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OR Rev Stat § 251.049 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.049 - 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 Secretary of State 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, political party or assembly of electors filed for inclusion in the 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 Secretary of State may print the name or title of a person or the name of an organization in an argument or statement submitted for inclusion in the 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 Secretary of State, the secretary 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 251.055 or 251.087. [1987 c.724 §2; 1991 c.719 §47; 1993 c.493 §108; 2001 c.564 §1; 2003 c.233 §2; 2009 c.11 §22]
OR Rev Stat § 251.055 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.055 - Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State shall reject any statement, argument, translation or other matter offered for filing and publishing in a voters’ pamphlet that: (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, argument or translation exempt from any civil or criminal action because of any defamatory statements offered for publishing or contained in the voters’ pamphlet. The persons writing, signing or offering a statement, argument or translation for filing shall be deemed its authors and publishers. (3) The Secretary of State by rule shall establish a procedure to notify a person who offered a statement, argument, translation or other matter that was rejected pursuant to this section. Subject to voters’ pamphlet deadlines, the procedure shall require the Secretary of State 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, argument or translation so that it does not violate the provisions of this section. [Formerly 255.040; 1993 c.351 §1; 2021 c.464 §5] Note: The amendments to 251.055 by section 5, chapter 464, Oregon Laws 2021, apply to all voters’ pamphlets distributed on or after June 30, 2022. See section 10, chapter 464, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that applies to all voters’ pamphlets distributed before June 30, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) The Secretary of State shall reject any statement, argument or other matter offered for filing and printing in a 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 Secretary of State by rule shall 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 Secretary of State 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.
OR Rev Stat § 251.060 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.060

[1957 c.217 §5; 1979 c.190 §318; renumbered 258.046]
OR Rev Stat § 251.065 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.065 - Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; rules.

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 68th day before the primary election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election at the primary election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election to a county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067. (b) A portrait and statement may be filed not later than the 63rd day before the primary election in the event of a vacancy described in ORS 249.037 (2). (2) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before the general election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election at the general election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election to a county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067. (3) In the case of a special election to fill a vacancy as described in ORS 251.022, the Secretary of State by rule shall set the deadline for filing with the secretary a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected. (4) All portraits and statements described in this section must be filed using the electronic filing system adopted by the Secretary of State under ORS 251.014. (5) Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of State by rule shall establish the format of the statements permitted under this section. (6) A portrait or statement filed under this section must be accompanied by a telephone or electronic facsimile transmission machine number where the candidate may be contacted for purposes of ORS 251.087. [Formerly 255.031; 1981 c.375 §1; 1983 c.567 §13; 1985 c.808 §30; 1987 c.267 §25; 1989 c.503 §9; 1993 c.493 §§92,93; 1995 c.550 §6; 1995 c.712 §36; 1999 c.318 §10; 1999 c.999 §40; 2011 c.646 §2a; 2011 c.652 §2; 2013 c.518 §1; 2017 c.749 §25]
OR Rev Stat § 251.069 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.069 - Map of metropolitan service district to be printed in certain pamphlets.

The Secretary of State shall include in each voters’ pamphlet, in which material of a candidate for nomination or election to an office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 is printed as provided in ORS 251.065, 251.067 and 251.285, a map of the service district which illustrates the boundaries of each subdistrict. The map shall be printed immediately preceding the material of the candidates for an office of the district. [Formerly 251.036]
OR Rev Stat § 251.070 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.070

[1957 c.217 §6; 1979 c.190 §319; renumbered 258.055]
OR Rev Stat § 251.075 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.075 - Portrait requirements; rules.

(1) A candidate may not submit for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet a portrait that was taken more than four years before the date the portrait is filed with the Secretary of State. (2) A portrait submitted for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet shall: (a) Be a conventional photograph with a plain background; (b) Show the face or the head, neck and shoulders of the candidate; and (c) Be prepared and processed for printing as prescribed by the Secretary of State. (3) A portrait submitted for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet may not: (a) Include the hands or anything held in the hands of the candidate; (b) Show the candidate wearing a judicial robe, a hat or a military, police or fraternal uniform; and (c) Show the uniform or insignia of any organization. (4) The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size and manner of placement of the portrait printed in the voters’ pamphlet, except that the size of a portrait shall not be smaller than 1.5 inches by 1.75 inches. The rule shall apply in the same manner to all candidates for the same nomination or office. [1979 c.190 §178; 1979 c.533 §2; 1985 c.808 §30a; 1987 c.707 §11; 1999 c.318 §11; 2003 c.233 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 251.085 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.085 - Format of candidate’s statement.

The candidate’s statement shall begin with a summary of the following: Occupation, educational and occupational background, and prior governmental experience. [Formerly 255.027]
OR Rev Stat § 251.090 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.090

[1957 c.217 §8; 1973 c.197 §4; 1979 c.190 §322; renumbered 258.085]
OR Rev Stat § 251.095 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.095 - Candidate space in voters’ pamphlet; fee or petition; use of space; verification of signatures; rules.

(1) For space in the voters’ pamphlet: (a) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $3,500 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 500 active electors of the state. (b) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of United States Senator or any state office to be voted for in the state at large shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $3,000 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 500 active electors of the state. (c) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of Representative in Congress shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $2,500 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 300 active electors of the candidate’s electoral district. (d) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of state Senator or state Representative shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $750 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 200 active electors of the candidate’s electoral district. (e) Each candidate for nomination or election to any other office shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $600 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 200 active electors of the candidate’s electoral district. (2)(a) The signatures on a petition submitted under subsection (1) of this section shall be verified by the county clerk or the Secretary of State. (b) The Secretary of State by rule shall establish procedures for verifying whether a petition submitted under subsection (1) of this section contains the required number of signatures of active electors. (3) The space allotted to each candidate shall be used for materials filed under ORS 251.065, including the portrait and statement of reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected and the information required under ORS 251.085. The length of the statement may not exceed 325 words. All candidates shall be allowed the same amount of space. The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size of the space allotted to each candidate, except that the space may not be smaller than 30 square inches. [Formerly 255.051; 1981 c.375 §2; 1983 c.567 §14; 1985 c.808 §30b; 1987 c.707 §12; 1999 c.318 §12; 2009 c.817 §1; 2011 c.482 §1; 2013 c.518 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 251.115 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.115 - Statement of statewide and less than statewide political party or assembly; fee or petition; size of statement; verification of signatures; electronic filing; rules.

(1) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before the general election, the party officers as designated in the organizational documents of any statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates may file with the Secretary of State a statement of arguments for the success of its principles and election of its candidates on a statewide basis and opposing the principles and candidates of other political parties or organizations on a statewide basis. (2) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before the general election, the party officers as designated in the organizational documents of any less than statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates may file with the Secretary of State a statement of arguments for the success of its principles and election of its candidates on a county basis and opposing the principles and candidates of other political parties or organizations on a county basis. (3)(a) Any statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates shall pay a fee of $1,200 to the Secretary of State when the statement is filed or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 500 active electors. (b) Any less than statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates shall pay a fee of $600 to the Secretary of State when the statement is filed or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 300 active electors. (c) The signatures on a petition submitted under this subsection shall be verified by the county clerk or the Secretary of State. (d) The Secretary of State by rule shall establish procedures for verifying whether a petition submitted under this subsection contains the required number of signatures of active electors. (4) A statement of arguments filed under this section must be filed using the electronic filing system adopted by the Secretary of State under ORS 251.014. (5) The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size of the statements permitted under this section, except that any statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates shall be allotted more space than any less than statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates. (6) For purposes of this section, an "active elector" is a person whose registration is considered active as described in ORS 247.013. [Formerly 255.211; 1987 c.707 §13; 1989 c.503 §10; 1993 c.797 §22; 1999 c.318 §13; 2009 c.817 §2; 2011 c.482 §2; 2011 c.646 §3; 2013 c.518 §3; 2017 c.749 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 251.125 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.125 - Disclaimer; identification of portrait or statement.

(1) In a section of the voters’ pamphlet that provides general information, the Secretary of State shall include a disclaimer in boldfaced type in substantially the following form: ______________________________________________________________________________ Information provided in statements or arguments submitted by a candidate, a political party, an assembly of electors or a person supporting or opposing a measure have not been verified for accuracy by the State of Oregon. ______________________________________________________________________________ (2) At the bottom of each allotted space of the voters’ pamphlet containing a portrait or statement filed by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, the Secretary of State shall include a statement identifying the person who furnished the portrait or statement. [1979 c.190 §182; 2005 c.234 §1; 2013 c.518 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 251.135 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.135 - Withdrawal of material; refund of filing fee.

(1) Material filed for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet may be withdrawn on or before the deadline for filing material under ORS 251.065. (2) A person who paid a fee for filing material for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet may receive a refund from the Secretary of State if the request for a refund is received by the secretary on or before the deadline for filing material under ORS 251.065. When a refund is made, the material for which the fee was paid may not be included in the voters’ pamphlet. [1979 c.190 §183; 2013 c.518 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 251.145 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.145 - Exemption from public records law.

Notwithstanding ORS 192.311 to 192.478 relating to public records, materials filed by a political party, assembly of electors or candidate for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet and arguments supporting or opposing a measure filed by any person for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet are exempt from public inspection until the fourth business day after the final date for filing the materials. [1979 c.190 §184; 1991 c.719 §48; 1993 c.493 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 251.155 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.155 - Statements and arguments inadmissible in action to enjoin publication of pamphlet.

Material submitted for inclusion in any voters’ pamphlet shall not be admitted as evidence in any suit or action against the Secretary of State to restrain or enjoin the publication of the voters’ pamphlet. [Formerly 255.018]
OR Rev Stat § 251.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.165 - Preparing material for inclusion in state voters’ pamphlet.

(1) The Secretary of State shall prepare: (a) A list of the names of candidates for nomination or election at the primary election to the offices of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, any state office other than justice of the peace and any county or city office or elected office of a metropolitan service district required to be included under ORS 251.067, or a list of names of candidates for election at the general election to the offices of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, any state office other than justice of the peace and any county or city office or elected office of a metropolitan service district required to be included under ORS 251.067, along with a designation of the offices for which the candidates are competing; (b) All portraits and statements filed under ORS 251.065 and 251.115; and (c) The information specified in ORS 251.185 relating to measures to be voted upon at the election for which the pamphlet is prepared. (2) For a special election described in ORS 251.022, the Secretary of State shall prepare a list of the names of candidates for nomination or election to the offices of United States Senator or Representative in Congress along with all portraits and statements filed for the special election under ORS 251.065. (3) The items specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be properly compiled, edited, prepared and indexed for printing by the Secretary of State before delivery to the printer. [Formerly 255.061; 1987 c.267 §28; 1987 c.707 §14; 1991 c.719 §§25,26; 1995 c.712 §38; 1999 c.318 §14; 1999 c.999 §41]
OR Rev Stat § 251.175 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet|Section 251.175 - Distribution of pamphlet; rules for nonstatewide special elections.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, not later than the 20th day before a primary election, general election or special election for which a voters’ pamphlet has been prepared, the Secretary of State shall cause the voters’ pamphlet to be mailed to each post-office mailing address in Oregon, and shall use any additional means of distribution necessary to make the pamphlet available to electors. (2) For any special election described in ORS 251.022 that is not held statewide, or for any other state special election that is not held statewide, the Secretary of State by rule may prescribe methods for distributing the voters’ pamphlet prepared for the election. The rule shall require the secretary to mail the pamphlet to at least each elector whose registration is determined to be active on the 21st day before the date of the election and who is eligible to vote in the election. The rule may specify other methods of distribution. Voters’ pamphlets prepared for the election shall be mailed not later than the date ballots are mailed to electors as provided in ORS 254.470. [1979 c.190 §187; 1987 c.267 §29; 1995 c.712 §40; 1999 c.318 §15; 1999 c.1002 §8; 2007 c.154 §12]