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OR Rev Stat § 246.910 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws; Vote Recording Systems|Section 246.910 - Appeal from Secretary of State, county clerk or other elections official to courts; deadline for filing.

(1) A person adversely affected by any act or failure to act by the Secretary of State, a county clerk, a city elections officer or any other county, city or district official under any election law, or by any order, rule, directive or instruction made by the Secretary of State, a county clerk, a city elections officer or any other county, city or district official under any election law, may appeal therefrom to the circuit court for the county in which the act or failure to act occurred or in which the order, rule, directive or instruction was made. (2) An appeal described in subsection (1) of this section of an order of the Secretary of State approving or disapproving a state initiative petition for circulation for the purpose of obtaining signatures of electors must be filed within 60 days following the date the order is served. (3) Any party to the appeal proceedings in the circuit court under subsection (1) of this section may appeal from the decision of the circuit court to the Court of Appeals. (4) The circuit courts and Court of Appeals, in their discretion, may give precedence on their dockets to appeals under this section as the circumstances may require. (5) The remedy provided in this section is cumulative and does not exclude any other remedy against any act or failure to act by the Secretary of State, a county clerk, a city elections officer or any other county, city or district official under any election law or against any order, rule, directive or instruction made by the Secretary of State, a county clerk, a city elections officer or any other county, city or district official under any election law. [1957 c.608 §19; 1975 c.227 §2; 1979 c.190 §38; 1983 c.514 §3; 1995 c.607 §10; 2005 c.797 §26]
OR Rev Stat § 247.002 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.002 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter: (1) "County clerk" means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. (2) "Elector" means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, Oregon Constitution. (3) "Registration card" means a state voter registration card approved by the Secretary of State under ORS 247.171, a federal voter registration application form prescribed by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31) or an electronic record containing an individual’s legal name, age, residence and citizenship information and electronic signature submitted to the Department of Transportation in the manner described in ORS 247.017. [1979 c.190 §39; 1993 c.713 §1; 2015 c.8 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 247.005 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.005 - Policy.

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]
OR Rev Stat § 247.007 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.007 - When ballot considered legally cast; when vote counted; prohibition on voting more than once in same election.

(1) A ballot shall be considered legally cast if the person casting the ballot is an elector at the time the ballot is cast. (2) A vote for a particular candidate or on a measure shall be counted if the elector is qualified to vote for the particular candidate or on the measure. (3) If an elector has voted in any election, the elector may not register or update a registration and vote in any election held on the same date. [1989 c.175 §2; 1993 c.713 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 247.009 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.009 - Qualification to vote in political subdivision.

Unless specifically provided otherwise, a person may vote in an election of a political subdivision of this state only if the person is an elector registered in the political subdivision. [1983 c.83 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 247.013 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.013 - Where person considered registered; change of residence address between counties; registration updates; when registration considered active or inactive.

(1) A qualified person shall be considered registered to vote in a county when the person’s first registration in the county occurs as described in ORS 247.012. (2) An elector who changes residence address from the county in which the elector is registered to a different county within the state, in order to vote in an election, must be an elector registered in the county in which the new residence address of the elector is located. (3) If there is a change in any information required for registration under this chapter, and the elector has not changed residence address to another county, the registration of the elector may be updated as provided in this chapter. (4) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) of this section, if an elector changes residence address from the county in which the elector is registered to a different county within the state, the elector need not register again if the registration of the elector is updated. (5) If the county clerk does not have evidence of a change in any information required for registration under this chapter for an elector, the registration of the elector shall be considered active. (6) The registration of an elector shall be considered inactive if: (a) The county clerk has received evidence that there has been a change in the information required for registration under this chapter; and (b) The county clerk has mailed the notice described in ORS 247.563. (7) The inactive registration of an elector must be updated before the elector may vote in an election. [1993 c.713 §8; 1999 c.410 §7; 1999 c.824 §2; 2001 c.965 §44; 2019 c.675 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 247.014 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.014 - Transfer of voter registration information by Department of Transportation.

In implementing ORS 247.012, 247.017 and 247.171, the Department of Transportation shall take steps reasonably necessary to allow transfer of voter registration information by electronic or magnetic medium. [1991 c.940 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 247.015 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.015 - Other registration procedures.

(1) A qualified person absent from the state may register by mailing to the county clerk for the county in which the person resides a completed registration card or a signed statement containing the information required on a registration card. (2) On written request from a qualified person who by physical incapacity cannot register in the office of the county clerk, the county clerk of the county in which the person resides shall send the person a registration card or register the person at the person’s residence. (3) An otherwise qualified person who will become a United States citizen after the 21st calendar day immediately preceding an election may register before the 20th day before the election. The county clerk of the county in which the person resides shall cancel the person’s registration before the election unless the person appears before the county clerk and provides evidence of citizenship. [1979 c.190 §42; 1979 c.507 §1a; 1989 c.20 §2; 1995 c.742 §18; 2001 c.965 §1; 2007 c.555 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 247.016 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.016 - Registration of person who is 16 or 17 years of age; limitation on public record disclosure.

(1) Subject to this section, an otherwise qualified person who is at least 16 years of age may register to vote. (2) A person who registers to vote under subsection (1) of this section may not vote in an election until the person attains the age of 18 years. (3) If a person who registers to vote under subsection (1) of this section will be under 18 years of age on the date of the next election held on a date listed in ORS 171.185 or the next special election, the person’s voter registration information, including but not limited to the person’s name and any identifying information, may not be disclosed as a public record under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [2007 c.555 §2; 2015 c.8 §8; 2017 c.468 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 247.017 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.017 - Transfer of voter registration materials to Secretary of State from Department of Transportation; opt-out of voter registration; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State shall by rule establish a schedule by which the Department of Transportation shall provide to the secretary electronic records containing the legal name, age, residence and citizenship information for, and the electronic signature of, each person who meets qualifications identified by the secretary by rule. (2) Upon receiving the electronic record for, and electronic signature of, a person described in subsection (1) of this section, the Secretary of State shall provide the information to the county clerk of the county in which the person may be registered as an elector. The secretary or county clerk shall notify each person of the process to: (a) Decline being registered as an elector. (b) Adopt a political party affiliation. (3) If a person notified under subsection (2) of this section does not decline to be registered as an elector within 21 calendar days after the Secretary of State or county clerk issues the notification, the person’s electronic record and electronic signature submitted under subsection (1) of this section will constitute a completed registration card for the person for purposes of this chapter. The person shall be registered to vote if the county clerk determines that the person is qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, of the Oregon Constitution, and the person is not already registered to vote. (4) A county clerk may not send a ballot to, or add to an elector registration list, a person who meets eligibility requirements until at least 21 calendar days after the Secretary of State or county clerk provided notification to the person as described in subsection (2) of this section. (5) In addition to providing electronic records to the Secretary of State under subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Transportation may by rule develop, and require the availability or use of, any form or application the department determines is necessary to ensure compliance with the voter registration provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31). (6) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules required to implement subsections (1) to (4) of this section. [Formerly 802.090; 1995 c.742 §2; 2007 c.555 §4; 2015 c.8 §1; 2019 c.701 §23c]
OR Rev Stat § 247.019 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.019 - Electronic voter registration; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State by rule shall adopt an electronic voter registration system to be used by qualified persons who have a valid: (a) Oregon driver license, as defined in ORS 801.245; (b) Oregon driver permit, as defined in ORS 801.250; or (c) State identification card, issued under ORS 807.400. (2) The electronic voter registration system shall allow a qualified person to complete and deliver a registration card electronically. A registration card delivered under this section is considered delivered to the Secretary of State for purposes of this chapter. (3) A person who completes a registration card electronically under this section consents to the use of the person’s driver license, driver permit or state identification card signature for voter registration purposes. (4) The Department of Transportation shall provide to the Secretary of State a digital copy of the driver license, driver permit or state identification card signature of each person who completes a registration card under this section. [2009 c.914 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 247.025 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.025 - Registration deadline; required address.

To vote in an election: (1) A person’s registration card must be received at an office or location described in ORS 247.012 not later than the time the office or location closes for business on the 21st day immediately preceding the election, but in no case later than midnight of the 21st day immediately preceding the election; (2) A person’s registration card must be postmarked not later than the 21st day immediately preceding the election and be addressed to an office of any county clerk, the Office of the Secretary of State, an office of the Department of Transportation or any designated voter registration agency as described in ORS 247.208; or (3) A person’s registration card must be delivered electronically as described in ORS 247.019 not later than 11:59 p.m. of the 21st day immediately preceding the election. [1979 c.190 §43; 1985 c.833 §1; 1987 c.719 §9; 1987 c.733 §1; 1993 c.713 §7; 1999 c.410 §8; 2008 c.53 §2; 2010 c.9 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 247.035 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.035 - Rules to consider in determining residence of person for voting purposes.

(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]
OR Rev Stat § 247.038 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.038 - Registration of person who is homeless or resides in identifiable location.

(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]
OR Rev Stat § 247.045 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.045

[1975 c.678 §7; 1977 c.163 §4; 1979 c.507 §1b; 1979 c.519 §2; renumbered 247.178]
OR Rev Stat § 247.125 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.125 - Alteration of registration card prohibited; exceptions.

(1) A person may not alter any information supplied on a registration card except: (a) An elections officer in the performance of official duties. (b) The person who supplies the information on the registration card for the purpose of registering to vote. (2) A county clerk may not register a person who alters any information printed on a registration card regarding: (a) The indication that the person is a citizen of the United States; or (b) The signature statement in which the person attests to the person’s qualifications as an elector and the information supplied on the voter registration card. [1985 c.808 §6; 2009 c.511 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 247.141 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.141

[1957 c.608 §37; 1979 c.190 §48; renumbered 247.174]
OR Rev Stat § 247.171 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.171 - State and federal voter registration cards; Secretary of State approval of voter registration application forms of voter registration agencies; content of voter registration cards.

(1) Except as provided in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall design, prepare and distribute state voter registration cards. The Secretary of State shall also distribute federal registration cards. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of State for permission to print, copy or otherwise prepare and distribute the registration cards designed by the Secretary of State. The secretary may revoke any permission granted under this subsection at any time. All registration cards shall be distributed to the public without charge. (2) The Secretary of State shall approve any voter registration application form developed for use by any agency designated as a voter registration agency under ORS 247.208. (3) Each voter registration card designed or approved by the Secretary of State shall describe the penalties for knowingly supplying false information on the registration card and shall contain space for a person to provide the following information: (a) Full name; (b) Residence address, mailing address or any other information necessary to locate the residence of the person offering to register to vote; (c) The name of the political party with which the person is affiliated, if any; (d) Date of birth; (e) An indication that the person is a citizen of the United States; and (f) A signature attesting to the fact that the person is qualified to be an elector. (4) Any form containing a voter registration card may also include space for a person to provide: (a) A telephone number where the person may be contacted; and (b) If previously registered to vote in this state, the name then supplied by the person and the county and, if known, the address of previous registration. (5) A person shall not supply any information under subsection (3) or (4) of this section knowing it to be false. (6) A county clerk or other person accepting registration cards shall not request any information unless it is authorized by state or federal law. (7) A person shall attest to the information supplied on the voter registration card by signing the completed registration card. (8) Any completed and signed registration card described in subsection (3) of this section shall be the official registration card of the elector. [1957 c.608 §36; 1965 c.464 §2; 1971 c.241 §5; 1975 c.678 §16; 1977 c.168 §4; 1979 c.190 §47; 1985 c.808 §4; 1985 c.833 §3; 1987 c.320 §150; 1987 c.719 §11; 1987 c.733 §3; 1989 c.20 §3; 1989 c.173 §1; 1989 c.979 §5; 1993 c.713 §10; 1995 c.742 §3; 2015 c.8 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 247.174 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Section 247.174 - Determining if person qualified to register or update registration; hearing.

(1) The qualifications of any person who requests to be registered or to update a registration shall be determined in the first instance by the county clerk or official designated by the county clerk to register persons as electors from the evidence present. (2) The county clerk or official designated by the county clerk to register persons as electors may reject any registration or update of a registration if the clerk or official determines that the person is not qualified or that the registration card is illegible, inaccurate or incomplete. The clerk or official shall promptly notify the person of the rejection. (3) A person whose registration or update to a registration is rejected may apply to the county clerk not later than the 10th day after the rejection for a hearing on the person’s qualifications to register or update the registration. Not later than the 10th day after the date the county clerk receives the application, the clerk shall notify the applicant of the place and time of the hearing on the qualifications. The hearing shall be held not sooner than the second nor later than the 20th day after notice is given. At the hearing the applicant may present evidence of qualification. If the county clerk, upon the conclusion of the hearing, determines that the applicant is qualified, the county clerk shall register or update the registration of the applicant. [Formerly 247.141; 1983 c.83 §28; 1985 c.471 §2; 1985 c.833 §4; 1987 c.719 §12; 1987 c.733 §4; 1993 c.713 §11]