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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.570 - Notice of deaths to Secretary of State and county clerk; effect of notice.

(1) Not later than five business days after receiving a report of death under ORS 432.133, a county registrar designated under ORS 432.035 shall furnish to the county clerk of that county the name, age, date of birth and residence address of the person for whom the registrar has received the report of death. If the person was registered to vote in the county, the county clerk immediately shall cancel the registration of the person.
(2) Not later than five business days after receiving information from the county registrar under subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk shall furnish the information to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the appropriate names received under this subsection to each county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel the registrations of those persons.
(3) The Oregon Health Authority, during the last week of each month, shall furnish to the Secretary of State a list of the name, age, date of birth, county of residence and residence address of each resident of this state who has died during the preceding month and for whom a report of death was not submitted to a county registrar. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the appropriate names to each county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel registrations of those persons. [1963 c.346 §4; 1979 c.190 §60; 2003 c.596 §1; 2009 c.595 §193; 2013 c.366 §72]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.580 - County clerk to retain notices or elector listings for two years.

(1) Copies of all notices and other correspondence issued under ORS 247.195, 247.292, 247.296, 247.563 and 247.570 shall be retained by the county clerk for two years.
(2) If the elector registration records of a county are mechanically maintained, the county clerk may satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) of this section by maintaining for two years:
(a) Computer listings of electors to whom the clerk issued notices or any other correspondence under ORS 247.195, 247.292, 247.296, 247.563 and 247.570 and facsimile copies of notices and correspondence; or
(b) Microfilm records of the listings and copies. [1963 c.346 §5; 1975 c.766 §3; 1979 c.190 §61; 1981 c.173 §18; 1985 c.808 §8b; 1993 c.713 §26; 1999 c.410 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.940 - Statewide list of electors; delivery without charge to political parties; requirements for requesting list.

(1) A major political party qualified under ORS 248.006 or a minor political party qualified under ORS 248.008 may request from the Secretary of State a statewide list of electors, as described in ORS 247.945 (4). The list may not contain any information about participants in the Address Confidentiality Program established under ORS 192.820 to 192.868 or any information that may not be publicly disclosed under ORS 247.948. A major political party or a minor political party may make no more than two separate requests under this subsection per primary election, general election or special election.
(2)(a) A request for a list under subsection (1) of this section must be made:
(A) Not earlier than three months before the primary election, general election or special election; and
(B) Not later than the 15th day before the primary election, general election or special election.
(b) A request for a list under subsection (1) of this section may not be made during the period beginning on the date of the primary election, general election or special election and ending 14 days after the date of the election.
(3) If the Secretary of State receives a request under subsection (1) of this section, the secretary shall deliver the list not later than 10 days after receiving the request.
(4) The Secretary of State may not charge for preparation or delivery of the list supplied under this section. [1979 c.190 §63; 1979 c.519 §13a; 1989 c.637 §1; 1991 c.107 §2; 1993 c.797 §21; 1995 c.712 §12; 1995 c.742 §8; 1999 c.999 §35; 2007 c.542 §16; 2019 c.675 §5; 2023 c.600 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.945 - List of county or statewide electors; delivery to any person; charges.

(1) The county clerk, upon request before the 45th day before a primary, general or special election, shall deliver to any person a list of electors. The list may not contain any information about participants in the Address Confidentiality Program established under ORS 192.820 to 192.868 or any information that may not be publicly disclosed under ORS 247.948. The lists shall be prepared in the manner requested, limited only to the capabilities of the Secretary of State or the county clerk.
(2) The county clerk shall collect and pay into the county treasury a charge for the actual cost of supplying lists under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The county clerk shall keep a record of all persons to whom a list of electors is delivered under this section.
(4) Upon request, the Secretary of State shall deliver to any person a statewide list of electors. Except as provided in ORS 247.940 (4), the secretary shall charge a fee of $500 for delivering a list under this subsection. The list may not contain any information about participants in the Address Confidentiality Program established under ORS 192.820 to 192.868 or any information that may not be publicly disclosed under ORS 247.948. [1969 c.421 §§8,9; 1979 c.190 §64; 1989 c.637 §2; 1995 c.712 §13; 1999 c.999 §36; 2007 c.542 §17; 2007 c.570 §7a; 2019 c.675 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.955 - Use of lists of electors for commercial purposes prohibited; exceptions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person to whom a list of electors is made available or supplied under ORS 247.940 or 247.945 shall use any information in the list for commercial purposes.
(2) A person shall not be considered to use for commercial purposes any information contained in a list of electors made available or supplied under ORS 247.940 or 247.945 if the person obtains the list of electors for the purposes of resale to candidates or political committees for political purposes only. [1969 c.421 §10; 1979 c.190 §65; 1989 c.637 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.965 - Exemption from disclosure as public record of residence address of elector or family member of elector; request for exemption.

(1) Any elector may request the county clerk to keep the residence address of the elector and any family member residing with the elector exempt from disclosure as a public record under ORS 192.311 to 192.478.
(2) The county clerk shall keep the residence address of an elector and any family member residing with the elector exempt from disclosure as a public record under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 if:
(a) The elector making the request demonstrates to the satisfaction of the county clerk that the elector’s personal safety or the safety of any family member residing with the elector is in danger if the elector’s address remains available for public inspection; or
(b) The elector has been identified as an election worker by the Secretary of State, county clerk or other public body as defined in ORS 174.109 in a manner prescribed by the secretary by rule.
(3) The county clerk shall automatically mail a ballot to an elector whose residence address is exempt from disclosure under this section.
(4) An exemption from disclosure granted under this section shall remain in effect until the elector requests termination of the exemption or the elector is required to update the elector’s registration. If the elector is required to update the elector’s registration, the elector may apply for another exemption from disclosure.
(5) An exemption from disclosure granted under this section includes an exemption from disclosure of the residence address of an elector under ORS 247.940 or 247.945.
(6) A county clerk or the Secretary of State shall not be held liable for:
(a) Granting or denying an exemption from disclosure under this section; or
(b) Any unauthorized release of a residence address granted an exemption from disclosure under this section.
(7) As used in this section, "election worker" means an individual employed full-time, part-time or as a volunteer:
(a) Who is serving the State of Oregon or any other public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, as an elected official, appointed official, employee or agent; and
(b) Whose official duties include carrying out any duty, function or power set forth in ORS chapters 246 to 260. [1993 c.616 §2; 1995 c.742 §9; 1999 c.410 §21; 2019 c.675 §7; 2022 c.114 §1; 2023 c.600 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.967 - Disclosure of residence address of elector or family member of elector; procedure; exception.

Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 192.311 to 192.478:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the county clerk may disclose the residence address of an elector and any family member residing with the elector exempt from public disclosure under ORS 247.965 if the county clerk receives a court order or a request from any law enforcement agency to disclose the address.
(2) A petition may be filed with the circuit court of the county in which the administrative offices of the county clerk are located requesting disclosure of the residence address of any elector exempt from disclosure under ORS 247.965. The petitioner shall have the burden of showing the disclosure would not constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy.
(3) The county clerk may not disclose the actual address, as defined in ORS 192.820, of an Address Confidentiality Program participant under ORS 192.820 to 192.868. [1993 c.616 §3; 2007 c.542 §13; 2023 c.600 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.969 - Definition of "personal safety" for purposes of ORS 247.965; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State by rule shall define when the "personal safety" of an elector and the safety of any family member residing with the elector is in danger under ORS 247.965. Under the definitions, the elector’s personal safety or the safety of any family member residing with the elector shall be considered in danger if the elector provides evidence that the elector or any family member residing with the elector has:
(a) Been a victim of domestic violence;
(b) Obtained orders issued under ORS 133.055;
(c) Contacted a law enforcement officer involving domestic violence or other physical abuse;
(d) Obtained a temporary restraining or other no contact order to protect the person from future physical harm; or
(e) Filed other criminal or civil legal proceedings regarding physical protection.
(2) A rule adopted by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) of this section may list other examples of evidence that the elector’s personal safety or the safety of any family member residing with the elector is in danger. The other examples shall be similar in nature to the evidence described in subsection (1) of this section. [1993 c.616 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors › Section 247.973 - Status of signature on voter registration card as public record; copies of signature prohibited; voter registration documents or information exempt from disclosure.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, an individual’s signature submitted under this chapter for purposes of registering to vote is subject to inspection as a public record under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. The signature may be inspected in the Office of the Secretary of State or the office of the county clerk.
(2) A person may not make a copy of or provide to another person a copy of an individual’s signature submitted under this chapter for purposes of registering to vote.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to copies made by any elections official acting in an official capacity for purposes of administering the provisions of ORS chapters 246 to 260 or any rules adopted thereunder.
(4) Identifying information or documents submitted by an individual for purposes of registering to vote as required under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) are exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478.
(5) Identifying information relating to a disability of an elector that is entered into official voter registration records by an elections official is exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [1999 c.824 §4; 2003 c.803 §15; 2007 c.156 §1; 2018 c.70 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.002 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Committee office" means chairperson, vice chairperson or other office the county or state central committee of a political party creates to govern the business of the committee.
(2) "County clerk" means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.
(3) "Elector" means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution.
(4) "Member" means an individual who is registered as being affiliated with the political party. [1979 c.190 §67]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.004 - Powers of political parties; liability of political parties and of officers, employees and members of political parties.

(1) A minor political party or a major political party shall have all the powers granted to a nonprofit corporation under ORS 65.077.
(2) A major or minor political party shall be treated for purposes of contractual, tort or other liability as a nonprofit corporation.
(3) Officers and employees of a major or minor political party, including officers and employees of local subdivisions of the parties, shall be treated as officers and employees of nonprofit corporations for liability for all matters relating to the political party.
(4) Any member of a governing body of a major or minor political party, including local subdivisions of the parties, shall be treated as directors of nonprofit corporations for liability for all matters relating to the political party. If the bylaws of a party designate a central committee, such as a state, county or congressional district central committee, as the governing body of the party, then the members of the central committee shall be directors of the party for purposes of this section.
(5) Notwithstanding ORS 65.157, creditors of a major or minor political party may not proceed against members of the political parties for liabilities members owe to the parties arising from their party membership.
(6) This section does not affect the liability of political committee directors, treasurers and candidates as provided in ORS chapter 260. [1993 c.797 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.005 - Parties to insure widest and fairest representation of members.

Each political party by rule shall insure the widest and fairest representation of party members in the party organization and activities. Rules shall be adopted by procedures that assure the fair and open participation of all interested party members. [1975 c.779 §1; 1979 c.190 §68]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.006 - Qualification and maintenance of status as major political party; loss of status as major political party; calculation of number of party members.

(1) An affiliation of electors becomes a major political party in this state and is qualified to make nominations at a primary election when a number of electors equal to at least five percent of the number of electors registered in this state are registered as members of the party not later than the 275th day before the date of a primary election. An affiliation of electors satisfying the requirements of this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of ORS 248.007 on the date the Secretary of State determines the registration requirements are satisfied.
(2) The number of electors described in subsection (1) of this section shall be calculated based on the number of electors registered in this state and eligible to vote, as reported on the official abstracts of the election, at the general election immediately preceding the deadline specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) After an affiliation of electors becomes a major political party under subsection (1) of this section, in order to maintain status as a major political party subject to ORS 248.007, the party must satisfy the registration requirement of subsection (1) of this section not later than the 275th day before each primary election.
(4) An affiliation of electors ceases to be a major political party if the registration requirements of subsection (1) of this section are not satisfied by the 275th day before each primary election. The affiliation of electors ceases to be a major political party on the date the Secretary of State determines that the registration requirement is not satisfied.
(5) When an affiliation of electors has not satisfied the registration requirement of subsection (1) of this section for the first time, at the request of a representative of the affiliation of electors, the Secretary of State shall determine not less than once each month whether at least five percent of the number of eligible electors registered in this state are registered as members of the party. After an affiliation of electors has qualified as a major political party, the Secretary of State shall determine on the 271st day before each primary election whether the major political party has satisfied the registration requirements described in subsection (3) of this section. [1979 c.190 §69; 1993 c.797 §1; 1995 c.712 §14; 2001 c.721 §1; 2017 c.749 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.009 - Process for nominating candidates by minor political party; notice to filing officer; notice of nominating convention.

(1) A minor political party shall file with the filing officer a copy of its organizational documents establishing its process for nominating candidates for public office. The organizational documents shall be filed not later than 30 days after they are adopted. The nominating process for candidates for election at the general election shall provide an equal opportunity to all registered members of the party within the electoral district to participate in the process of making nominations or selecting the delegates who will make the nominations. A minor political party shall file copies of any changes to its organizational documents relating to nomination of candidates for public office not later than 30 days after the date any changes were made. The minor political party shall nominate candidates for public office only in accordance with the procedures set forth in its organizational documents.
(2) A minor political party shall file with the filing officer a list of any officers selected by the party. The list shall be filed not later than 10 days after any selection is made. A minor political party shall file copies of any changes to the list of officers not later than 10 days after the date any changes were made.
(3) Not later than the 10th day before any nominating convention of a minor political party, notice shall be published at least once in not fewer than three newspapers of general circulation within the electoral district for which the nomination will be made. If there are fewer than three newspapers of general circulation within the electoral district, notice shall be published at least once in one newspaper of general circulation within the electoral district for which the nomination will be made and other public notice shall be given that is reasonably calculated to assure that party members in the electoral district receive notice of the convention. The notice shall contain the time and place of the convention, and the office or offices for which nominations will be made. [1993 c.797 §4; 1995 c.606 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.011 - Enforcement of ORS 248.005 or political party rules.

Except as expressly required by law, the Secretary of State, a county clerk or any other elections official shall not enforce the provisions of ORS 248.005 or any other rule adopted by a political party. [1995 c.606 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.012 - Notice of committee meetings required.

The chairperson of a county central committee or state central committee shall notify by postal mail or electronic mail the entire membership of the committee not later than the sixth day before the date of an anticipated meeting. Except for the notice of an organizational meeting of a county central committee, failure to give timely notice of the time, date and place of a meeting shall invalidate the business of the meeting. [Formerly 248.100; 2019 c.299 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.015 - Precinct committeepersons; qualifications; election; vote required; term.

(1) A precinct committeeperson shall be a representative of the major political party in the precinct. At the primary election a major political party shall elect from its members a precinct committeeperson for every 250 electors, or major fraction thereof, who are registered in the precinct 251 days before the primary election. In any event the political party members of a precinct shall be entitled to elect not less than two committeepersons in the precinct. A person may not hold office as precinct committeeperson in more than one precinct.
(2) A member of a major political party who meets the party membership requirements set forth in ORS 249.046 may become a candidate for precinct committeeperson of the precinct in which the person is registered, of a precinct within the same county adjoining that precinct or of a precinct that is both in the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the person is registered, by filing a declaration of candidacy described in ORS 249.031, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) ORS 249.031 (1)(i) does not apply to declarations of candidacy for candidates for precinct committeeperson.
(4) A member of the major political party who has been a member of that party for 180 days before the primary election may be elected by write-in votes as precinct committeeperson of the precinct in which the member is registered, of a precinct within the same county adjoining that precinct or of a precinct that is both in the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the person is registered. A member elected by write-in votes must meet the requirements for write-in candidates set forth in this section and ORS 248.019 or 248.021.
(5) Unless a qualified person receives at least three votes, no person is deemed to have been elected as precinct committeeperson and the office of precinct committeeperson shall be vacant.
(6) The term of office of a precinct committeeperson is from the 35th day after the date of the primary election until the 35th day after the date of the next following primary election.
(7) A precinct committeeperson is not considered a public officer. [1965 c.407 §§3, 7; subsection (6) enacted as 1967 c.540 §3(3); 1969 c.282 §1; 1977 c.199 §1; 1977 c.644 §1; 1979 c.190 §73; 1981 c.862 §1; 1991 c.87 §1; 1991 c.107 §3; 1995 c.712 §17; 2019 c.675 §26; 2022 c.84 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.017 - Eligibility for candidacy for office of precinct committeeperson.

Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 248.015:
(1) An otherwise qualified person who will attain the age of 18 years after the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson and on or before the date of the primary election, and who is registered as a member of the major political party not later than 180 days before the date of the primary election, is eligible to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson, to be listed on the ballot and to be elected to the office, including by write-in votes; and
(2) An otherwise qualified person who becomes a United States citizen during the period beginning 251 days before the date of the primary election and ending on the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson, and who is registered as a member of the major political party on or before the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson, is eligible to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson, to be listed on the ballot and to be elected to the office, including by write-in votes. [1993 c.583 §2; 1995 c.712 §18; 2019 c.675 §27; 2023 c.136 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.019 - Write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson; process.

(1) Subject to ORS 248.015 (4), a person may participate as a write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson by filing with the county elections official a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration shall be made on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule and must be filed no later than 8 p.m. on the date of the election. The form prescribed by the secretary must require that the person:
(a) States that the person will serve as a precinct committeeperson if elected;
(b) Requests that the county elections official count any write-in votes received by the write-in candidate; and
(c) Attests that the person is legally qualified to serve as a precinct committeeperson.
(2) Upon receipt of the form filed under subsection (1) of this section, the county elections official shall determine whether the person meets the qualifications to serve as a precinct committeeperson. If the county elections official determines that the person meets the qualifications, the county elections official shall record the write-in votes received by the person during that election.
(3) If no person qualifies as a candidate or write-in candidate for a position of precinct committeeperson, that position shall be vacant. [2019 c.675 §16]
Note:
248.019 and 248.021 were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 248 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.021 - Nomination of separate elector as precinct committeeperson.

(1) An elector may nominate a separate elector as a write-in candidate for the office of precinct committeeperson if the elector making the nomination submits, not later than 8 p.m. on the date of the primary election, a write-in nomination on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule. The write-in nomination shall:
(a) Certify that both the elector making the nomination and the write-in candidate:
(A) Are members of the same major political party; and
(B) Reside in the same county and within the same district boundary for the House of Representatives listed in ORS 188.300.
(b) Request that the county elections official count any write-in votes received by the write-in candidate.
(2) An elector who is nominated as a write-in candidate under this section is not eligible for election to the office of precinct committeeperson unless:
(a) The write-in candidate meets the qualifications set forth in ORS 248.015 (4); and
(b) The write-in candidate receives three or more votes. [2019 c.675 §17; 2021 s.s.1 c.2 §8]
Note:
See note under 248.019.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.023 - Certificates of election; acceptance of office; list of precinct committeepersons; offices declared vacant when no committeeperson elected.

(1) Not later than the 27th day after a primary election, the county elections official shall mail a certificate of election to each newly elected precinct committeeperson within the county. The county elections official also shall mail an "Acceptance of Office" form to each person elected by write-in votes to the office of precinct committeeperson who was nominated under ORS 248.021. The form shall include a statement to be signed by the person elected that the person is qualified to hold the office.
(2) A person elected by write-in votes to the office of precinct committeeperson shall be certified for the office by filing with the county elections official, not later than the 33rd day after the date of the primary election, a signed "Acceptance of Office" form.
(3) Not later than the 35th day after a primary election, the county elections official shall prepare, maintain and furnish to the chairpersons of the respective retiring county central committees within the county and the chairpersons of the state central committees, a list of the party precinct committeepersons elected and certified. At the same time the county elections official shall declare the other offices of precinct committeeperson vacant. [1965 c.407 §§4,5; 1975 c.779 §5; 1977 c.644 §2; 1979 c.190 §74; 1987 c.267 §10; 1995 c.607 §75; 1995 c.712 §19; 2019 c.675 §19; 2022 c.84 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.024 - Resignation or ineligibility of precinct committeeperson.

(1) A precinct committeeperson may resign from the office by filing a written notification of resignation with the county elections official. Upon receipt of this notification, the county elections official shall:
(a) Remove the name of the person from the list of precinct committeepersons.
(b) Declare that office vacant.
(c) Notify the appropriate county central committee.
(2)(a) The county central committee shall notify the county elections official when a precinct committeeperson changes party registration or dies or when a precinct committeeperson ceases to be registered in:
(A) The precinct in which the committeeperson was elected;
(B) A precinct adjoining the precinct in which the committeeperson was elected that is within the same county; or
(C) A precinct that is both within the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the committeeperson was elected.
(b) Upon receipt of this notification, if the county elections official determines that the notification is correct, the county elections official shall:
(A) Remove the name of the person from the list of precinct committeepersons.
(B) Declare that office vacant. [Formerly 248.047; 2019 c.675 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.026 - Selection of precinct committeeperson to fill vacancy; effective date of selection; term; powers.

(1) The members of a county central committee may fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson by selecting a member of the major political party who is registered in:
(a) The precinct in which the vacancy exists;
(b) A precinct adjoining the precinct in which the vacancy exists that is within the same county; or
(c) A precinct that is both within the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the vacancy exists.
(2) When a county central committee votes to select a person to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson, the chairperson of the committee shall give written notice to the county elections official of the proposed selection. The selection shall take effect when the county elections official upon timely verification of eligibility, places the name of the person selected on the list of precinct committeepersons. The county elections official shall then send written notice of the selection to the person and the county central committee.
(3) A person selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may be removed from office at the pleasure of the central committee, but, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, otherwise shall hold the office for the unexpired term and shall have the powers, duties and privileges of an elected precinct committeeperson.
(4) A person selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may not vote on the election of county central committee officers at the organizational meeting of the committee as provided in ORS 248.035. A person selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may vote to fill any vacancy in a committee office after the organizational meeting. [Formerly 248.055; 1987 c.620 §1; 2005 c.506 §3; 2019 c.675 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.027 - Committeeperson to continue on central committee despite change in precinct.

A precinct committeeperson who represents a precinct which is subsequently combined, consolidated or abolished shall continue to be a member of the county central committee until the end of that committeeperson’s regular term of office. [Formerly 248.057]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.029 - Recall procedure.

(1) Except as provided in this section, the provisions for recall of a public officer under ORS 249.002 to 249.013 and 249.865 to 249.877, apply to a recall election of a precinct committeeperson.
(2) A precinct committeeperson may be recalled by a petition signed by the number of party members equal to not less than 25 percent of the number of party members who voted in the precinct as it existed at the preceding primary election. The petitioners shall state in not more than 200 words on the recall petition the reasons for the recall. If the precinct committeeperson resigns, the resignation shall take effect on the date of the resignation. If the precinct committeeperson does not resign before the fifth day after the petition is filed with the county elections official, a special election shall be ordered by the county elections official to be held not later than the 25th day after the petition is filed to determine whether the precinct committeeperson will be recalled. The recall election shall be held in the precinct as it existed when the committeeperson was elected. On the ballot shall be printed the reasons for the recall stated in the recall petition, and, in not more than 200 words, the precinct committeeperson’s justification of the committeeperson’s actions in office. The precinct committeeperson shall continue to perform duties of the office until the result of the special election is declared.
(3) The cost of the election shall be paid by the county central committee of the party of the precinct committeeperson. [Formerly 248.053; 1981 c.173 §19; 1987 c.267 §11; 1995 c.712 §20; 2019 c.675 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.031 - Precinct committeepersons as county central committee; status and functions of committee.

The precinct committeepersons of the county shall constitute the county central committee of their party. The county central committee of each major political party is the highest party authority in county party matters and may adopt rules or resolutions for any matter of party government within the county which is not controlled by the laws of this state. [Formerly 248.025]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.033 - Organizational meeting; notice.

(1) The organizational meeting of a county central committee shall be held no less frequently than every 25 months.
(2) The retiring county central committee shall prepare a written notice designating the time, date and place of the meeting and file a copy of the notice with the county elections official not later than the 40th day before the date of the meeting. The retiring county central committee also shall send by postal mail or electronic mail a copy of the notice to the state central committee.
(3) Upon request of a county central committee, the county elections official shall provide the county central committee, without charge, a list of the names, addresses and other contact information, including electronic mail addresses or telephone numbers, of persons holding the office of precinct committeeperson for that major political party on the date the county elections official receives notice of an organizational meeting under subsection (2) of this section.
(4) The chairperson of the retiring county central committee shall send by postal mail or electronic mail a copy of the notice of the time, date and place of the meeting, not later than the 10th day before the meeting, to each member of the county central committee. If permitted by the bylaws of the county central committee, the county central committee may notify members by means other than by postal mail or electronic mail. [1965 c.407 §8; 1975 c.779 §6; 1977 c.644 §3; 1979 c.190 §80; 1981 c.862 §2; 1987 c.267 §12; 1995 c.712 §21; 2005 c.506 §1; 2019 c.299 §2; 2019 c.675 §23]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.035 - Transfer of property; election of officers; notice of election; eligibility to vote.

(1) At the organizational meeting of a county central committee:
(a) The officers of the retiring county central committee shall make available to the committee the property, records and funds owned or controlled by the retiring committee.
(b) The committee next shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and other officers the committee considers necessary. The persons elected to the offices need not be members of the county central committee. The committee shall determine the term of each office. Only a newly elected precinct committeeperson may vote on the election of committee officers.
(2) The elected chairperson, within 48 hours of the chairperson’s election, shall send a list of the officers of the committee to the county elections official and to the state central committee.
(3) Only a newly elected precinct committeeperson or a person appointed or selected to fill a vacancy in the office of precinct committeeperson may vote to fill a vacancy in a committee office. Immediately before a meeting of the county central committee at which there may be an election to fill a vacancy in a committee office, the chairperson shall obtain from the county elections official a list of committee members. The list shall determine the eligibility of a precinct committeeperson to vote to fill a vacancy in a committee office. [1965 c.407 §9(1),(2),(3),(4); 1973 c.773 §5; 1975 c.779 §7; 1979 c.190 §81; 2005 c.506 §4; 2019 c.675 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.043 - Procedure if meeting not called; filling vacancies when no precinct committeeperson elected; term of appointee; notice to county clerk.

If a newly elected county central committee fails to meet or to organize or if no person within a county is elected by a major political party as a precinct committeeperson, the chairperson of the retiring state central committee shall appoint a temporary chairperson of the county central committee. The temporary chairperson shall call an organizational meeting and organize the committee as provided by applicable provisions of ORS 248.033 and 248.035. A temporary chairperson appointed when no precinct committeeperson is elected may appoint members to fill the vacancies in the office of precinct committeeperson for the precinct in which the persons are registered. A person so appointed may be removed from office at the pleasure of the central committee, but otherwise shall hold the office of precinct committeeperson for the unexpired term and shall have the powers, duties and privileges of a precinct committeeperson. When a person is appointed to the office of precinct committeeperson pursuant to this subsection, the temporary chairperson shall notify, in writing, the county elections official of the appointment. The county elections official shall place the name of the person appointed on the list of precinct committeepersons. [1965 c.407 §9(5),(6); 1979 c.190 §82; 2019 c.675 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.045 - Proxies prohibited; bylaws or rules; executive committee functions; voting privileges.

Proxies in no instance shall be permitted to participate at any county central committee meeting. At any meeting of the county central committee, the committee may:
(1) Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws or rules for the government of the political party in the county.
(2) By the adoption of bylaws or of a resolution, select an executive committee and authorize the executive committee to exercise those powers delegated to it by the central committee including, but not limited to, the power to fill a vacancy in the office of committeeperson pursuant to ORS 248.026. In no event may the central committee delegate, or the executive committee exercise, the power to elect a person to, or fill a vacancy in a committee office. The persons selected as the executive committee need not be members of the county central committee.
(3) Except as provided by ORS 248.035 (3), grant participation and voting privileges to a:
(a) Person who holds a public office or an office of a political party.
(b) Person who has been nominated for a public office at the preceding primary election.
(c) Member of the executive committee of the county central committee. [1965 c.407 §10; 1979 c.190 §83; 1987 c.267 §13; 1995 c.712 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.075 - State central committee; organizational meeting; notice.

(1) The state central committee shall consist of at least two delegates from each county central committee and other delegates from each county equal to the number of party members in the county registered on the date of the primary election divided by 15,000. If the remaining number exceeds 7,500, one additional delegate shall represent the county. The delegates and an equal number of alternate delegates shall be selected by the county central committee. When a delegate of a county central committee is unable to attend a meeting of the state central committee, an alternate delegate of the county central committee may attend the meeting.
(2) The organizational meeting of a newly elected state central committee shall be held on a date to be determined by party rule. The retiring state central committee shall send by postal mail or electronic mail notice of the meeting, not later than the sixth day before the meeting, to each member of the newly elected state central committee. If permitted by the bylaws of the state central committee, the state central committee may notify members by means other than by postal mail or electronic mail.
(3) The chairperson of the retiring state central committee shall send by postal mail or electronic mail a notice of the meeting to the county central committees not later than the 45th day before the meeting. The state central committee may not reorganize without the mailing of this notification.
(4) If a county central committee fails to organize before the organizational meeting of the state central committee, the appointed temporary chairperson of the county central committee may act as the sole delegate from that committee to the state central committee.
(5) If the retiring state central committee does not mail notice of the organizational meeting under subsection (2) of this section, the meeting may be called by a petition signed by at least 19 chairpersons of the county central committees. The petition shall state the time, date and place of the organizational meeting. A copy of the petition shall be sent by postal mail or electronic mail to each newly elected chairperson and vice chairperson of the county central committees not later than the sixth day before the meeting. A copy of the petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State. [1965 c.407 §13; 1975 c.779 §10; 1979 c.190 §85; 1981 c.862 §3; 1987 c.267 §14; 1995 c.712 §23; 2005 c.506 §2; 2019 c.299 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors › Section 248.085 - Transfer of property; election of officers; bylaws or rules; executive committee functions.

(1) At the organizational meeting of the state central committee:
(a) The officers of the retiring state central committee shall deliver to the newly elected committee the property, records and funds owned or controlled by the retiring committee.
(b) The committee shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and other officers the committee considers necessary. The persons elected to the offices need not be members of the state central committee. The committee shall determine the term of each office.
(c) The committee shall adopt, amend or repeal bylaws or rules for the government of the state central committee.
(2) At any meeting of the state central committee, the committee, by bylaw or resolution, may select an executive committee and delegate powers to it. The persons selected as the executive committee need not be members of the state central committee. In no event may the central committee delegate, or the executive committee exercise, the power to elect a person to fill a vacancy in state committee offices. However, the central committee may provide in its bylaws for the appointment by the executive committee of a temporary officer to fill a vacancy. [1965 c.407 §14; 1975 c.779 §11; 1979 c.190 §86]