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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws; Vote Recording Systems › Section 246.590 - Loans from State Treasurer for purchase of voting equipment or computers; Voting Machine Account.

(1) The State Treasurer, in the capacity of investment officer for the Oregon Investment Council, may lend moneys in the investment funds as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857 for the acquisition of:
(a) The voting machines or vote tally systems that the Secretary of State has contracted to sell to a county.
(b) Computers or computer systems for the purpose of maintaining and updating elector registration files or for establishing cross-county elector registration files, including those that the Secretary of State has contracted to sell to a county.
(2) The Voting Machine Account is established in the General Fund. The account consists of moneys lent to the Secretary of State under this section and payments collected from counties under ORS 246.600. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the secretary for:
(a) The purchase of voting machines or vote tally systems or computers or computer systems described in subsection (1) of this section; and
(b) Repayment of moneys lent under this section, plus interest.
(3) Moneys lent under this section shall be repaid within five years together with interest at a rate agreed upon by the State Treasurer and the Secretary of State. [Formerly 258.425; 1993 c.713 §62; 1995 c.144 §17; 2005 c.755 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws; Vote Recording Systems › Section 246.600 - Deposits in Voting Machine Account; repayment to State Treasurer.

All payments collected from the counties from the sale of voting machines, computers or vote tally or computer systems shall be deposited in the Voting Machine Account. An amount of money equal to the amount of payments collected from the counties from the sale of voting machines, computers or vote tally or computer systems during the calendar year, plus interest at a rate agreed upon by the State Treasurer and the Secretary of State, shall be paid to the State Treasurer as the repayment of money advanced for the acquisition of voting machines, computers or vote tally or computer systems. Payment shall be made to the State Treasurer not later than December 31 of each year. [Formerly 258.435; 1995 c.144 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws; Vote Recording Systems › Section 246.710 - Declaring county elections emergency; process; resumption of elections.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 246.200, if the governing body of a county, after consultation with the county clerk or county director of elections, believes that the county is in a state of fiscal distress that compromises the county’s ability to conduct elections at a minimally adequate level, the governing body may request that the Governor declare a county elections emergency.
(2) Upon request pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the Governor shall consult with the Secretary of State to determine whether to declare a county elections emergency.
(3) Within 14 days after consultation with the secretary pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the Governor shall:
(a) Declare the existence of a county elections emergency in the county; or
(b) Issue a determination that the county’s fiscal situation does not cause the county to conduct elections at a less than minimally adequate level.
(4) As soon as practicable after declaration of an emergency pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section and after consultation with the county clerk or county director of elections, the secretary shall provide services in the county to the extent necessary to ensure a minimally adequate level of election services to the electors in the county and all municipal corporations in the county.
(5) If the secretary must perform services in a county pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the secretary shall seek reimbursement from the Emergency Board for such additional funds and spending authority as the secretary considers necessary.
(6) At any time after declaration of an emergency pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section, the governing body of the county or the secretary may request that the Governor, after consultation with the secretary, issue a determination pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section.
(7)(a) The county shall resume conducting elections for the electors of the county and all municipal corporations in the county on the earlier of:
(A) The date on which a determination is issued pursuant to subsection (6) of this section; or
(B) Two years after the date on which an emergency is declared in the county pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section.
(b) The governing body of the county may request a declaration under subsection (1) of this section at any time before or after the elapse of the two-year period described in paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection in order to ensure continuity of election services in the county. [2013 c.730 §2]
Note:
246.710 was added to and made a part of ORS chapters 246 to 260 by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 246 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws; Vote Recording Systems › Section 246.820 - Order to compel county clerk, city elections officer or elections official to comply with interpretation, rule, directive or instruction.

(1) Whenever it appears to the Secretary of State that a county clerk, city elections officer or a local elections official has failed to comply with an interpretation of any election law made by the Secretary of State under ORS 246.110 or has failed to comply with a rule, directive or instruction made by the Secretary of State under ORS 246.120, 246.140 or 246.150, the Secretary of State may apply to the appropriate circuit court for an order to compel the county clerk, city elections officer or local elections official to comply.
(2) The court shall dispose of the matter under subsection (1) of this section as soon as possible, but in any case not later than the fifth day after the Secretary of State applies for an order.
(3) The remedy provided in this section is cumulative and does not exclude any other remedy against a county clerk, city elections officer or local elections official who fails to comply with an interpretation of any election law or the rule, directive or instruction. [1957 c.608 §7; 1979 c.190 §36; 1985 c.448 §3; 1995 c.607 §9]
2023 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]
2023 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]
Note:
The amendments to 247.002 by section 3, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative June 1, 2026. See section 9, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after June 1, 2026, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
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) A state voter registration card approved by the Secretary of State under ORS 247.171;
(b) 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);
(c) 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; or
(d) An electronic record containing an individual’s legal name, age, residence and citizenship information submitted to the Oregon Health Authority in the manner described in ORS 247.018.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.005 - Policy.

(1) Each elector has the right to vote in any election in which the elector:
(a) Is qualified to vote;
(b) Has registered to vote in a manner authorized by law; and
(c) Casts a ballot in a manner authorized by law.
(2) 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; 2023 c.600 §1]
2023 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]
2023 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]
Note:
The amendments to 247.014 by section 6, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative June 1, 2026. See section 9, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after June 1, 2026, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
In implementing ORS 247.012, 247.017, 247.018 and 247.171, the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority shall take steps reasonably necessary to allow transfer of voter registration information by electronic or magnetic medium.
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.176 - Request for delivery of registration card; rules.

(1) During the period extending from the 250th day before the primary election to the date of the primary election and the period extending from the day after the primary election to the 250th day before the next primary election:
(a) Any person may request delivery from the Secretary of State of not more than an aggregate total of 5,000 registration cards prepared under ORS 247.171; and
(b) Upon receiving a request under this subsection, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the person the number of registration cards requested that does not exceed an aggregate total of 5,000.
(2) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules describing when the Secretary of State will honor requests for delivery of more than 5,000 registration cards prepared under ORS 247.171. [1989 c.173 §7; 1995 c.712 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.178 - Distribution of registration cards.

Any person may distribute a registration card in any reasonable manner that facilitates elector registration, including but not limited to distribution of the card door to door. The card shall be available at any field office of the Department of Transportation where applications for driver licenses or vehicle registrations are accepted and at any office of an agency designated a voter registration agency under ORS 247.208. [Formerly 247.045; 1993 c.713 §12; 1993 c.741 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.181 - Voter notification card.

(1) The county clerk shall prepare and issue by nonforwardable mail to each elector a voter notification card of convenient size containing the name and residence address of the elector, the name or number of the precinct in which the elector resides and a brief statement of the circumstances under which the elector is required to register or update a registration.
(2) When an elector registers or updates a registration, the county clerk shall issue the elector a new voter notification card by nonforwardable mail.
(3) If an elector loses a voter notification card the elector may apply to the county clerk for a new card, and the county clerk shall issue the elector a new card by nonforwardable mail. [1957 c.608 §38; 1977 c.508 §1; 1979 c.190 §50; 1979 c.519 §6a; 1981 c.173 §12; 1993 c.713 §13; 1995 c.742 §4; 2013 c.243 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.191 - Correction of registration and voter notification cards when precinct boundaries changed.

When changes in the boundaries of a precinct are made, the county clerk may alter the registration card of an elector to conform with the change, and may issue by nonforwardable mail a written notice of the change and a new voter notification card to the elector. This requirement does not apply to a change of precincts for special district or special elections. [1957 c.608 §39; 1975 c.675 §8; 1979 c.190 §51; 1979 c.519 §7a; 1985 c.808 §5; 1995 c.742 §5; 2013 c.243 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.195 - Inquiry into validity of registration; hearing; cancellation.

(1) The county clerk, at any time, may inquire into the validity of the registration of any elector. The county clerk shall mail a written statement to the elector that describes the nature of the inquiry and provides a suitable form for reply.
(2) Not later than the 20th day after the date of mailing of the statement, the elector, in writing, may state that the information on the registration card is correct or may request a change in the information on the card. Upon receipt of the statement or request, the county clerk shall determine whether the information satisfies the inquiry. If the county clerk determines that the inquiry has not been satisfied, the county clerk shall schedule a hearing and shall notify the elector of the place and time of the hearing. The hearing shall be held not sooner than the second nor later than the 20th day after notice is given. At the hearing, the elector may present evidence of qualification. If the county clerk, upon the conclusion of the hearing, determines that the elector’s registration is not valid, the county clerk shall cancel the registration. [1981 c.173 §16; 1985 c.471 §3; 1989 c.503 §3; 1993 c.713 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.203 - Change, termination or adoption of party affiliation before primary election.

An elector who updates a registration during the period extending from the 20th day before a primary election to the date of the primary election may not, during that period:
(1) Change the elector’s political party affiliation if the elector’s immediate past registration record shows the elector was or is registered as affiliated with a political party.
(2) Terminate affiliation with a political party if the elector’s immediate past registration record shows the elector was or is registered as affiliated with a political party.
(3) Adopt a political party affiliation if the elector’s immediate past registration shows that the elector was not or is not registered as affiliated with a political party. [1987 c.719 §§5,22; 1989 c.965 §§1,2; 1993 c.713 §15; 1995 c.712 §8; 1995 c.755 §1; 1999 c.999 §32]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.275 - Limits on considering registration of elector inactive; rules.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS chapters 246 to 260, the registration of an elector may not be considered inactive due to an elector not voting or updating the elector’s registration for any period of time.
(2) The registration of an elector shall be considered active if the only reason for the registration of an elector being considered inactive is that the elector neither voted nor updated the elector’s registration for any period of time.
(3) The Secretary of State may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. [2021 c.233 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.281 - Notice to elector of inactive registration; contents.

(1) The county clerk shall mail a notice to each elector:
(a) Whose registration is inactive as of the 75th day before the date of a primary election or general election;
(b) Whose registration is considered inactive due to a nonmatching signature under ORS 254.431 or a name change under ORS 254.411; and
(c) For whom the county clerk has a valid and current mailing address.
(2) The notice sent under subsection (1) of this section must:
(a) Inform the elector that the elector’s registration is currently inactive;
(b) State the reason for the inactivation;
(c) Contain information on how the elector can reactivate the elector’s registration; and
(d) Be sent to the elector no earlier than 70 days and no later than 60 days before the election.
(3) In addition to the notice required to be sent under subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk may mail a notice to each elector described in subsection (1)(b) of this section whose registration is inactive as of the 75th day before the date of an election other than a primary election or general election. Any notice the county clerk chooses to send under this subsection must comply with the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section.
(4) The Secretary of State shall design a standard form to be used in all notifications sent by the county clerk under this section. [2021 c.233 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.290 - Registration update requirement; procedure; exceptions.

(1) An elector shall update a registration if:
(a) The residence address of the elector is changed for any reason within the county in which the elector is registered, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section;
(b) The elector desires to change or adopt a political party affiliation;
(c) The mailing address of the elector is changed, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section; or
(d) The name of the elector is changed, except as provided in ORS 254.411.
(2) A registration may be updated by an elector in the same manner as an original registration or by the county clerk as provided in this chapter.
(3) An elector need not update a registration if:
(a) The United States Postal Service or a city or county changes the residence or mailing address of the elector and the residence of the elector has not been relocated; or
(b) The registration of the elector has been updated by the county clerk under ORS 247.292 or 247.296. [1957 c.608 §43; 1961 c.115 §1; 1965 c.583 §1; 1971 c.241 §2; 1975 c.678 §18; 1979 c.190 §52; 1981 c.173 §13; 1985 c.471 §4; 1987 c.733 §5; 1989 c.20 §4; 1993 c.493 §1; 1993 c.713 §§16,16a; 1995 c.742 §6; 1999 c.318 §1; 1999 c.410 §12; 2007 c.154 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.292 - Update of registration of elector changing residence; procedure.

(1) A county clerk shall update the registration of an elector in the county upon receiving evidence from:
(a) The elector indicating a residence or mailing address that is different from the residence or mailing address for the elector as contained in the records of the county clerk;
(b) The United States Postal Service indicating a residence address that is different from the residence address for the elector as contained in the records of the county clerk; or
(c) The Secretary of State as provided in ORS 247.017 or 247.295.
(2) When a county clerk updates the registration of an elector under subsection (1) of this section, the clerk shall send a new voter notification card by nonforwardable mail to the elector as provided in ORS 247.181. The clerk shall include a notice stating that if the residence address or mailing address is not correct, the elector must notify the clerk.
(3) An elector is not disqualified from voting due to any error relating to an update of registration made under this section. [1993 c.713 §17a; 2007 c.881 §6; 2008 c.53 §3; 2013 c.243 §3; 2015 c.8 §5]
Note:
The amendments to 247.292 by section 5, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative June 1, 2026. See section 9, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after June 1, 2026, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(1) A county clerk shall update the registration of an elector in the county upon receiving evidence from:
(a) The elector indicating a residence or mailing address that is different from the residence or mailing address for the elector as contained in the records of the county clerk;
(b) The United States Postal Service indicating a residence address that is different from the residence address for the elector as contained in the records of the county clerk; or
(c) The Secretary of State as provided in ORS 247.017, 247.018 or 247.295.
(2) When a county clerk updates the registration of an elector under subsection (1) of this section, the clerk shall send a new voter notification card by nonforwardable mail to the elector as provided in ORS 247.181. The clerk shall include a notice stating that if the residence address or mailing address is not correct, the elector must notify the clerk.
(3) An elector is not disqualified from voting due to any error relating to an update of registration made under this section.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.295 - Verification of addresses of electors; change of address service.

(1) The Secretary of State shall subscribe to a change of address service that is approved or endorsed by the United States Postal Service and use the service to verify the accuracy of the addresses of electors contained in the centralized voter registration system.
(2) If the secretary determines that the address of an elector is different from the address for the elector as contained in the records of the county clerk, the secretary shall provide the information obtained under this section to the county clerk of each affected county. Based on information received under this section, each county clerk shall update the registration of electors in the county if the clerk determines that an update is required. [2008 c.53 §8; 2010 c.9 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.296 - Verification of addresses of electors; update of registration; notice; cancellation prohibited during certain periods.

(1) The county clerk shall use records of the United States Postal Service relating to ballots issued by mail to verify the accuracy of addresses of electors contained in the registration file of the county clerk.
(2) Based on information obtained under subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk shall automatically update the registration of an elector under ORS 247.292 or mail a notice described in ORS 247.563.
(3) The registration of an elector shall not be canceled during the 90-day period prior to any primary or general election based on information obtained under this section. [1993 c.713 §17d; 1995 c.742 §15; 1999 c.59 §63; 1999 c.318 §2; 1999 c.999 §32a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.298 - Extension of time for automatic updates under ORS 247.292.

If there are fewer than 22 days between the date of an election and the registration deadline for the next succeeding election, the county clerk may update registrations as required under ORS 247.292 after the next succeeding election. [1993 c.713 §17e; 1999 c.410 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.302 - Effective date of registration automatically updated by county clerk.

(1) The effective date of a voter registration updated under ORS 247.292 is the date on which the county clerk receives evidence of the change of residence or mailing address.
(2) The effective date of a voter registration updated under ORS 247.296 is the date on which the county clerk changes the address information on the voter registration file. [1993 c.713 §17f; 1999 c.410 §14; 2009 c.511 §3; 2015 c.8 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.303 - Deadline for updating registration.

Notwithstanding ORS 247.025, an elector whose registration is active or inactive may update the registration at any time before 8 p.m. on the day of the election. [1999 c.410 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.307 - Issuance of ballot when registration updated after registration deadline.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if the county clerk receives information updating the registration of an elector after the deadline in ORS 247.025:
(a) The county clerk shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector’s registration was inactive prior to updating; or
(b) The county clerk shall issue a replacement ballot upon request from the elector if the elector’s registration was active prior to updating.
(2) If the county clerk receives a registration card updating an elector’s residence or mailing address after the deadline in ORS 247.025, the county clerk shall reissue a ballot to the elector if the elector’s registration was active prior to updating.
(3)(a) If the county clerk is required to reissue a ballot under subsection (2) of this section, the county clerk shall:
(A) Verify the registration of the elector and ensure that another ballot has not been returned by the elector;
(B) Mark the return identification envelope clearly so that it may be readily identified as a reissued ballot; and
(C) Reissue the ballot by mail or other means.
(b) A ballot reissued under this section must be received at the office of the county clerk, a place of deposit designated by the county clerk or any location described in ORS 254.472 or 254.474 not later than the end of the period determined under ORS 254.470 (1) on the date of the election. Upon receiving a voted ballot reissued under this section, the county clerk shall process the ballot.
(4) Ballots issued under this section need not be mailed to electors after the fifth day before the date of the election and may be obtained by the elector in person from the county clerk up until and including the date of the election. [1999 c.410 §11; 2007 c.154 §7; 2008 c.53 §4; 2009 c.511 §23]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.410 - Eligibility to vote for President or Vice President, or electors, only.

A person who is qualified to register, except that the person will have resided in this state less than 20 days before the election, may vote in the election for candidates for nomination or election for President or Vice President of the United States or elector of President and Vice President of the United States if the person:
(1) Did not vote for the nomination of such candidates in another state during the six months immediately preceding the person’s request for registration to vote for the nomination of such candidates in the primary election in this state; or
(2) Did not vote for the election of such candidates in another state during the six months immediately preceding the person’s request for registration to vote for the election of such candidates in the general election in this state. [1961 c.114 §2; 1973 c.150 §1; 1979 c.190 §54; 1979 c.519 §9a; 1987 c.267 §7; 1995 c.712 §10; 1999 c.999 §33]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.420 - Special ballot for voting under ORS 247.410.

(1) A county clerk shall give a ballot marked "Federal only" to any person eligible under ORS 247.410 who personally appears in the office of the county clerk, completes a registration card and verifies eligibility to vote under ORS 247.410.
(2) No person shall supply any information under subsection (1) of this section, knowing it to be false. [1961 c.114 §3; 1969 c.153 §1; 1975 c.678 §19; 1979 c.190 §55; 1999 c.410 §16; 2017 c.749 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.555 - Cancellation of registration.

(1) A county clerk may cancel the registration of an elector:
(a) At the request of the elector;
(b) Upon the death of the elector;
(c) If the county clerk receives written evidence that the elector has registered to vote in another state; or
(d) If the elector has not responded to a notice described in ORS 247.563 and has not voted or updated a registration during the period beginning on the date the notice is sent and ending on the day after the date of the second regular general election that occurs after the date the notice was sent.
(2) If the registration of an elector is canceled, the elector, in order to vote in an election, must register as provided in this chapter. [1993 c.713 §24; 2023 c.600 §32]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.563 - Notice to elector whose registration appears invalid; contents; effect of notice; exceptions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section and ORS 247.555, whenever it appears to the county clerk that an elector needs to update the elector’s registration or that the elector has changed residence address to another county, the county clerk shall mail a notice to the elector.
(2) The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail and shall include a postage prepaid, preaddressed return card on which the elector may state the elector’s current residence and mailing address. The notice shall advise the elector that:
(a) The elector should return the card promptly;
(b) If the card is not returned by the 21st calendar day immediately preceding an election, the elector may be required to complete a new registration card in order to vote in an election; and
(c) The elector’s registration will be canceled if the elector neither votes nor updates the registration before two general elections have been held.
(3) When the county clerk mails a notice under this section, the registration of the elector shall be considered inactive until the elector updates the registration, the registration is canceled or the clerk determines that the registration should be considered active.
(4) This section does not apply when the county clerk receives written evidence from the elector or another county clerk indicating a change of residence or mailing address or from the United States Postal Service indicating a change of residence address and the registration of the elector is automatically updated by the county clerk under any provision of this chapter. [1993 c.713 §25; 1999 c.410 §19; 2001 c.965 §45; 2007 c.881 §7]