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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.540 - Application for ballot by military or overseas elector.

(1) Any military or overseas elector may secure a ballot by submitting an application as specified in subsection (2) of this section to the clerk of the county of the military or overseas elector’s residence, or to the Secretary of State. If the application is addressed to the Secretary of State, the secretary shall forward it to the appropriate county clerk.
(2) An application for a ballot by a military or overseas elector shall be made in the form of a written request and may be submitted by mail, electronic mail, a facsimile machine or other means identified by the Secretary of State by rule. The application shall be valid for every subsequent election until the elector otherwise notifies the clerk or is no longer an elector of the county. The application shall be signed by the applicant and contain:
(a) The name and current mailing address of the applicant;
(b) A statement that the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
(c) A statement that the applicant will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the election;
(d) A statement that for more than 20 days preceding the election the applicant’s home residence has been in this state, and giving the address of the last home residence;
(e) A statement of the facts that qualify the applicant as a military or overseas elector or as the spouse or a dependent of a military or overseas elector;
(f) A statement that the applicant is not requesting a ballot from any other state and is not voting in any other manner in the election except by the requested ballot; and
(g) If the applicant desires to vote in a primary election, a designation of the applicant’s political party affiliation or a statement that the applicant is not affiliated with any political party. An applicant not affiliated with any political party may request a ballot for a major political party. The applicant shall be sent the ballot for the political party that the applicant requested if that political party has provided under ORS 254.365 for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any political party. [1955 c.332 §§7,8; 1957 c.641 §16; 1973 c.827 §25; 1975 c.675 §31; 1979 c.190 §220; 1979 c.519 §26; 1987 c.719 §7; 1991 c.168 §2; 1995 c.712 §49; 1999 c.999 §43; 2013 c.520 §8; 2019 c.675 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.545 - County clerk duties upon receipt of application; application as registration.

(1) Upon receipt of an application made under ORS 253.540, the county clerk, without regard to whether the applicant is an elector of the county, shall mail the materials prescribed in ORS 253.065 to the applicant.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapter 247, the completed and signed application submitted under ORS 253.540 shall constitute a valid registration for the applicant.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the county clerk receives an application from a military or overseas elector after the fifth day before an election, the county clerk need not mail the ballot for that election but may deliver the ballot by making it available in the office of the clerk. [1979 c.190 §221; 1981 c.485 §2; 1993 c.493 §27; 2013 c.520 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.550 - Applications made under federal statutes.

Whenever provision is made for absentee voting by a statute of the United States, including the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff (Public Law 99-410), an application for a ballot made under that law may be given the same effect as an application for a ballot made under ORS 253.500 to 253.640. [1955 c.332 §2; 1979 c.190 §222; 1991 c.71 §12; 2013 c.520 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.575 - County clerk duties upon receipt of application for special ballot; application as valid voter registration; replacement ballots.

(1) Upon receipt of an application made under ORS 253.565, if the applicant’s residence is in the county, the county clerk, without regard to whether the applicant is an elector of the county, shall mail to the applicant a special ballot, instructions for filling in and returning the ballot and an envelope to use for the return. The office address of the clerk shall appear on the front of the envelope. On the back shall appear a statement to be signed by the absent elector, stating that the elector:
(a) Is qualified to vote; and
(b) Unless prevented by physical disability, has personally marked the ballot.
(2) The completed and signed application submitted under ORS 253.565 shall constitute a valid registration for the elector.
(3) If the county clerk receives an application for a special ballot on or after the 45th day before the election specified in the application, the county clerk shall treat the application as an application made under ORS 253.540.
(4) A military or overseas elector may obtain a replacement ballot if the ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost or not received by the elector. The county clerk shall keep a record of each replacement ballot provided under this subsection.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, a replacement ballot may be mailed or shall be made available in the office of the county clerk.
(6) If the county clerk determines that a military or overseas elector to whom a replacement ballot has been issued at the request of the elector has voted more than once, the county clerk shall not count any ballot cast by the elector. If the county clerk is required to reissue ballots due to a change on the ballot for any reason, that ballot shall be counted in lieu of any previous ballot issued unless:
(a) Only the original ballot was voted and returned; or
(b) The county clerk issued a supplemental ballot that is not a complete replacement of the original ballot. [1985 c.720 §3; 1989 c.923 §2; 1991 c.719 §51; 1993 c.713 §61; 1995 c.607 §37; 1999 c.318 §34; 1999 c.410 §36; 2013 c.520 §12; 2017 c.749 §53]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.585 - Receipt of military or overseas elector ballots by Secretary of State.

(1) The Secretary of State may receive ballots from military or overseas electors.
(2) If the Secretary of State receives a ballot cast by a military or overseas elector, the Secretary of State shall deliver the ballot to the county clerk or elections officer of the county in which the elector who cast the ballot is registered.
(3) A ballot received by the Secretary of State under this section shall be considered to have been received by the county clerk as described in ORS 253.070 if:
(a) The Secretary of State receives the ballot not later than 8 p.m. on the day of the election; or
(b) The ballot:
(A) Has a postal indicator showing that the ballot was mailed not later than the date of the election; and
(B) Is received by the Secretary of State not later than seven calendar days after the date of the election.
(4) If a military or overseas elector returns the ballot by mail, and a postal indicator is not present or legible, the ballot shall be considered to be mailed on the date of the election and may be counted if the ballot is received no later than seven calendar days after the election.
(5) As used in this section "postal indicator" has the meaning given that term in ORS 254.470. [2003 c.64 §5; 2013 c.520 §13; 2021 c.551 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.640 - Coordination with federal authorities.

All public officers having duties under ORS 253.500 to 253.640 shall coordinate their efforts with any federal authority to facilitate voting by military or overseas electors, so that these electors may cast their ballots with the least possible interference with the performance of their duties. [1955 c.332 §4; 1979 c.190 §223; 2013 c.520 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.645 - Electors called to active military duty.

In the event of a national emergency, the Secretary of State shall assure that any elector called to active military duty is not unnecessarily denied the opportunity to vote simply because of military duty. [1991 c.71 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.690 - Casting ballot using facsimile machine or by electronic mail; waiver; rules.

(1) A military or overseas elector described in ORS 253.510 may cast a ballot using a facsimile machine or by electronic mail as provided in this section. Notwithstanding ORS 254.470 (10), a ballot cast under this section shall be counted only if the ballot:
(a) Is received in the office of the county clerk not later than 8 p.m. on the day of the election;
(b) Is accompanied by a return identification envelope containing the signature of the elector and a signed waiver described in subsection (2) of this section; and
(c) The signature is verified as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
(2) Each elector who casts a ballot under this section shall complete and submit a waiver described in this subsection. The elector shall attest to the information supplied on the waiver by signing the completed waiver. The Secretary of State by rule shall design the form of the waiver, which shall include all of the following:
(a) Space for the elector to provide the elector’s full name, residence or mailing address, an electronic mail address, phone or facsimile number where the elector may be contacted and any other necessary information.
(b) A waiver in substantially the following form:
______________________________________________________________________________
I, _____________, acknowledge that by casting my voted ballot using a facsimile machine or by electronic mail I have waived my right to a secret ballot.
______________________________________________________________________________
(c) A statement to notify the elector that the elector’s ballot will not be counted unless the elector has complied with the provisions of this section.
(d) Space for the elector to provide the elector’s signature to attest to the information supplied.
(3)(a) If a ballot is cast under this section using a facsimile machine, the return identification envelope and waiver shall also be submitted using a facsimile machine.
(b) If a ballot is cast under this section by electronic mail, the return identification envelope and waiver shall also be submitted by electronic mail.
(4) The county clerk shall verify the signature of each elector on the return identification envelope transmitted by facsimile machine or electronic mail under this section with the signature on the elector’s registration record, according to the procedure provided by rules adopted by the Secretary of State. Rules adopted by the secretary under this subsection must limit personnel authorized to verify signatures to the personnel authorized to count ballots under ORS 254.476.
(5) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to administer this section and to ensure the secrecy of ballots cast using a facsimile machine or by electronic mail to the greatest extent possible. [2009 c.619 §2; 2010 c.9 §5; 2011 c.294 §1; 2013 c.520 §15; 2015 c.169 §2; 2021 c.551 §11; 2023 c.266 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.700 - Duty to challenge ballot; procedures.

(1) The county clerk, an elections official or any elector shall challenge the ballot of any person offering to vote as an absent elector whom the clerk, official or elector knows or suspects not to be qualified as an elector. The person’s ballot may be challenged at any time before the ballot is removed from its return envelope for processing.
(2) A challenge to a ballot of a person offering to vote shall be made under oath or affirmation before the clerk and shall be in writing on a numbered challenge form. The statement shall contain the name and residence address of the challenger, the name of the person challenged and a statement of the facts upon which the challenge is based. Any elections official may administer the oath or affirmation required under this subsection. [1985 c.808 §32; 1999 c.410 §37; 2007 c.154 §18; 2013 c.520 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 253 - Absent Electors › Section 253.710 - Alteration of application prohibited; exceptions.

A person may not alter any information supplied on an application for a ballot for an absent elector except:
(1) An elections officer in the performance of official duties.
(2) The applicant. [1985 c.808 §33; 2013 c.520 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.005 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Ballot" means any material on which votes may be cast for candidates or measures. In the case of a recall election, "ballot" includes material posted in a voting compartment or delivered to an elector by mail.
(2) "Chief elections officer" means the:
(a) Secretary of State, regarding a candidate for a state office or an office to be voted on in the state at large or in a congressional district, or a measure to be voted on in the state at large.
(b) County clerk, regarding a candidate for a county office, or a measure to be voted on in a county only.
(c) City clerk, auditor or recorder, regarding a candidate for a city office, or a measure to be voted on in a city only.
(3) "County clerk" means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.
(4) "Elector" means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution.
(5) "Major political party" means a political party that has qualified as a major political party under ORS 248.006.
(6) "Measure" includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:
(a) A proposed law.
(b) An Act or part of an Act of the Legislative Assembly.
(c) A revision of or amendment to the Oregon Constitution.
(d) Local, special or municipal legislation.
(e) A proposition or question.
(7) "Minor political party" means a political party that has qualified as a minor political party under ORS 248.008.
(8) "Nonpartisan office" means the office of judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit court or the Oregon Tax Court, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, any elected office of a metropolitan service district under ORS chapter 268, justice of the peace, county clerk, county assessor, county surveyor, county treasurer, county judge who exercises judicial functions, sheriff, district attorney or any office designated nonpartisan by a home rule charter.
(9) "Prospective petition" means the information, except signatures and other identification of petition signers, required to be contained in a completed petition.
(10) "Regular district election" means the election held each year for the purpose of electing members of a district board as defined in ORS 255.005 (2).
(11) "Vote tally system" means one or more pieces of equipment necessary to examine and tally automatically the marked ballots.
(12) "Voting machine" means any device that will record every vote cast on candidates and measures and that will either internally or externally total all votes cast on that device. [1979 c.190 §224; 1983 c.392 §5; 1983 c.567 §15; 1985 c.324 §2; 1987 c.707 §16; 1993 c.493 §95; 1995 c.92 §5; 1995 c.107 §2; 1995 c.607 §79; 1999 c.410 §43; 2001 c.430 §2; 2005 c.731 §4; 2005 c.797 §67; 2007 c.154 §19; 2009 c.491 §7; 2010 c.18 §3; 2011 c.731 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.016 - Elections conducted under this chapter.

Any primary election, general election or special election held in this state shall be conducted under the provisions of this chapter, unless specifically provided otherwise in the statute laws of this state. [1979 c.190 §225; 1983 c.350 §69a; 1995 c.712 §51; 1999 c.999 §45]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.025 - Construction of statutes applicable to primary elections.

(1) Statutes applicable to primary elections shall be construed as though the primary elections are separate elections for each major political party nominating candidates.
(2) The primary elections shall be conducted as nearly as possible according to the theory expressed in the preamble to chapter 1, Oregon Laws 1905. [1979 c.190 §226; 1987 c.267 §37; 1995 c.712 §53; 1999 c.999 §46]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.035 - Time and place of elections for city officers.

(1) It is the intention of the Legislative Assembly to carry out the provisions of section 14a, Article II, Oregon Constitution.
(2) All elections for city officers shall be held at the same time and place as elections for state and county officers. Unless a city charter or ordinance provides otherwise, the ballots used for state and county elections, if the county clerk considers it practicable, shall be arranged to include city offices and measures. [Formerly 250.230; 2007 c.154 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.046 - Expense of city election.

If a city holds a special election on a date other than the primary election or general election, it shall bear the expense of the election. [1979 c.190 §228; 1987 c.267 §38; 1995 c.712 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.068 - Simulated election for individuals under 18 years of age.

On the date of any election, the county clerk may conduct a simulated election. As used in this section, "simulated election" means a demonstration election held for individuals under 18 years of age for the purpose of encouraging future voter participation. [1991 c.436 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.071 - Information regarding ballot format and method of voting ballot.

Prior to each election, the county clerk shall make every reasonable effort to acquaint electors with the ballot format to be used in the election and the methods used to mark ballots to cast a valid vote. [2001 c.965 §21; 2007 c.154 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.073

[1967 c.364 §3; 1967 s.s. c.3 §2; 1977 c.468 §2; 1979 c.190 §146; 1979 c.345 §14; renumbered 250.075]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.074 - County elections security plan; submission of ballot information to Secretary of State; rules.

(1)(a) Each county clerk shall file a county elections security plan with the Secretary of State not later than:
(A) A date established for each calendar year by the Secretary of State by rule; and
(B) One business day after any revision is made to the county elections security plan.
(b) A county elections security plan shall include, but is not limited to:
(A) A written security agreement entered into with any vendor handling ballots;
(B) Security procedures for transporting ballots;
(C) Security procedures at official places of deposit for ballots;
(D) Security procedures for processing ballots;
(E) Security procedures for ensuring the integrity of printed ballots;
(F) Cybersecurity procedures for the process of casting and tallying ballots that are consistent with best practices recommended by federal authorities such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security or the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the United States Department of Commerce;
(G) Security procedures governing election observers;
(H) Security procedures for ballots located in county elections work areas, buildings and storage areas;
(I) Security procedures for vote tally systems, including computer access to vote tally systems;
(J) The number and location of all video surveillance cameras within the elections office;
(K) Security procedures for scanning ballots into a vote tally system before the date of the election, if applicable;
(L) Post-election ballot security; and
(M) Any other security measure that the Secretary of State requires by rule.
(2) A security plan, and all communications relating to the development and review of a security plan, developed and filed under subsection (1) of this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478.
(3) For each election, at the time the county clerk certifies the results of an election, the clerk shall submit to the Secretary of State a record of:
(a) The number of ballot envelopes received.
(b) The number of ballot envelopes accepted.
(c) The number of ballot envelopes not accepted.
(d) The number of ballot envelopes rejected.
(e) The number of tallied ballots.
(4) A county clerk may not scan ballots as described in ORS 254.478 unless the Secretary of State reviews and approves a security plan described in subsection (1) of this section. [2001 c.965 §48; 2009 c.592 §2; 2013 c.679 §1; 2023 c.600 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.076 - Register of candidates for nomination.

The chief elections officer shall keep a register of candidates for nomination at the primary election. The register, if applicable, shall contain for each major political party:
(1) The title of each office for which the major political party will nominate candidates at the primary election.
(2) The name and mailing address of each candidate for nomination at the primary election.
(3) The name of the major political party with which the candidate is registered as affiliated.
(4) The date of filing of the prospective petition for nomination of the candidate.
(5) The date of filing of the completed petition for nomination of the candidate, the number of valid signatures contained and the number of signatures required.
(6) The date of filing of the declaration of candidacy of the candidate.
(7) Such other information as may aid the chief elections officer in arranging the official ballot for the primary election. [Formerly 249.070; 1987 c.267 §39; 1995 c.607 §38; 1995 c.712 §54; 1999 c.999 §47; 2007 c.154 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.077

[1967 c.364 §6; 1967 s.s. c.3 §3; 1973 c.481 §4; 1977 c.468 §3; 1979 c.190 §147; 1979 c.345 §5; renumbered 250.085]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.085 - Secretary of State’s statement of offices, candidates and measures.

(1) The Secretary of State, not later than the 61st day before the date of a primary or general election, shall file with each county clerk a statement of the federal and state offices to be filled or for which candidates are to be nominated in the county at the election, information concerning all candidates for the offices, and the state measures to be voted on.
(2) The information concerning candidates for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court and circuit court shall include a designation of incumbent for each candidate who is the regularly elected or appointed judge of the court to which the candidate seeks election. If a candidate was regularly elected or appointed to a specific position or department on the court, the candidate shall be designated as the incumbent only if the person is a candidate for that position or department.
(3) Included with each state measure shall be the measure number, the latest ballot title certified by the Attorney General under ORS 250.067 (2) or, if the Supreme Court has reviewed the title under ORS 250.085, the title certified by the court and the financial estimates under ORS 250.125. The Secretary of State shall keep a copy of the statement. [Formerly 250.020; 1985 c.742 §1; 1991 c.971 §8; 1993 c.493 §28; 1995 c.712 §55; 1999 c.59 §65; 2007 c.159 §4; 2009 c.511 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.095 - City elections officers’ statements of offices, candidates and measures.

(1) The chief elections officer of any city shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the city hall of the city is located, a statement of the city offices to be filled or for which candidates are to be nominated at the election and information concerning all candidates for the offices not later than the 61st day before the date of the election.
(2)(a) The chief elections officer of any city shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the city hall is located, a statement of the city measures to be voted on, including the ballot title for each measure, not later than the 61st day before the date of the election.
(b) For each local option tax measure or general obligation bond measure placed on the ballot by a municipal corporation, the county clerk shall file a copy of the statement filed under paragraph (a) of this subsection with the Secretary of State in the manner set forth in ORS 294.474.
(3) The chief elections officer of the city shall keep a copy of each statement filed under this section.
(4) If a city is located in more than one county, the county clerk under subsection (1) of this section shall immediately file the statement and information required under subsection (1) of this section with the county clerk of any other county in which the city is located. [Formerly 250.030; 1981 c.639 §2; 1987 c.707 §17; 1987 c.724 §5; 1989 c.503 §13; 1989 c.503 §14; 1989 c.923 §11; 1991 c.71 §8; 1993 c.493 §29; 1993 c.713 §57; 1995 c.712 §118; 2017 c.552 §4; 2021 c.551 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.098 - Expenses for change in information filed under ORS 254.085 or 254.095.

If, after the deadline for filing a statement under ORS 254.085 or 254.095, an electoral district requires a change in the information contained in the statement, the electoral district for which the change is made shall bear the expenses incurred as a result of the change. As used in this section, "electoral district" means the state in the case of a statement filed under ORS 254.085 and a city in the case of a statement filed under ORS 254.095. [1991 c.74 §2; 1993 c.493 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.103 - Filing of measures referred by county governing body.

(1) The governing body of a county shall file with the county clerk each measure referred by the county governing body, including the ballot title for each measure, not later than the 61st day before the date of the election.
(2) For each local option tax measure or general obligation bond measure placed on the ballot by a municipal corporation, the county clerk shall file a copy of each measure filed under subsection (1) of this section with the Secretary of State in the manner set forth in ORS 294.474. [1983 c.15 §2; 1985 c.808 §35; 1987 c.707 §18; 1989 c.923 §12; 1991 c.71 §9; 1993 c.713 §58; 1995 c.712 §119; 2011 c.607 §9; 2017 c.552 §5; 2021 c.551 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.108 - Numbering county, city and district measures; rules.

(1) The county clerk shall number county, city and district measures consecutively and shall not repeat any number in any subsequent election. For each election, the numbers assigned shall begin with the number after the last number assigned under this section at the previous election. The measures shall be assigned numbers in the order in which the measures are filed with the clerk and in a manner that will not confuse county, city or district measures with state measures. The number assigned to each county, city and district measure shall be preceded by a unique county prefix number. The Secretary of State by rule shall assign a prefix number to each county for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
(2) If a district or city is located in more than one county, the district elections officer under ORS 255.005 or the county clerk under ORS 254.095 shall immediately certify a district or city measure to the county clerk of any other county in which the district or city is located. [1987 c.724 §4; 1993 c.493 §17; 2001 c.267 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.115 - Official primary election ballot.

(1) The official primary election ballot shall be styled "Official Primary Nominating Ballot for the _____ Party." and shall state:
(a) The name of the county for which it is intended.
(b) The date of the primary election.
(c) The names of all candidates for nomination at the primary election whose nominating petitions or declarations of candidacy have been made and filed, and who have not died, withdrawn or become disqualified.
(d) The names of candidates for election as precinct committeeperson.
(e) The names of candidates for the party nomination for President of the United States who qualified for the ballot under ORS 249.078.
(2) The primary election ballot may include any city, county or nonpartisan office or the number, ballot title and financial estimates under ORS 250.125 of any measure.
(3)(a) The ballot may not contain the name of any person other than those referred to in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(b) The name of each candidate for whom a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy has been filed shall be printed on the ballot in but one place, except in circumstances where a candidate may hold more than one office or nomination without violating ORS 249.013.
(c) In the event that two or more candidates for the same nomination or office have the same first name and last name, as indicated on the declarations of candidacy or nominating petitions of the candidates, the location of their places of residence shall be printed with their names to distinguish one from another. This paragraph does not apply to candidates for precinct committeeperson. [Formerly 249.354; 1983 c.7 §3; 1983 c.567 §16; 1987 c.267 §42; 1991 c.971 §§9,10; 1993 c.493 §§31,32; 1995 c.712 §56; 1999 c.410 §44; 1999 c.999 §48; 2007 c.154 §23; 2012 c.102 §2; 2017 c.749 §27; 2023 c.600 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.125 - Nominating ballot for candidates to nonpartisan office; listing of candidates for judge at primary and general elections; use of term "incumbent."

(1) The names of candidates for a nonpartisan office at a nominating election held on the date of the primary election shall be listed without political party designation on a nominating ballot under the title, and department or position number if any, of the office.
(2) At the primary election or general election:
(a) The names of candidates who are opposed for nomination or election to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court and circuit court shall be printed on the ballot before the names of candidates for those offices who are unopposed; and
(b) The word "incumbent" shall follow the name of each candidate for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court or circuit court who is designated the incumbent by the Secretary of State under ORS 254.085. [1979 c.190 §236; 1979 c.451 §6; 1979 c.587 §4; 1983 c.7 §4; 1985 c.742 §2; 1993 c.493 §§35,36; 1995 c.658 §99; 1995 c.712 §59; 1999 c.410 §45; 2007 c.154 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.155 - Order of candidate names on ballot.

(1) Not later than the 69th day before the date of any election the Secretary of State shall complete a random ordering of the letters of the alphabet.
(2) Not later than the 68th day before the date of any election the Secretary of State shall mail or deliver to each county clerk a copy of the random ordering of the letters of the alphabet.
(3) The county clerk shall arrange by surname the names of the candidates on the ballot in the random order of the letters of the alphabet completed by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) of this section.
(4) The requirements of this section apply only if at least one contested candidate race will be on the ballot. [Formerly 249.362; 1983 c.253 §1; 1987 c.267 §47; 1993 c.713 §49; 2007 c.154 §27; 2018 c.70 §11; 2019 c.675 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.165 - Adjusting ballot when vacancy occurs; notice to Secretary of State; exception.

(1) If the filing officer determines that a candidate has died, withdrawn or become disqualified, or that the candidate will not qualify in time for the office if elected, the name of the candidate may not be printed on the ballots or, if ballots have already been printed, the ballots must be reprinted without the name of the candidate before the ballots are delivered to the electors. The name of a candidate nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination or office must be printed on the ballots or, if the ballots have already been printed, the county clerk shall cause the name to appear on the ballots before the ballots are delivered to the electors. A filing officer, other than the Secretary of State, shall notify the Secretary of State of any action taken under this section.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the filing officer makes the determination under subsection (1) of this section on or after the 61st day before the date of the election.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "District" means a district defined in ORS 255.012.
(b) "Filing officer" means the:
(A) Secretary of State, regarding a candidate for a state office or an office to be voted on in the state at large or in a congressional district.
(B) County clerk, regarding a candidate for a county office.
(C) County clerk of the county in which the administrative office of the district is located, regarding a candidate for a district office to be voted on in a district located in more than one county.
(D) County clerk, regarding a candidate for a district office to be voted on in a district situated wholly within the county.
(E) City clerk, auditor or recorder, regarding a candidate for a city office. [Formerly 250.161; 1983 c.514 §12; 1991 c.719 §28; 1999 c.410 §48; 2007 c.154 §28; 2009 c.366 §1; 2018 c.70 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.175 - Providing ballot title and financial estimates in lieu of printing on ballot; ballot in recall elections.

(1) In lieu of printing the complete ballot title of any measure, other than a state measure, the county clerk may print the caption and the question of the ballot title and the measure number on the ballot.
(2) In lieu of printing the complete ballot title and financial estimates of any state measure to be initiated or referred, the county clerk may print the caption of the ballot title, the statements described in ORS 250.035 (2)(b) and (c) and the measure number on the ballot.
(3) In the case of a recall election, the following shall be printed on the ballot:
(a) The statements described in section 18, Article II of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 249.877; and
(b) The question "Do you vote to recall ______ from the office of______?", with the name of the person against whom a recall petition has been filed printed in the first blank space and the public office held by the person printed in the second blank space.
(4) The complete text of each ballot title and any financial estimates shall be included with each official ballot. [Formerly 258.380; 1981 c.173 §31; 1981 c.391 §10; 1985 c.808 §36; 1991 c.971 §14; 1995 c.534 §1a; 1999 c.410 §49; 2007 c.154 §29; 2009 c.511 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.185 - Printing or furnishing of ballots by county clerk.

The county clerk shall print or furnish all the required ballots and shall provide them for use by electors in the county. Only ballots printed or furnished under this section may be used in an election. [Formerly 250.080; 2007 c.154 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.195 - Ballot specifications.

(1) Official ballots shall be printed in black ink upon good quality material.
(2) The governing body of a city, county or district may mail sample ballots to all electors within the city, county or district to assist the electors’ preparation for voting. [Formerly 250.090; 1981 c.157 §1; 1985 c.471 §9; 1987 c.267 §48; 1995 c.712 §60; 1999 c.410 §50; 1999 c.999 §49; 2007 c.154 §31; 2013 c.617 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.210

[Amended by 1957 c.608 §180; 1965 c.290 §1; 1973 c.712 §1; 1975 c.766 §19; 1979 c.190 §190; renumbered 251.205]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.235 - Testing of voting machines and vote tally systems; notice of test.

(1) Not later than seven days before an election in which voting machines or vote tally systems are used, the county clerk shall:
(a) Conduct a preparatory test of the machine and system for logic and accuracy to ensure that each ballot format, where appropriate, correctly tallies ballots in each electoral contest by precinct; and
(b) Conduct a public certification test for the vote tally system using a selection of precincts, ballot formats and electoral districts from the preparatory test conducted under this subsection.
(2) Prior to the public certification test under subsection (1)(b) of this section, the county clerk shall mail to each affiliate of a major or minor political party within the county that has notified the clerk that notice is desired, a notice of the time and place where the vote tally system will be publicly tested. One representative of each party is entitled to be present to ensure that the testing is done properly. In nonpartisan elections each candidate may designate one representative who has the same powers as the political party representatives. The party and candidate representatives shall certify that they have witnessed the testing. The certificates shall be filed with the county clerk. [1979 c.190 §247; 1993 c.797 §23; 2001 c.965 §22; 2007 c.154 §32; 2009 c.592 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.321 - Providing map of proposed boundaries for election on establishing or changing county or city boundaries.

At any election in which the question of establishing or changing the exterior boundaries of a county or city is submitted to a vote, the county clerk shall:
(1) Include with every mailed ballot a map indicating the proposed boundaries; or
(2) Print in a voters’ pamphlet prepared for the election a map indicating the proposed boundaries. [1983 c.350 §69; 1999 c.410 §52; 2007 c.154 §33]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.365 - Voting at primary election by major party members and nonaffiliated electors.

(1) An elector is not qualified or permitted to vote at any primary election for any candidate of a major political party, and it is unlawful for the elector to offer to do so, unless:
(a) The elector is registered as being affiliated with one of the major political parties nominating or electing its candidates for public office at the primary election; or
(b) The elector is registered as not being affiliated with any political party and wishes to vote in the primary election of a major political party that has provided under subsection (3) of this section for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any political party.
(2) Except as provided in ORS 254.470 (3), any elector offering to vote at the primary election shall be given a ballot of the major political party with which the elector is registered as being affiliated. The elector may not be given a ballot of any other political party at that primary election. An elector not affiliated with any political party and offering to vote at the primary election shall be given the ballot of the major political party in whose primary election the elector wishes to vote if that party has provided under subsection (3) of this section for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any political party. An elector not affiliated with any political party who is given a ballot of the major political party associates with the party for the purpose of voting in that primary election.
(3)(a) Not later than the 90th day before the date of the primary election, a major political party may file with the Secretary of State a certified copy of the current party rule allowing an elector not affiliated with any political party to vote in the party’s primary election. The party may not repeal the rule as filed during the 90 days before the primary election. The rule shall continue to be effective after the date of the primary election until the party gives written notice to the Secretary of State that the rule has been repealed. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a party rule under this subsection may limit the candidates for whom an elector who is not affiliated with any political party may vote.
(b) The party rule shall allow any elector who is permitted to vote for the most numerous branch of the Legislative Assembly also to vote in federal legislative elections, consistent with section 2, Article I, and the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
(4) If the primary election ballot includes city, county or nonpartisan offices or measures, and it is given to an elector who is not eligible to vote for party candidates, the ballot shall be marked "non-affiliated." [Formerly 249.366; 1987 c.719 §§1,20; 1995 c.712 §62; 1999 c.999 §51; 2007 c.154 §34]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.370 - Record of nonaffiliated electors; record of voting in primary election of major political party and in general election.

The county clerk shall maintain:
(1) A monthly registration record of all electors registered as not being affiliated with any political party;
(2) At each primary election, a record of the number of electors who voted from each major political party;
(3) A record of all electors registered as not being affiliated with any political party who vote in a primary election of a major political party that has provided under ORS 254.365 for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any political party; and
(4) A record of all electors registered as not being affiliated with any political party who vote in the general election. [1987 c.719 §3; 1991 c.719 §52; 1993 c.713 §31; 1995 c.712 §63; 1999 c.999 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.399 - When ballot considered legally cast; when vote counted; prohibition on voting more than once in same election.

(1) A ballot shall be considered legally cast if the person casting the ballot is an elector at the time the ballot is cast.
(2) A vote for a particular candidate or on a measure shall be counted if the elector is qualified to vote for the particular candidate or on the measure.
(3) If an elector has voted in any election, the elector may not register or update a registration and vote in any election held on the same date. [Formerly 247.007]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.400 - Elector right to cast vote in confidential manner; elector vote information not public record; rules.

(1) In each election, an elector has the right to cast the elector’s ballot in a confidential manner, with no other person knowing how the elector voted in the election.
(2)(a) The Secretary of State or county clerk may not disclose as a public record under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 any information that would reveal how a particular elector voted in an election.
(b) As used in this subsection, "information" may be defined by the secretary by rule. [2023 c.600 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections › Section 254.408 - Procedure for voting by person for whom no evidence of registration is found.

(1) A person offering to vote and who claims to be an elector, but for whom no evidence of active or inactive registration can be found, shall be granted the right to vote in the manner provided in this section.
(2) Whenever an elector updates a registration at a county clerk’s office after the ballots have been mailed under ORS 254.470, the elector shall vote in that election in the manner provided in this section.
(3) An elector voting under this section shall complete and sign a registration card.
(4)(a)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the elector shall insert the ballot into a small envelope provided by the county clerk and then insert the small envelope into a larger envelope. The larger envelope shall be delivered to the county clerk and shall be segregated and not counted until the registration of the elector is verified under this section.
(B) The county clerk shall inform the elector of any alterations to the process described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that are necessary if the Secretary of State has approved a procedure under ORS 254.458 to be used in lieu of the envelope procedures.
(b) An envelope provided under this subsection must comply with the prohibitions set forth in ORS 254.470 (13).
(5) The county clerk shall determine if the elector is validly registered to vote and if the vote was properly cast. The ballot shall be counted only if the county clerk determines the registration of the elector is considered active or inactive.
(6) A vote shall be counted only if the elector is qualified to vote for the particular office or on the measure. [Formerly 247.205; 1999 c.410 §53; 2007 c.154 §35; 2019 c.508 §4; 2021 c.473 §13; 2021 c.551 §13]