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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.168 - Determination of compliance with constitutional provisions; notice; appeal.

(1) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving a prospective petition for an initiative measure, the county clerk shall determine in writing whether the initiative measure meets the requirements of section 1 (2)(d), Article IV, and section 10, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution.
(2) If the county clerk determines that the initiative measure meets the requirements of section 1 (2)(d), Article IV, and section 10, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution, the clerk shall proceed as required in ORS 250.175. The clerk shall include in the publication required under ORS 250.175 (5) a statement that the initiative measure has been determined to meet the requirements of section 1 (2)(d), Article IV, and section 10, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution.
(3) If the county clerk determines that the initiative measure does not meet the requirements of section 1 (2)(d), Article IV, and section 10, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution, the clerk shall immediately notify the petitioner, in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the determination.
(4) Any elector dissatisfied with a determination of the county clerk under subsection (1) of this section may petition the circuit court of the judicial district in which the county is located seeking to overturn the determination of the clerk. If the elector is dissatisfied with a determination that the initiative measure meets the requirements of section 1 (2)(d), Article IV, and section 10, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution, the petition must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the ballot title is filed with the clerk. If the elector is dissatisfied with a determination that the initiative measure does not meet the requirements of section 1 (2)(d), Article IV, and section 10, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution, the petition must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the written determination is made by the clerk.
(5) The review by the circuit court shall be the first and final review, and shall be conducted expeditiously to ensure the orderly and timely circulation of the petition. [1991 c.719 §34; 2005 c.797 §40]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.175 - Preparation of ballot titles for certain county measures; correction of clerical errors; notice.

(1) When a prospective petition for a county measure to be referred is filed with the county clerk, the clerk shall authorize the circulation of the petition containing the title of the measure as enacted by the county governing body or, if there is no title, the title supplied by the petitioner filing the prospective petition. The county clerk immediately shall send one copy of the prospective petition to the district attorney.
(2) Not later than the sixth business day after a prospective petition for a county measure to be initiated is filed with the county clerk, the clerk shall send one copy of it to the district attorney if the measure to be initiated has been determined to be in compliance with section 1 (2)(d), Article IV, and section 10, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution, as provided in ORS 250.168.
(3)(a) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving the copy of the prospective petition, and notwithstanding ORS 203.145 (3), the district attorney shall prepare a ballot title for the county measure to be initiated or referred and certify the ballot title to the county clerk.
(b) If the district attorney determines that a ballot title certified under this subsection contains a clerical error, the district attorney may correct the error and certify to the county clerk a corrected ballot title not later than the 10th business day after the date the ballot title was certified.
(c) A copy of the ballot title shall be furnished to the chief petitioner.
(4) Unless the circuit court certifies a different ballot title, the latest ballot title certified by the district attorney under subsection (3) of this section is the title to be printed on the ballot.
(5)(a) The county clerk, upon receiving a ballot title for a county measure to be referred or initiated from the district attorney or the county governing body, shall publish in the next available edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county a notice of receipt of the ballot title including notice that an elector may file a petition for review of the ballot title not later than the date referred to in ORS 250.195.
(b) In addition to publishing a notice as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the county clerk may publish a notice on the county’s website for a minimum of seven days.
(6) As used in this section, "clerical error" means a typographical, arithmetical or grammatical error or omission that is evident from the text of the certified ballot title or by comparison of the text of the ballot title with a written explanation that was provided by the district attorney and issued concurrently with the certified ballot title. [1979 c.190 §155; 1983 c.567 §12; 1985 c.808 §26; 1987 c.707 §8; 1991 c.719 §21; 2005 c.797 §41; 2011 c.607 §6; 2013 c.519 §3; 2017 c.749 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.185 - Preparation of ballot titles by county governing body.

(1) When the county governing body refers a measure to the people, a ballot title for the measure may be prepared by the body. The measure and the ballot title prepared under this subsection shall be filed at the same time with the county clerk.
(2) If the title is not prepared under subsection (1) of this section, when the measure is filed with the county clerk, the clerk shall send one copy to the district attorney. Not later than the fifth business day after receiving the copy, the district attorney shall provide a ballot title for the measure and send a copy of it to the county governing body and the county clerk. [1979 c.190 §156; 1983 c.15 §3; 1985 c.808 §27; 2017 c.749 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.195 - Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of county measure.

(1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title filed with the county clerk by the district attorney or the county governing body, may petition the circuit court of the judicial district in which the county is located seeking a different title and stating the reasons the title filed with the court is insufficient, not concise or unfair. The petition shall name as respondent either the district attorney or county governing body, depending on who prepared the ballot title, and must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the title is filed with the county clerk. The court shall review the title and measure to be initiated or referred, hear arguments, if any, and certify to the county clerk a title for the measure which meets the requirements of ORS 250.035.
(2) An elector filing a petition under this section shall notify the county clerk in writing that the petition has been filed. The notice shall be given not later than 5 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed.
(3) The review by the circuit court shall be the first and final review, and shall be conducted expeditiously to insure the orderly and timely circulation of the petition or conduct of the election at which the measure is to be submitted to the electors. [1979 c.190 §157; 1983 c.514 §9a; 1987 c.707 §9; 1989 c.503 §7; 1993 c.493 §97; 1995 c.534 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.205 - Filing and signature requirements for nonhome rule counties.

(1) This section applies to a county that has not adopted a charter under section 10, Article VI, Oregon Constitution.
(2) A referendum petition must be filed not later than the 90th day after the adoption of a nonemergency county measure.
(3) A petition to refer a county measure must contain at least the number of signatures of electors residing in the county that is equal to four percent of the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the election at which a Governor is elected for a four-year term next preceding the filing of the petition for verification of signatures.
(4) A petition to initiate a county measure must contain at least the number of signatures of electors residing in the county equal to six percent of the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the election at which a Governor is elected for a four-year term next preceding the filing of the petition for verification of signatures. [1979 c.190 §158; 1995 c.607 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.215 - Filing officer for county measure; filing requirements; signature verification.

(1) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a county measure shall be filed with the county clerk for signature verification. The filed petition shall contain only original signatures.
(2) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a county measure shall not be accepted for filing if it contains less than 100 percent of the required number of signatures.
(3) For any petition requiring a number of signatures exceeding 4,500, the Secretary of State by rule shall designate a statistical sampling technique to verify whether a petition contains the required number of signatures of electors. A petition may not be rejected for the reason that it contains less than the required number of signatures unless two separate sampling processes both establish that the petition lacks the required number of signatures. The second sampling must contain a larger number of signatures than the first sampling.
(4) The Secretary of State may employ professional assistance to determine the sampling technique referred to in subsection (3) of this section. [1979 c.190 §159; 1989 c.68 §7; 1991 c.580 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.221 - Date of election.

If an initiative or referendum petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the election on the county measure shall be held on the next available election date in ORS 203.085 that is not sooner than the 90th day after the measure was filed with the county clerk. [1981 c.909 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.235 - Retention of petition materials.

The county clerk shall retain the signature sheets of a filed initiative or referendum petition with a copy of the county measure. If the measure is approved by the electors, a copy of the measure shall be preserved as a permanent public record, and the signature sheets shall be preserved for six years. [1979 c.190 §161]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.255 - Application of ORS 250.265 to 250.346.

ORS 250.265 to 250.346 apply to the exercise of initiative or referendum powers regarding a city measure under section 1, Article IV, Oregon Constitution, unless the city charter or ordinance provides otherwise. [1979 c.190 §162]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.270 - Determination of compliance with constitutional provisions; notice; appeal.

(1) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving a prospective petition for an initiative measure, the city elections officer shall determine in writing whether the initiative measure meets the requirements of section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution.
(2) If the city elections officer determines that the initiative measure meets the requirements of section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the city elections officer shall proceed as required in ORS 250.275. The city elections officer shall include in the publication required under ORS 250.275 (5) a statement that the initiative measure has been determined to meet the requirements of section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution.
(3) If the city elections officer determines that the initiative measure does not meet the requirements of section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the city elections officer shall immediately notify the petitioner, in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the determination.
(4) Any elector dissatisfied with a determination of the city elections officer under subsection (1) of this section may petition the circuit court of the judicial district in which the city is located seeking to overturn the determination of the city elections officer. If the elector is dissatisfied with a determination that the initiative measure meets the requirements of section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the petition must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the ballot title is filed with the city elections officer. If the elector is dissatisfied with a determination that the initiative measure does not meet the requirements of section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the petition must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the written determination is made by the city elections officer.
(5) The review by the circuit court shall be the first and final review, and shall be conducted expeditiously to ensure the orderly and timely circulation of the petition. [1991 c.719 §36; 2005 c.797 §42]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.275 - Preparation of ballot titles for certain city measures; correction of clerical errors; notice.

(1) When a prospective petition for a city measure to be referred is filed with the city elections officer, the officer shall authorize the circulation of the petition containing the title of the measure as enacted by the city governing body or, if there is no title, the title supplied by the petitioner filing the prospective petition. The city elections officer immediately shall send one copy of the prospective petition to the city attorney.
(2) Not later than the sixth business day after a prospective petition for a city measure to be initiated is filed with the city elections officer, the officer shall send one copy of it to the city attorney if the measure to be initiated has been determined to be in compliance with section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, as provided in ORS 250.270.
(3)(a) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving the copy of the prospective petition, the city attorney shall provide a ballot title for the city measure to be initiated or referred and certify the ballot title to the city elections officer.
(b) If the city attorney determines that a ballot title certified under this subsection contains a clerical error, the city attorney may correct the error and certify to the city elections officer a corrected ballot title not later than the 10th business day after the date the ballot title was certified.
(c) A copy of the ballot title shall be furnished to the chief petitioner.
(4) Unless the circuit court certifies a different ballot title, the latest ballot title certified by the city attorney under subsection (3) of this section is the title to be printed on the ballot.
(5)(a) The city elections officer, upon receiving a ballot title for a city measure to be referred or initiated from the city attorney or city governing body, shall publish in the next available edition of a newspaper of general distribution in the city a notice of receipt of the ballot title including notice that an elector may file a petition for review of the ballot title not later than the date referred to in ORS 250.296.
(b) In addition to publishing a notice as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the city elections officer may publish a notice on the city’s website for a minimum of seven days.
(6) As used in this section, "clerical error" means a typographical, arithmetical or grammatical error or omission that is evident from the text of the certified ballot title or by comparison of the text of the ballot title with a written explanation that was provided by the city attorney and issued concurrently with the certified ballot title. [1979 c.190 §164; 1985 c.808 §28; 1987 c.707 §9a; 1991 c.719 §22; 2005 c.797 §43; 2011 c.607 §7; 2013 c.519 §4; 2017 c.749 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.285 - Preparation of ballot titles by city governing body.

(1) When the city governing body refers a measure to the people, a ballot title for the measure may be prepared by the body. The ballot title shall be filed with the city elections officer.
(2) If the title is not prepared under subsection (1) of this section, when the measure is filed with the city elections officer, the officer shall send one copy to the city attorney. Not later than the fifth business day after receiving the copy, the city attorney shall provide a ballot title for the measure and send a copy of it to the city governing body and the city elections officer. [1979 c.190 §165; 1985 c.808 §29; 2017 c.749 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.296 - Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of city measure.

(1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title filed with the city elections officer by the city attorney or the city governing body, may petition the circuit court of the judicial district in which the city is located seeking a different title and stating the reasons the title filed with the court is insufficient, not concise or unfair. The petition shall name as respondent the city attorney or city governing body, depending on who prepared the ballot title, and must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the title is filed with the city elections officer. The court shall review the title and measure to be initiated or referred, hear arguments, if any, and certify to the city elections officer a title for the measure which meets the requirements of ORS 250.035.
(2) An elector filing a petition under this section shall notify the city elections officer in writing that the petition has been filed. The notice shall be given not later than 5 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed.
(3) The review by the circuit court shall be the first and final review, and shall be conducted expeditiously to insure the orderly and timely circulation of the petition or conduct of the election at which the measure is to be submitted to the electors. [1979 c.190 §166; 1983 c.514 §9b; 1987 c.707 §10; 1989 c.503 §8; 1993 c.493 §98; 1995 c.534 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.305 - Signature requirements.

(1) A petition to refer a city measure must be signed by not less than 10 percent of the electors registered in the city at the time the prospective petition is filed. The petition must be filed with the city elections officer not later than the 30th day after adoption of the city legislation sought to be referred.
(2) A petition to initiate a city measure must be signed by not less than 15 percent of the electors registered in the city at the time the prospective petition is filed. [1979 c.190 §167; 1983 c.350 §67; 1989 c.251 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.315 - Filing officer; filing requirements; signature verification.

(1) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a city measure shall be filed with the city elections officer for signature verification. The filed petition shall contain only original signatures.
(2) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a city measure shall not be accepted for filing if it contains less than 100 percent of the required number of signatures.
(3) For any petition requiring a number of signatures exceeding 4,500, the Secretary of State by rule shall designate a statistical sampling technique to verify whether a petition contains the required number of signatures of electors. A petition may not be rejected for the reason that it contains less than the required number of signatures unless two separate sampling processes both establish that the petition lacks the required number of signatures. The second sampling must contain a larger number of signatures than the first sampling.
(4) The Secretary of State may employ professional assistance to determine the sampling technique referred to in subsection (3) of this section. [1979 c.190 §168; 1989 c.68 §8; 1991 c.580 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.325 - Procedure following filing of initiative petition.

(1) If an initiative petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the city elections officer shall file the initiated measure with the city governing body at its next meeting.
(2) The governing body, not later than the 30th day after the measure is filed with it, may adopt or reject the measure unless the measure is required to be submitted to city electors under the city charter or state law. If the measure is not adopted, or the measure is required to be submitted to city electors under the city charter or state law, it shall be submitted to city electors on the next available election date in ORS 221.230 held not sooner than the 90th day after the measure was filed with the city governing body.
(3) The governing body may refer a competing measure to city electors at the same election at which the initiated measure is submitted. If the governing body refers a competing measure to city electors, it must prepare the measure not later than the 30th day after the initiated measure is filed with it. The mayor shall not have the power to veto an initiated measure or a competing measure. [1979 c.190 §169; 1979 c.316 §14a; 1981 c.909 §7; 1987 c.471 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.346 - Retention of petition materials.

The city elections officer shall retain the signature sheets of a filed initiative or referendum petition with a copy of the city measure. If the measure is approved by the electors, a copy of the measure shall be preserved as a permanent public record, and the signature sheets shall be preserved for six years. [1979 c.190 §171]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.355 - Date of election.

If a referendum petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the election on the city measure shall be held on the next available election date in ORS 221.230 that is not sooner than the 90th day after the referendum petition was filed with the city elections officer. [1989 c.503 §35; 2007 c.155 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum › Section 250.631

[1957 c.608 §154; 1961 c.114 §13; 1965 c.174 §9; 1977 c.352 §4; 1979 c.190 §262; renumbered 254.395]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.005 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Candidate" means an individual whose name is or is expected to be printed on the official ballot.
(2) "City office" means the office of mayor, city auditor, city councillor or municipal judge of a city having a population of 50,000 or more according to the most recent determination made under ORS 190.510 to 190.610.
(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) "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. [1979 c.190 §172; 1981 c.173 §28; 1983 c.123 §1; 1983 c.392 §4; 1987 c.432 §1; 2003 c.14 §118]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.008 - Joint production of state and county voters’ pamphlet.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State and a county may enter into an intergovernmental agreement as provided in ORS 190.003 to 190.130 under which the Secretary of State and the county clerk of the county may jointly produce a voters’ pamphlet for any election as provided under this chapter or any other law relating to production and distribution of a voters’ pamphlet. [1993 c.3 §2 and 1993 c.604 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.012 - Size, format and distribution of voters’ pamphlet.

The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size, format and method of distribution of any state voters’ pamphlet, subject to the limits described in this chapter. [1999 c.318 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.014 - Electronic filing system; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State by rule shall adopt an electronic filing system to allow estimates, portraits, statements or arguments to be filed electronically using the Internet.
(2) The Secretary of State may adopt rules to administer this section. [2011 c.646 §9]
Note:
251.014 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 251 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.022 - Voters’ pamphlet for election to fill vacancy in office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress.

(1) If a special election or special primary election is held under ORS 188.120 for the purpose of filling a vacancy in election or office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress, or for nominating a candidate of each major political party to fill the vacancy, the Secretary of State shall prepare a voters’ pamphlet for each election.
(2) A voters’ pamphlet prepared under subsection (1) of this section shall contain information about the candidates for nomination or election to the office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress at the special election or special primary election. [1999 c.318 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.026 - Statements and information included in voters’ pamphlets; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State shall prepare and have printed in the voters’ pamphlet for the state primary election, the general election and any special election described in ORS 251.022 a statement containing, if applicable:
(a) Requirements for a citizen to qualify as an elector.
(b) When an elector is required to register or update a registration.
(c) In the voters’ pamphlet for the primary election, a statement of the duties and responsibilities of a precinct committeeperson to be elected at the primary election.
(d) Any other information the Secretary of State considers relevant to the conduct of the election.
(2) The Secretary of State, in cooperation with the county clerks, shall include:
(a) A statement on the cover of the voters’ pamphlet that the pamphlet may be used to assist electors in voting; and
(b)(A) Statements in the information section of the voters’ pamphlet on the pages immediately following the page containing the Secretary of State letter, to the extent reasonably practicable, that, for residents of each county to which the voters’ pamphlet is distributed:
(i) Are written in English and the five additional common languages for the county listed by the Secretary of State under ORS 251.167;
(ii) Explain that an electronic copy of portions of the voters’ pamphlet is publicly available in that language; and
(iii) Provide the website address to the translated voters’ pamphlet.
(B) The statements required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph must be written so as to be clearly readable.
(C) The Secretary of State may adopt rules necessary to implement this paragraph.
(3) The Secretary of State may include in the voters’ pamphlet the following information:
(a) Maps showing the boundaries of senatorial and representative districts.
(b) Voter registration forms.
(c) Elector instructions, including the right of an elector to request a second ballot if the first ballot is spoiled and the right of an elector to seek assistance in marking the ballot.
(4)(a) The name of the county clerk or other filing officer may not appear in the voters’ pamphlet in the county clerk’s or filing officer’s official capacity if the county clerk or filing officer is a candidate in the election for which the voters’ pamphlet is printed.
(b) As used in this subsection, "filing officer" has the meaning given that term in ORS 254.165. [Formerly 255.025; 1987 c.267 §24; 1991 c.719 §§23,24; 1993 c.713 §28; 1993 c.797 §21a; 1995 c.712 §35; 1999 c.318 §9; 1999 c.410 §25; 2019 c.508 §1; 2021 c.464 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.046 - Content of statements and arguments.

(1) Statements and arguments submitted for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, or a person supporting or opposing a measure shall consist only of words or numbers.
(2) The Secretary of State shall specify on any instructions for filing a statement, argument or other material in the voters’ pamphlet that the statement, argument or material may be excluded under ORS 251.055. [1979 c.190 §175; 1993 c.351 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.049 - Names or titles of persons or names of organizations excluded from arguments and statements; exceptions; prohibitions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Secretary of State may not print the name or title of a person or the name of an organization in an argument supporting or opposing any measure or a statement of any candidate, political party or assembly of electors filed for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet, if the name or title of the person or the name of the organization is cited as supporting or endorsing the argument or statement.
(2) The Secretary of State may print the name or title of a person or the name of an organization in an argument or statement submitted for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet as supporting or endorsing the argument or statement if:
(a) Not later than the deadline for filing an argument or statement with the Secretary of State, the secretary receives a statement signed by the person, or by an authorized person on behalf of an organization, stating that the person consents to the use of the name or title of the person or the name of the organization; or
(b) The name or title of a person or the name of an organization is used with a quotation made by the person or by an authorized person on behalf of an organization, the quotation was disseminated to the public prior to its inclusion in the argument or statement and the quotation is identified by its source and date.
(3) A person may not:
(a) Submit a false signature under subsection (2) of this section; or
(b) Alter the manner in which a person signing a statement of consent described in subsection (2) of this section designates the person’s name or title or the name of the organization the person represents to appear in the argument or statement. This paragraph does not prohibit revisions allowed or required under ORS 251.055 or 251.087. [1987 c.724 §2; 1991 c.719 §47; 1993 c.493 §108; 2001 c.564 §1; 2003 c.233 §2; 2009 c.11 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.055 - Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded; rules.

(1) The Secretary of State shall reject any statement, argument, translation or other matter offered for filing and publishing in a voters’ pamphlet that:
(a) Contains any obscene, profane or defamatory language;
(b) Incites or advocates hatred, abuse or violence toward any person or group; or
(c) Contains any language which may not legally be circulated through the mails.
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall make the author of any statement, argument or translation exempt from any civil or criminal action because of any defamatory statements offered for publishing or contained in the voters’ pamphlet. The persons writing, signing or offering a statement, argument or translation for filing shall be deemed its authors and publishers.
(3) The Secretary of State by rule shall establish a procedure to notify a person who offered a statement, argument, translation or other matter that was rejected pursuant to this section. Subject to voters’ pamphlet deadlines, the procedure shall require the Secretary of State to:
(a) Make reasonable attempts to notify the person of the rejection; and
(b) Allow the person, if notified pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, to revise the statement, argument or translation so that it does not violate the provisions of this section. [Formerly 255.040; 1993 c.351 §1; 2021 c.464 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.065 - Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; rules.

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 68th day before the primary election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election at the primary election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election to a county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067.
(b) A portrait and statement may be filed not later than the 63rd day before the primary election in the event of a vacancy described in ORS 249.037 (2).
(2) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before the general election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election at the general election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election to a county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067.
(3) In the case of a special election to fill a vacancy as described in ORS 251.022, the Secretary of State by rule shall set the deadline for filing with the secretary a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected.
(4) All portraits and statements described in this section must be filed using the electronic filing system adopted by the Secretary of State under ORS 251.014.
(5) Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of State by rule shall establish the format of the statements permitted under this section.
(6) A portrait or statement filed under this section must be accompanied by a telephone or electronic facsimile transmission machine number where the candidate may be contacted for purposes of ORS 251.087. [Formerly 255.031; 1981 c.375 §1; 1983 c.567 §13; 1985 c.808 §30; 1987 c.267 §25; 1989 c.503 §9; 1993 c.493 §§92,93; 1995 c.550 §6; 1995 c.712 §36; 1999 c.318 §10; 1999 c.999 §40; 2011 c.646 §2a; 2011 c.652 §2; 2013 c.518 §1; 2017 c.749 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.069 - Map of metropolitan service district to be printed in certain pamphlets.

The Secretary of State shall include in each voters’ pamphlet, in which material of a candidate for nomination or election to an office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 is printed as provided in ORS 251.065, 251.067 and 251.285, a map of the service district which illustrates the boundaries of each subdistrict. The map shall be printed immediately preceding the material of the candidates for an office of the district. [Formerly 251.036]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.075 - Portrait requirements; rules.

(1) A candidate may not submit for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet a portrait that was taken more than four years before the date the portrait is filed with the Secretary of State.
(2) A portrait submitted for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet shall:
(a) Be a conventional photograph with a plain background;
(b) Show the face or the head, neck and shoulders of the candidate; and
(c) Be prepared and processed for printing as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(3) A portrait submitted for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet may not:
(a) Include the hands or anything held in the hands of the candidate;
(b) Show the candidate wearing a judicial robe, a hat or a military, police or fraternal uniform; and
(c) Show the uniform or insignia of any organization.
(4) The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size and manner of placement of the portrait printed in the voters’ pamphlet, except that the size of a portrait shall not be smaller than 1.5 inches by 1.75 inches. The rule shall apply in the same manner to all candidates for the same nomination or office. [1979 c.190 §178; 1979 c.533 §2; 1985 c.808 §30a; 1987 c.707 §11; 1999 c.318 §11; 2003 c.233 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.095 - Candidate space in voters’ pamphlet; fee or petition; use of space; verification of signatures; rules.

(1) For space in the voters’ pamphlet:
(a) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $3,500 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 500 active electors of the state.
(b) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of United States Senator or any state office to be voted for in the state at large shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $3,000 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 500 active electors of the state.
(c) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of Representative in Congress shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $2,500 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 300 active electors of the candidate’s electoral district.
(d) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of state Senator or state Representative shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $750 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 200 active electors of the candidate’s electoral district.
(e) Each candidate for nomination or election to any other office shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $600 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 200 active electors of the candidate’s electoral district.
(2)(a) The signatures on a petition submitted under subsection (1) of this section shall be verified by the county clerk or the Secretary of State.
(b) The Secretary of State by rule shall establish procedures for verifying whether a petition submitted under subsection (1) of this section contains the required number of signatures of active electors.
(3) The space allotted to each candidate shall be used for materials filed under ORS 251.065, including the portrait and statement of reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected and the information required under ORS 251.085. The length of the statement may not exceed 325 words. All candidates shall be allowed the same amount of space. The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size of the space allotted to each candidate, except that the space may not be smaller than 30 square inches. [Formerly 255.051; 1981 c.375 §2; 1983 c.567 §14; 1985 c.808 §30b; 1987 c.707 §12; 1999 c.318 §12; 2009 c.817 §1; 2011 c.482 §1; 2013 c.518 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.115 - Statement of statewide and less than statewide political party or assembly; fee or petition; size of statement; verification of signatures; electronic filing; rules.

(1) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before the general election, the party officers as designated in the organizational documents of any statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates may file with the Secretary of State a statement of arguments for the success of its principles and election of its candidates on a statewide basis and opposing the principles and candidates of other political parties or organizations on a statewide basis.
(2) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before the general election, the party officers as designated in the organizational documents of any less than statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates may file with the Secretary of State a statement of arguments for the success of its principles and election of its candidates on a county basis and opposing the principles and candidates of other political parties or organizations on a county basis.
(3)(a) Any statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates shall pay a fee of $1,200 to the Secretary of State when the statement is filed or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 500 active electors.
(b) Any less than statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates shall pay a fee of $600 to the Secretary of State when the statement is filed or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the signatures of 300 active electors.
(c) The signatures on a petition submitted under this subsection shall be verified by the county clerk or the Secretary of State.
(d) The Secretary of State by rule shall establish procedures for verifying whether a petition submitted under this subsection contains the required number of signatures of active electors.
(4) A statement of arguments filed under this section must be filed using the electronic filing system adopted by the Secretary of State under ORS 251.014.
(5) The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size of the statements permitted under this section, except that any statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates shall be allotted more space than any less than statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates.
(6) For purposes of this section, an "active elector" is a person whose registration is considered active as described in ORS 247.013. [Formerly 255.211; 1987 c.707 §13; 1989 c.503 §10; 1993 c.797 §22; 1999 c.318 §13; 2009 c.817 §2; 2011 c.482 §2; 2011 c.646 §3; 2013 c.518 §3; 2017 c.749 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.125 - Disclaimer; identification of portrait or statement.

(1) In a section of the voters’ pamphlet that provides general information, the Secretary of State shall include a disclaimer in boldfaced type in substantially the following form:
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Information provided in statements or arguments submitted by a candidate, a political party, an assembly of electors or a person supporting or opposing a measure have not been verified for accuracy by the State of Oregon.
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(2) At the bottom of each allotted space of the voters’ pamphlet containing a portrait or statement filed by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, the Secretary of State shall include a statement identifying the person who furnished the portrait or statement. [1979 c.190 §182; 2005 c.234 §1; 2013 c.518 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.135 - Withdrawal of material; refund of filing fee.

(1) Material filed for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet may be withdrawn on or before the deadline for filing material under ORS 251.065.
(2) A person who paid a fee for filing material for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet may receive a refund from the Secretary of State if the request for a refund is received by the secretary on or before the deadline for filing material under ORS 251.065. When a refund is made, the material for which the fee was paid may not be included in the voters’ pamphlet. [1979 c.190 §183; 2013 c.518 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections › Chapter 251 - Voters’ Pamphlet › Section 251.145 - Exemption from public records law.

Notwithstanding ORS 192.311 to 192.478 relating to public records, materials filed by a political party, assembly of electors or candidate for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet and arguments supporting or opposing a measure filed by any person for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet are exempt from public inspection until the fourth business day after the final date for filing the materials. [1979 c.190 §184; 1991 c.719 §48; 1993 c.493 §18]