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OR Rev Stat § 545.101 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.101 - Exclusion of subdivisions with three or more tracts on each acre of land; exceptions.

(1) When a subdivision is platted after September 13, 1975, under ORS 92.010 to 92.192, if the subdivision has three or more tracts on each acre of land within the subdivision, the subdivision shall be excluded and taken from the district pursuant to ORS 545.097 to 545.126 at the time that the plat is approved by the appropriate governing body. (2) The exclusion provided in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a district which: (a) Also supplies domestic water approved by the Oregon Health Authority to the subdivision; or (b) Agrees to supply water to the subdivision. A district may require as a condition of any agreement that: (A) The subdivider install underground pipe from the district’s designated point of delivery to each lot or parcel in the subdivision as shown on the plat approved by the appropriate governing body; (B) The subdivider install a meter or other adequate measuring device at the delivery point to the subdivision and for each lot or parcel; (C) The subdivider provide adequate easements for the delivery system and make provision for the maintenance and repair of the delivery system; and (D) The subdivider provide any other measures that the district considers necessary for the proper and efficient delivery of water to the subdivision and for the efficient administration of such delivery. (3) Nothing in subsection (2)(b) of this section requires a district to agree to deliver water to a subdivision. [Formerly 545.611; 1999 c.505 §1; 2009 c.595 §987]
OR Rev Stat § 545.102 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.102

[Amended by 1969 c.669 §13a; 1985 c.561 §8; 1995 c.42 §57; renumbered 545.271 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.104 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.104

[Amended by 1981 c.897 §60; 1995 c.42 §58; 1995 c.696 §27; renumbered 545.275 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.105 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.105 - Assent of bondholders; acknowledgment; filing; recording.

If there are outstanding bonds of the district at the time of the filing of the petition for exclusion, the holders of the bonds may give their assent, in writing, to the effect that they severally consent that the lands mentioned in the petition, or such portion of the lands as may be excluded from the district by order of the board, may be excluded from the district. If the lands, or any portion of the lands, are excluded from the district, they shall be released from the lien of such outstanding bonds. The assent must be acknowledged by the bondholders in the same manner and form as required for a conveyance of land. The acknowledgment shall have the same force and effect as evidence as the acknowledgment of a conveyance. The assent shall be filed with the board and be recorded in the minutes of the board. The minutes, or a copy thereof certified by the secretary of the board, shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the assent. The certified copy may be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the lands are situated. [Formerly 545.612]
OR Rev Stat § 545.106 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.106

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §71; renumbered 545.335 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.108 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.108

[Amended by 1991 c.459 §423a; 1995 c.42 §107; renumbered 545.471 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.109 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.109 - Recording minutes of board.

When the board of directors excludes any lands from the district upon petition for exclusion, if the exclusion changes the boundaries of the district, the board shall make an entry in its minutes describing the boundaries of the district. For that purpose the board may have a survey made of such portions of the district as it considers necessary. A certified copy of the entry of the minutes of the board excluding any land, certified by the secretary of the board, shall be filed for record in the county clerk’s office of each county within which any land of the district is situated. [Formerly 545.614; 1999 c.452 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 545.110 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.110

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §56; renumbered 545.257 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.112 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.112

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §64; renumbered 545.301 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.113 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.113 - State agency to pay assessment and charges or to petition for exclusion.

Every state agency acquiring land within the boundaries of an irrigation district shall: (1) Pay all assessments and other charges that may be lawfully charged by the irrigation district and that are chargeable to the owner or occupier of the land; or (2) File with the board of directors of the district a petition requesting that the land be excluded from the district in accordance with ORS 545.097 to 545.126. [Formerly 545.615]
OR Rev Stat § 545.114 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.114

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §65; renumbered 545.303 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.116 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.116

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §66; renumbered 545.305 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.119 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.119

[1993 c.771 §15; renumbered 545.279 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.123 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.123 - Redivision of district; election of director.

(1) When land is excluded from a district by proceedings under ORS 545.097, 545.099, 545.101, 545.105 or 545.109, if the district is subdivided for the election of directors and as a result of the exclusion of the land the deviation in acreage among the divisions is greater than 10 percent, the board of directors, not earlier than 30 days after the final order making the exclusion, shall make an order redividing the district. Redivision shall be done in the same manner as provided for the initial division of the district in ORS 545.033 (2). (2) If redivision results in the creation of a division without a qualified representative on the board of directors, the position of director from that division shall be filled at the next general election of the district. When the newly elected director assumes office, if there are two or more directors from another division, the term of office of the director having the least time left to serve shall expire. The initial term of office of the newly elected director shall be the same as the remaining term of the director whose term expires as provided under this subsection. [Formerly 545.618; 1999 c.452 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 545.124 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.124

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §59; renumbered 545.283 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.126 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.126 - Liability of excluded lands for district’s obligations.

ORS 545.097 to 545.126 shall not operate to release any lands excluded from the district from any lien on the lands or any obligation to pay any valid outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district at the time of the filing of the petition for exclusion of the lands. The lands shall be held subject to the lien, and answerable and chargeable for the payment and discharge of all outstanding obligations at the time of the filing of the petition, as fully as though the petition were never filed and the order of exclusion never made. If lands were subdivided into small tracts of less than one acre after the bonded indebtedness is apportioned to the lands on a per acre basis, the required payments shall be computed to the nearest one-tenth acre. For the purpose of discharging the outstanding indebtedness, the lands so excluded shall be considered part of the irrigation district. Notwithstanding the exclusion of land from the district, all provisions otherwise available to compel the payment by the land of its quota or portion of the outstanding obligation if the exclusion had never been accomplished, may be resorted to in order to compel and enforce the payment by the land of its quota or portion of the outstanding obligations of the irrigation district for which it is liable. However, the land excluded shall not be held answerable or chargeable for any obligation incurred after the filing of the petition for exclusion. This section shall not apply to any outstanding bonds or other obligations or indebtedness the holders of which have assented to the exclusion of such lands from the district. [Formerly 545.620]
OR Rev Stat § 545.131 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.131 - Union or merger of districts; petition; approval of board; election; indebtedness.

An irrigation district may be merged and included within another irrigation district. The board of directors seeking merger shall present a petition showing the indebtedness of the district and its boundaries to the board of directors of the district in which it is desired to be included. The petition may be accepted or rejected by the latter board. If accepted, an election shall be ordered by the latter board in the district desiring to be included. At the election, the questions "Merger –Yes," and "Merger –No," shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the district and shall be determined by a majority vote of the qualified electors. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as an election for the organization of an irrigation district, and the board shall have the same powers and authority in conducting the election as are possessed by the county court in organizing an irrigation district. If the vote is "Merger–Yes," the indebtedness of each district shall be determined and entered upon the records. A division of the indebtedness shall be ordered which shall be binding on the districts. Thereafter the districts shall be one district with the lands of the merged district included in the surviving district to the same extent and effect in all respects as if originally included. [Formerly 545.622]
OR Rev Stat § 545.135 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.135 - Elections subsequent to organization of district; election of directors.

(1) Except for the second Tuesday in November next following the organization of the district, an election shall be held in each district on the second Tuesday in November of each year, at which one or more directors shall be elected. The person receiving the highest number of votes for any office to be filled shall be elected, and shall hold office for three years from the annual organizational meeting in January next following the election and until a successor is elected and qualified. The qualifications for a director shall be those set forth in ORS 545.043. (2) In districts organized prior to May 21, 1917, a director shall be elected from each of the three divisions into which the board of directors may have divided the district, or, if the board of directors has so ordered, the directors shall be elected from the district at large. (3) A newly elected director shall take the official oath at the annual organizational meeting in January next following the election or as soon thereafter as possible. The director shall file the oath in the office of the board of directors. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the second Tuesday in November falls on a holiday as defined in ORS 187.010 and 187.020, the election shall be held on the day following the second Tuesday in November. [1995 c.42 §30; 2005 c.469 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 545.139 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.139 - Board of election; polls; ballots.

(1) The judges who constitute the board of election for a precinct shall elect a presiding officer for the board who may administer all oaths required in the progress of an election. If during the progress of an election any judge fails to act, the presiding officer may appoint additional judges. Any member of the board of election may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the progress of election. Before opening the polls each member of the board must take and subscribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties imposed by law. Any elector of the precinct may administer and certify such oath. (2) The polls shall be open on the day of the election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (3) The provisions of the general election laws of this state concerning the form of ballot do not apply to the elections held under the Irrigation District Law. [Formerly 545.028; 2007 c.154 §64]
OR Rev Stat § 545.141 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.141 - Conduct of election; challenge and verification of qualifications of elector; counting ballots.

(1) Voting may commence as soon as the polls are open and may continue during all the time the polls remain open. Voting shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws. An absent elector may obtain a ballot and vote, as nearly as practicable, in the manner provided for absent electors in ORS chapter 253. (2) A person who offers to vote and claims to be an elector, but fails to provide either evidence of ownership, acreage or other voting authorization, shall be allowed to vote after submitting a sworn statement in accordance with the provisions of ORS 254.407 and 254.409. However, any person voting pursuant to this section shall, in addition to the information required by ORS 254.407, include information in the elector’s statement concerning the location of the claimed land and the precise acreage for which the elector is claiming ownership or voting authorization. Upon receipt of the elector’s sworn statement, the secretary of the district shall attempt to verify the elector’s voting qualifications under the Irrigation District Law. (3) Any election board member or elector present at the time of voting shall challenge a person offering to vote in any election whom the board member or elector knows or believes to be unqualified as an elector. Any challenge shall be made in accordance with ORS 254.415. The elector’s statement of challenge required by ORS 254.415 shall include the location of the claimed land and the precise acreage for which the elector is claiming ownership or voting authorization. Upon receipt of the elector’s sworn statement, the secretary of the district shall attempt to verify the elector’s voting qualifications according to the provisions of the Irrigation District Law. (4) As soon as the polls are closed the judges shall open the ballot box and shall commence counting the votes. The ballot box may not be removed from the room in which the election is held until all ballots have been counted. The counting of the ballots shall be public. The presiding officer of the board of election or one of the judges shall take ballots from the ballot box one at a time, open them and read aloud the name of each person named on the ballot and the office for which the person is voted. If the intent of the voter is clear, the vote shall be counted and not rejected for lack of form. The judges shall keep an accurate account of the votes by tallies in duplicate and the counting shall continue without adjournment until all votes have been counted. [Formerly 545.030; 2001 c.257 §3; 2007 c.154 §65; 2013 c.520 §22]
OR Rev Stat § 545.142 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.142

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §79; renumbered 545.365 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.144 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.144

[Amended by 1989 c.182 §8; 1995 c.42 §80; renumbered 545.367 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.145 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.145 - Certificate of vote; stringing of ballots; sealing of returns; delivery to board secretary; recount.

As soon as all the votes are counted, a certificate shall be drawn up on each of the papers containing the tallies, or shall be attached to those papers. The certificate shall state the number of votes each candidate has received and shall designate the office for which the person was a candidate. The number of votes stated on the certificate shall be written in words and figures at full length. Each certificate shall be signed by all the members of the board of election. One of the certificates and the tally paper to which it is attached shall be retained by the presiding officer of the board of election and preserved by the presiding officer for at least six months. During the counting, the ballots shall be strung on a cord or thread by the presiding officer in the order in which they are entered upon the tally lists. The ballots, together with the other certificate and tally papers to which it is attached and a poll list of the voters voting at the election, shall be sealed by the presiding officer in the presence of the other judges, indorsed "Election returns of (naming the precinct) precinct," and directed to the secretary of the board of directors. The ballots and other materials shall be immediately delivered to the secretary of the board by the presiding officer, or by another safe and responsible carrier designated by the presiding officer. The ballots shall be kept unopened for at least six months, except that the ballots may be opened at any time at the direction of the board of directors for the purpose of canvassing the returns or conducting a recount of the ballots. If any person is of the opinion that the vote of any precinct has not been correctly counted, the person may appear on the day appointed by the board of directors to open and canvass the returns and demand a recount of the votes of the precinct that the person claims have been incorrectly counted. [Formerly 545.032]
OR Rev Stat § 545.146 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.146

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §81; renumbered 545.369 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.148 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.148

[Amended by 1995 c.42 §82; renumbered 545.371 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.149 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.149 - Canvass of returns; standard for rejecting certain election documents; canvass to be in public.

A list, tally paper or certificate returned from any election shall not be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood. The board of directors shall meet at its usual place of meeting on the first Monday after each election to canvass the returns. If, at the time of meeting, the returns of each precinct in which polls have been opened have been received, the board of directors shall then and there canvass the returns. However, if all the returns have not been received, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until all the returns have been received, or until six postponements have been had. The canvass shall be made in public and by opening the returns and computing the vote of the district for each person voted for, and declaring the result. [Formerly 545.034]
OR Rev Stat § 545.150 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.150

[Amended by 1989 c.182 §9; 1995 c.42 §83; renumbered 545.373 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.152 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.152

[Amended by 1989 c.182 §10; 1995 c.42 §84; renumbered 545.375 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 545.153 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 545 - Irrigation Districts|Section 545.153 - Statement of result; contents; certificate of election; effect of informalities in conduct of election.

(1) The secretary of the board of directors shall, as soon as the result is declared, enter on the records of the board a statement of the result. The statement must show: (a) The whole number of votes cast in the district and in each division of the district. (b) The names of the persons voted for. (c) The office for which each person received votes. (d) The number of votes given in each division to each person. (e) The number of votes given for the office of director. (f) The term of office for which each person received votes. (2) The board of directors shall declare elected the person having the highest number of votes given for each office. The secretary shall immediately make out and deliver to such person a certificate of election, signed by the secretary and authenticated with the seal of the board. No informalities in conducting any election shall invalidate it if the election has been otherwise fairly conducted. [Formerly 545.036; 2001 c.257 §4]