statements or arguments for any electoral district which may exceed the apportioned cost of the election for that electoral district shall be applied to reduce the shared costs of the election for all remaining electoral districts. [1989 c.1031 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 251.375 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.375 - Exception to ORS 251.365 for certain districts.

ORS 251.365 does not apply to any special district for which the county clerk is required to hold elections if the special district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the county clerk that the special district is unable to pay the apportioned expenses of the voters’ pamphlet as determined under ORS 251.365. If the special district is unable to pay, the expenses apportioned to that district may be apportioned among the other electoral districts participating in the election. [1989 c.1031 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 251.385 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.385 - "Electoral district" defined for ORS 251.345 to 251.375.

As used in ORS 251.345 to 251.375, "electoral district" means the county or a city, or district as defined in ORS 255.012 located within the county. [1989 c.1031 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 251.395 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.395 - Content of statements and arguments; notice of material that may be excluded.

(1) Statements and arguments submitted for inclusion in a county voters’ pamphlet by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, or a person supporting or opposing a measure shall consist only of words or numbers. (2) The county clerk shall specify on any instructions for filing a statement, argument or other material in the voters’ pamphlet that the statement, argument or material may be excluded under ORS 251.415. [1989 c.1031 §11; 1993 c.351 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 251.405 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.405 - Names or titles of persons or names of organizations excluded from arguments and statements; exceptions; prohibitions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the county clerk may not print the name or title of a person or the name of an organization in an argument supporting or opposing any measure or a statement of any candidate, filed for inclusion in a county voters’ pamphlet, if the name or title of the person or the name of the organization is cited as supporting or endorsing the argument or statement. (2) The county clerk may print the name or title of a person or the name of an organization in an argument or statement submitted for inclusion in a county voters’ pamphlet as supporting or endorsing the argument or statement if: (a) Not later than the deadline for filing an argument or statement with the county clerk, the county clerk receives a statement signed by the person, or by an authorized person on behalf of an organization, stating that the person consents to the use of the name or title of the person or the name of the organization; or (b) The name or title of a person or the name of an organization is used with a quotation made by the person or by an authorized person on behalf of an organization, the quotation was disseminated to the public prior to its inclusion in the argument or statement and the quotation is identified by its source and date. (3) A person may not: (a) Submit a false signature under subsection (2) of this section; or (b) Alter the manner in which a person signing a statement of consent described in subsection (2) of this section designates the person’s name or title or the name of the organization the person represents to appear in the argument or statement. This paragraph does not prohibit revisions allowed or required under ORS 251.415. [1989 c.1031 §12; 1993 c.493 §22; 2003 c.233 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 251.415 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.415 - Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded.

(1) The county clerk shall reject any statement, argument or other matter offered for filing and printing in a county voters’ pamphlet which: (a) Contains any obscene, profane or defamatory language; (b) Incites or advocates hatred, abuse or violence toward any person or group; or (c) Contains any language which may not legally be circulated through the mails. (2) Nothing in this chapter shall make the author of any statement or argument exempt from any civil or criminal action because of any defamatory statements offered for printing or contained in the voters’ pamphlet. The persons writing, signing or offering a statement or argument for filing shall be deemed its authors and publishers. (3) The county clerk shall by rule establish a procedure to notify a person who offered a statement, argument or other matter that was rejected pursuant to this section. Subject to voters’ pamphlet deadlines, the procedure shall require the county clerk to: (a) Make reasonable attempts to notify the person of the rejection; and (b) Allow the person, if notified pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, to revise the statement so that it does not violate the provisions of this section. [1989 c.1031 §13; 1993 c.351 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 251.425 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.425 - Format of candidate’s statement.

The candidate’s statement in a county voters’ pamphlet shall begin with a summary of the following: Occupation, educational and occupational background, and prior governmental experience. [1989 c.1031 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 251.430 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.430 - Exemption from public records law.

Notwithstanding ORS 192.311 to 192.478 relating to public records, materials filed by a candidate for inclusion in a county voters’ pamphlet and arguments supporting or opposing a measure filed by any person for inclusion in a county voters’ pamphlet are exempt from public inspection until the fourth business day after the final date for filing the materials. [1989 c.1031 §15; 1993 c.493 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 251.435 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.435 - Statements and arguments inadmissible in action to enjoin publication of pamphlet.

Material submitted for inclusion in any state or county voters’ pamphlet shall not be admitted as evidence in any suit or action against the county clerk to restrain or enjoin the publication of the voters’ pamphlet. [1989 c.1031 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 251.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.520

[1955 c.498 §2; 1957 c.218 §2; 1963 c.351 §4; 1965 c.124 §1; 1975 c.675 §22; 1979 c.190 §324; renumbered 258.161]
OR Rev Stat § 251.540 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.540

[1955 c.498 §5; 1963 c.351 §5; 1979 c.190 §326; renumbered 258.181]
OR Rev Stat § 251.550 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.550

[1955 c.498 §4; 1957 c.218 §3; 1963 c.351 §6; 1965 c.124 §2; 1975 c.675 §23; 1979 c.190 §327; renumbered 258.190]
OR Rev Stat § 251.560 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.560

[1955 c.498 §6; 1957 c.218 §4; 1963 c.351 §7; 1975 c.675 §24; 1979 c.190 §328; renumbered 258.200]
OR Rev Stat § 251.570 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.570

[1955 c.498 §7; 1957 c.218 §5; 1979 c.190 §329; renumbered 258.211]
OR Rev Stat § 251.590 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.590

[1955 c.498 §9; 1957 c.218 §7; 1963 c.351 §8; 1979 c.190 §330; renumbered 258.221]
OR Rev Stat § 251.600 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.600

[1955 c.498 §10; 1957 c.218 §8; 1963 c.351 §9; 1979 c.190 §332; renumbered 258.241]
OR Rev Stat § 251.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.610

[1955 c.498 §11; 1957 c.218 §9; 1963 c.351 §10; 1971 c.743 §348; 1979 c.190 §333; renumbered 258.250]
OR Rev Stat § 251.615 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.615

[1963 c.351 §3; 1979 c.190 §335; renumbered 258.270]
OR Rev Stat § 251.625 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.625

[1963 c.351 §2; 1979 c.190 §323; renumbered 258.150]
OR Rev Stat § 251.630 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.630

[1969 c.272 §2; 1979 c.190 §331; renumbered 258.231]
OR Rev Stat § 251.635 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.635

[1969 c.272 §3; 1979 c.190 §334; renumbered 258.260]
OR Rev Stat § 251.640 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.640

[1973 c.657 §2; 1975 c.675 §25; 1979 c.190 §336; renumbered 258.280]
OR Rev Stat § 251.645 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.645

[1973 c.657 §3; 1975 c.675 §26; 1979 c.190 §337; renumbered 258.290]
OR Rev Stat § 251.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.650

[1973 c.657 §4; 1979 c.190 §338; renumbered 258.300]
OR Rev Stat § 252.060 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 252 - (Former Provisions)|Section 252.060

[Amended by 1957 c.311 §3; 1961 c.533 §39; 1977 c.829 §14; 1979 c.190 §124; renumbered 249.205]
OR Rev Stat § 252.810 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 252 - (Former Provisions)|Section 252.810

[1961 c.93 §2; 1979 c.190 §114; 1979 c.587 §5; renumbered 249.072]
OR Rev Stat § 253.005 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.005 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter: (1) "Clerk" means the county clerk. (2) "County clerk" means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. (3) "Elector" means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution. (4) "Absent elector" means a person to whom the county clerk has issued a ballot prior to the date that ballots are mailed to electors as provided in ORS 254.470 (2)(a) or (b). [1979 c.190 §201; 1979 c.317 §10a; 1999 c.410 §27; 2007 c.154 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 253.070 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.070 - Return of ballot from absent elector.

(1) Upon receipt of a ballot the absent elector shall mark it and comply with the instructions provided with the ballot. The absent elector may return the marked ballot to the office of the clerk, by any appropriate means. (2) If the absent elector returns the marked ballot by any means other than by mail, the ballot must be received by a county clerk not later than 8 p.m. of the day of the election. (3) If the absent elector returns the marked ballot by mail: (a) The ballot must be received by a county clerk not later than 8 p.m. on the day of the election; or (b) The ballot must: (A) Have a postal indicator showing that the ballot was mailed not later than the date of the election; and (B) Be received at the office of the county clerk not later than seven calendar days after the date of the election. (4) If the elector returns the ballot by mail, and a postal indicator is not present or legible, the ballot shall be considered to be mailed on the date of the election and may be counted if the ballot is received no later than seven calendar days after the election. (5) If a county clerk receives a marked ballot for an elector who does not reside in the clerk’s county, the ballot shall be forwarded to the county clerk of the county in which the elector resides not later than the eighth day after the election. (6) As used in this section, "postal indicator" has the meaning given that term in ORS 254.470. [Amended by 1957 c.641 §5; 1969 c.676 §3; 1979 c.190 §208; 1995 c.742 §13; 2013 c.520 §2; 2021 c.551 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 253.080 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.080 - Duties of clerk on receipt of ballot; manner of counting ballots.

(1) Upon receipt of an envelope containing a marked ballot from an absent elector, the clerk shall keep it safely in the office and, before delivering the ballot for counting, shall compare the signature of the absent elector that appears on the ballot envelope with that upon the elector’s registration record. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, ballots for absent electors shall be counted and returns shall be made, as nearly as possible, in the same manner as for other ballots cast at the election. [Amended by 1957 c.641 §6; 1961 c.92 §1; 1979 c.190 §209; 1991 c.107 §9; 1999 c.410 §30; 2013 c.520 §3; 2015 c.169 §1; 2021 c.551 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 253.300 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.300

[1971 c.27 §2; 1979 c.190 §56; renumbered 247.435]
OR Rev Stat § 253.500 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.500 - Construction of military or overseas elector law.

ORS 253.500 to 253.640 shall be liberally construed so that all military or overseas electors may be given an opportunity to fully exercise their voting rights. [Formerly 253.670; 2013 c.520 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 253.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.510 - Definitions for ORS 253.500 to 253.640.

As used in ORS 253.500 to 253.640, "military or overseas elector" means a resident of this state absent from the place of residence and: (1) Serving in the Armed Forces of the United States or who has been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States for not more than 30 days; (2) Serving in the Merchant Marine of the United States or who has been discharged from the Merchant Marine of the United States for not more than 30 days; or (3) Temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia. [1955 c.332 §1; 1957 c.641 §14; 1969 c.261 §1; 1979 c.190 §217; 1993 c.493 §26; 2013 c.520 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 253.515 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.515 - Military or overseas elector procedures to conform to procedures for absent elector ballots.

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 253.500 to 253.640, procedures relating to military or overseas electors’ ballots shall be as nearly as possible the same as procedures for other absent electors’ ballots. [1979 c.190 §218; 1985 c.720 §4; 2013 c.520 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 253.530 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.530 - Voting by spouse and dependents of military or overseas elector.

(1) A spouse or dependent of a military or overseas elector, temporarily living outside the county or city in which is situated the last home residence in this state of the spouse or dependent, may vote in the same manner as a military or overseas elector. (2) A spouse or dependent of a military or overseas elector, not previously a resident of this state who intends to reside in this state, shall be considered a resident of this state for voting purposes, and may vote in the same manner as a military or overseas elector. The spouse or dependent shall be considered to have resided for more than 30 days at the last residence of the military or overseas elector in this state. [1955 c.332 §16; 1957 c.641 §15; 1965 c.153 §1; 1977 c.508 §11; 1979 c.190 §219; 2013 c.520 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 253.540 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.540 - Application for ballot by military or overseas elector.

(1) Any military or overseas elector may secure a ballot by submitting an application as specified in subsection (2) of this section to the clerk of the county of the military or overseas elector’s residence, or to the Secretary of State. If the application is addressed to the Secretary of State, the secretary shall forward it to the appropriate county clerk. (2) An application for a ballot by a military or overseas elector shall be made in the form of a written request and may be submitted by mail, electronic mail, a facsimile machine or other means identified by the Secretary of State by rule. The application shall be valid for every subsequent election until the elector otherwise notifies the clerk or is no longer an elector of the county. The application shall be signed by the applicant and contain: (a) The name and current mailing address of the applicant; (b) A statement that the applicant is a citizen of the United States; (c) A statement that the applicant will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the election; (d) A statement that for more than 20 days preceding the election the applicant’s home residence has been in this state, and giving the address of the last home residence; (e) A statement of the facts that qualify the applicant as a military or overseas elector or as the spouse or a dependent of a military or overseas elector; (f) A statement that the applicant is not requesting a ballot from any other state and is not voting in any other manner in the election except by the requested ballot; and (g) If the applicant desires to vote in a primary election, a designation of the applicant’s political party affiliation or a statement that the applicant is not affiliated with any political party. An applicant not affiliated with any political party may request a ballot for a major political party. The applicant shall be sent the ballot for the political party that the applicant requested if that political party has provided under ORS 254.365 for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any political party. [1955 c.332 §§7,8; 1957 c.641 §16; 1973 c.827 §25; 1975 c.675 §31; 1979 c.190 §220; 1979 c.519 §26; 1987 c.719 §7; 1991 c.168 §2; 1995 c.712 §49; 1999 c.999 §43; 2013 c.520 §8; 2019 c.675 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 253.545 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.545 - County clerk duties upon receipt of application; application as registration.

(1) Upon receipt of an application made under ORS 253.540, the county clerk, without regard to whether the applicant is an elector of the county, shall mail the materials prescribed in ORS 253.065 to the applicant. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapter 247, the completed and signed application submitted under ORS 253.540 shall constitute a valid registration for the applicant. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the county clerk receives an application from a military or overseas elector after the fifth day before an election, the county clerk need not mail the ballot for that election but may deliver the ballot by making it available in the office of the clerk. [1979 c.190 §221; 1981 c.485 §2; 1993 c.493 §27; 2013 c.520 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 253.550 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 253 - Absent Electors|Section 253.550 - Applications made under federal statutes.

Whenever provision is made for absentee voting by a statute of the United States, including the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff (Public Law 99-410), an application for a ballot made under that law may be given the same effect as an application for a ballot made under ORS 253.500 to 253.640. [1955 c.332 §2; 1979 c.190 §222; 1991 c.71 §12; 2013 c.520 §10]