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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0005 - Designating the State and Local Initiative, Referendum, Referral and Recall Manuals and Forms

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(1) The
			 Secretary of State designates the State Initiative and Referendum Manual
			 revised 01/2024 and associated forms as the procedures and forms to be used for
			 the state initiative and referendum process.
(2) The Secretary of State designates the
			 Recall Manual revised 01/2024 and associated forms as the procedures and forms
			 to be used for the recall process.
(3) The Secretary of State designates the
			 County, City, and District Initiative and Referendum Manual revised 01/2024 and
			 associated forms as the procedures, except where state law permits the
			 procedure to be otherwise under local charter or ordinance, and forms to be
			 used for the local initiative and referendum process.
(4) The Secretary of State designates the
			 County, City, and District Referral Manual revised 01/2024 and associated forms
			 as the procedures, except where state law permits the procedure to be otherwise
			 under local charter or ordinance, and forms to be used for the local referral
			 process.
(5) The Secretary of State
			 designates the Circulator Training Manual revised 01/2024 and associated forms
			 as the curriculum, procedures and forms, to be used to register as required
			 under ORS 250.048, by a person who will be
			 paid to gather signatures on a state initiative, referendum or recall
			 petition.
(6) For purposes of
			 subsection (5) of this rule, initiative is meant to include each phase of the
			 petition's signature gathering effort including the sponsorship phase, the
			 primary signature gathering effort and any supplemental signature gathering
			 efforts.
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  246.150,
				  249.009, ORS
				  250.015,
				  250.029,
				  250.031,
				  250.045,
				  250.048,
				  250.052,
				  250.067,
				  250.105,
				  250.165,
				  254.108,
				  255.135,
				  260.262,
				  260.200,
				  250.205,
				  250.215,
				  250.265,
				  250.315,
				  260.118, SB 1527 (2022) &
				  SB166 (2023)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  250.015,
				  250.045,
				  250.048,
				  250.052,
				  250.067,
				  250.085,
				  250.105,
				  250.165,
				  250.168,
				  250.175,
				  255.135,
				  255.140,
				  255.145,
				  255.155,
				  255.165,
				  255.175,
				  255.215,
				  250.185,
				  250.195,
				  250.205,
				  250.265,
				  250.270,
				  250.275,
				  250.285,
				  250.296,
				  250.305,
				  250.315,
				  250.325, SB 27 (2021), HB 3291
				  (2021), SB 1527 (2022) & SB166
				  (2023)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0028 - Review of Proposed Initiative Measures for Procedural Constitutional Compliance

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(1) The
			 Secretary of State will review a proposed initiative measure submitted under
			 the authority of Article IV, section 1 of the Oregon Constitution and ORS
			 250.045 to determine if it
			 complies with the procedural requirements established in the Oregon
			 Constitution for initiative petitions. This review will include, but not
			 necessarily be limited to, whether a proposed initiative measure: "embraces one
			 subject only and matters properly connected therewith," constitutes an
			 "amendment" to the constitution, or proposes a single amendment to the
			 Constitution or separate amendments that must be submitted separately. The
			 Secretary will not review any prospective petition for substantive
			 constitutional or legal sufficiency.
(2) The Secretary of State will conduct the
			 review of proposed initiative measures for procedural constitutional compliance
			 during the period when the draft ballot title and certified ballot title are
			 prepared.
(3) The Secretary of
			 State will distribute a copy of the text of the proposed initiative measure in
			 the same manner as provided by rule for statewide notice of the opportunity to
			 provide comment on draft ballot titles prepared by the Attorney General. The
			 Secretary will seek comment from interested persons regarding whether the
			 proposed initiative measure complies with procedural constitutional
			 requirements, including those described in section (1) above. Comments must be
			 filed within the same time period as provided for comments on the sufficiency
			 of the draft ballot title.
(4) The
			 Secretary of State will notify in writing the chief petitioners of the results
			 of the Secretary's review for compliance with the procedural constitutional
			 requirements for proposed initiative measures. The notification will also be
			 sent to any interested persons who submitted timely comments to the Secretary,
			 in the same manner as provided for notification of the certified ballot title
			 provided by the Attorney General.
(5) The Secretary of State will not approve
			 for circulation the form of the cover and signature sheet filed by a chief
			 petitioner(s) if the Secretary determines that the proposed initiative measure
			 fails to comply with the constitutional procedural requirements for a proposed
			 initiative measure.
(6) The
			 Secretary of State's notice issued pursuant to section (4) is a final order.
			 Review of this order may be sought under ORS
			 183.484 or
			 246.910 in the Marion County
			 Circuit Court.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  246.120, ORS
				  246.150, OR Constitution
				  §1, Art IV & §1, Art XVII
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  246.120, ORS
				  246.150, OR Constitution
				  §1, Art IV & §1, Art
				  XVII
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0030 - Statistical Sampling Procedures for State Petitions

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(1) This rule is adopted to implement ORS
			 250.045(1)
			 and ORS
			 250.105(5).
(2) The pre-processing of petition signature
			 sheets is conducted by the Elections Division.
(3) Verification of sampled signature lines
			 against voter registration records may be conducted by either the Elections
			 Division or county elections officials.
(4) The handwriting characteristics and
			 factors set forth in the Vote by Mail Procedures Manual adopted under OAR
			 165-007-0030  will be used to evaluate and determine whether the signature on
			 any sampled signature line matches signatures contained in the voter's
			 registration record.
(a) Only a signature
			 possessing obvious and predominantly matching characteristics with signatures
			 contained in the voter's registration record may be determined to be a
			 match.
(b) A signature possessing
			 more non-matching than matching characteristics with signatures contained in
			 the voter's registration record shall be reviewed by at least two different
			 signature verification staff members before it is rejected as a non-matching
			 signature.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0100 - Review of Specified Chief Petitioner Accounts

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(1) Each chief petitioner of an initiative,
			 referendum or prospective petition who pays any person money or other valuable
			 consideration to obtain signatures on the petition shall keep detailed accounts
			 in accordance with ORS
			 260.262.
			 The Elections Division will review these accounts in the manner and in
			 accordance with the schedule set out in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this
			 rule.
(2) Chief petitioners shall
			 submit digital copies of the applicable accounts described on the SEL 320
			 unless they receive prior written approval from the Elections Division to
			 submit paper copies.
(a) Acceptable digital
			 formats include pdf files, Excel files, or Word files submitted on CD-ROM or
			 via electronic mail.
(b) The
			 Elections Division may request original documentation of chief petitioner
			 accounts, in addition to or in lieu of copies.
(c) The Elections Division may choose to
			 conduct on-site reviews of chief petitioner accounts.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0110 - Statistical Sampling Procedures for Other than State Initiative or Referendum Petitions

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(1) This
			 rule is adopted to implement ORS 248.008, 249.008, 249.875, 250.215, 250.315 and 255.175.
(2) For this rule, the
			 term:
(a) Filing Officer refers to the person
			 with whom the petition is filed for pre-processing. A minor political party
			 formation petition and a recall petition against a State Public Officer are
			 filed with the Elections Division. County petitions are filed with the county
			 elections official, city petitions are filed with the city recorder and
			 district petitions are filed with the county elections official of the county
			 in which the administrative office of the district is located.
(b) Elections Official(s) refers to the
			 person who verifies the sampling of petition signature lines against the
			 voter's registration record. For a minor political party formation petition or
			 a recall petition against a State Public Officer the Elections Division may
			 choose to verify sampled signatures or distribute to county elections officials
			 for verification. The county elections official verifies signatures for all
			 county, city and district petitions subject to this rule.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0275 - Completion of Optional Information on Petition Sheets

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(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish
			 standards governing what an Elections Official will review for in determining
			 if there has been a violation of ORS
			 260.567. This rule applies to
			 all state and local initiative, referendum, recall and candidate nominating
			 petitions.
(2) A petition signature
			 sheet will be rejected for noncompliance with ORS
			 260.567 and not included in the
			 sample if:
(a) The same handwriting appears to
			 have completed the optional information on all lines of the petition
			 sheet;
(b) Optional information on
			 all lines has been entered, altered, corrected, clarified or obscured by
			 typewriting or other mechanical means;
(d) For any other reason the Elections
			 Official determines from the face of the signature sheet that a person or
			 persons other than the petition signers entered, altered, corrected, clarified
			 or obscured any information about the person who signed the signature sheet,
			 including the optional fields of printed name, residence address and date
			 signed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0280 - Repealed

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  246.150, Sec. 2, Ch. 848 OL
				  2007
Stats. Implemented: Sec. 2, Ch. 848 OL
				  2007
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 14 - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL › Section 165-014-0285 - Circulating Unpaid Petitions by Paid Petition Circulators

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Under ORS
				250.048(9), a
				person may not obtain signatures on a petition or prospective petition for
				which the person is being paid and, at the same time, obtain signatures on a
				petition or prospective petition for which the person is not being paid. For
				purposes of ORS 250.048(9), "at
				the same time" means during any time period for which the person is being paid
				to circulate any petition or prospective petition. "At the same time" does not
				include any lunch or other break period for which a person is not paid to
				circulate any such petition, as reflected in the person's payroll records
				required to be submitted under OAR 165-014-0100.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  246.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  250.048
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 16 - VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-016-0000 - Designating the State Voters' Pamphlet Manual and Forms

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The Secretary of State designates the State Voters' Pamphlet
				Manual, revised 01/2024 and associated forms as the procedures and forms to be
				used to submit candidate statements, measure arguments, statements of arguments
				by any political party or assembly of electors, arguments in support of a
				legislative referral, explanatory statements, financial estimates and
				statements, statements prepared by the Legislative Counsel Committee under ORS
				251.225 and a community college
				district measure relating to bonding, a county measure or a metropolitan
				service district measure submitted under ORS
				251.285.
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  246.150,
				  251.014, ORS
				  251.065,
				  251.075,
				  251.255,
				  251.087,
				  251.115 & 251.095
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  251.065,
				  251.075,
				  251.255,
				  251.046,
				  251.085,
				  251.087,
				  251.115,
				  251.285,
				  251.095 & HB 2238
				  (2017)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 16 - VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-016-0095 - Inclusion Fees for County and Metropolitan Service District Measures

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(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to establish a schedule of fees for community college districts,
			 counties or metropolitan service districts filing measures to be included in
			 the State Voters' Pamphlet.
(2)
			 Each argument for a county, community college district or metropolitan service
			 district measure filed with the county must be accompanied by a filing fee not
			 to exceed $300 or a verified petition containing not more than a number of
			 signatures equal to 1,000 electors eligible to vote on the measure or 10
			 percent of the total of such electors, whichever is less.
(3) The county, community college district or
			 metropolitan service district shall pay the Secretary of State a fee for each
			 argument based on the population of the county or district. The fee schedule is
			 as follows:
(a) For a county or district with
			 a population of less than 10,000 within a county - $100.00;
(b) For a county or district with a
			 population between 10,000 and 50,000 within a county - $200.00;
(c) For a county or district with a
			 population over 50,000 within a county or service district - $300.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0007 - Form SEL 704 as Cash/Security Deposit

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The Secretary of State hereby designates Form SEL 704 to comply
				with ORS 198.775 in contents required in
				filing a Cash/Security Deposit. Form SEL 704 shall be the deposit form and
				shall contain:
(1) Name of district to
			 be annexed, formed, withdrawn or dissolved.
(2) Number of precincts in the
			 district.
(3) Number of dollars to
			 be charged for each precinct.
(4)
			 Total deposit amount.
(5) Oath of
			 the chief petitioners to pay any costs in excess of total deposit.
(6) Chief petitioners' names, addresses, and
			 phone numbers.
(7) Names and
			 addresses of any persons or organizations providing any part of cash, bond or
			 other security deposit and the amount of contribution or value of secured
			 deposit.
(8) Attachment of
			 description of secured deposit(s).
(9) Attachment of additional contributors.
(10) Date of chief petitioner's
			 signature.
The Forms referenced in this rule are not printed in the OAR
				  Compilation. Copies are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  198.775 & ORS
				  246.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  198.775
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0020 - Notice of Election of Board Members for Special Districts

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(1) The Secretary
			 of State hereby adopts by reference and designates SEL 815, Notice of Election
			 of Board Members for Special Districts to comply with ORS
			 255.069.
(2) The elections officer shall deliver the
			 SEL 815, or similar form that contains at a minimum the information set forth
			 in subsection (3) of this rule, to each district elections authority, no later
			 than the dates prescribed in ORS
			 255.069(1). The
			 elections officer shall instruct the district elections authority to review the
			 information on the form and make additions and corrections as necessary. If the
			 information supplied by the elections officer to the district elections
			 authority is correct, the district elections authority shall so
			 indicate.
(3) The SEL 815 shall
			 contain:
(a) Name of district;
(b) Date of election;
(c) Open board positions;
(d) Title of office;
(e) Term of each office;
(f) Name of county in which declaration of
			 candidacy or petition of nomination is to be filed;
(g) Deadline for candidate filings;
(h) Designation of newspaper in which legal
			 notice is to be published; and
(i)
			 Signature of authorized district election authority, title and date
			 signed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0021 - Record Retention for Preparation of Notice of Election of Board Members for Special Districts

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(1) In
			 accordance with ORS 255.069(4) the
			 election officer shall retain completed SEL 815, Notice of Election of Board
			 Members for Special Districts, filed by the district elections authority in a
			 file maintained for that purpose. All forms shall be kept for a period of at
			 least 4 years after the district election for which the form was
			 completed.
(2) To maintain adequate
			 records for preparation of the SEL 815 by the elections officer, the district
			 elections authority must notify the elections officer of any vacancy as soon as
			 practicable. If the vacancy occurs after the 101st day before the regular
			 district election and on or before the 62nd day before the regular district
			 election, the district elections authority must immediately notify the
			 elections officer, but not later than the next business day.
(3) When a person is appointed to fill a
			 vacancy in a district office, the district elections authority must give
			 written notice to the elections officer within two business days after such
			 appointment is made.
Forms referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  246.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  255.069
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0030 - Designation of Identification Numbers for Measures of Special Districts Located in More Than One County

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(1) ORS
			 246.150requires the Secretary of State to adopt rules to facilitate
			 correctness, impartiality and efficiency in administering elections laws. ORS
			 254.108directs the Secretary of State to provide a means of numbering a measure
			 of a special district located in more than one county.
(2) Measures of special districts located in
			 more than one county shall be numbered consecutively in the order in which the
			 measures are filed with the district's election officer. These measures shall
			 be identified by a unique prefix number. This prefix number shall be assigned
			 by the special district's election officer. For the purpose of this rule, and
			 as provided by ORS 255.005(5)(b),
			 the election officer shall be the county clerk of the county in which the
			 administrative office of the district is located.
(3) The following are the unique prefix
			 numbers which shall be assigned by the special district election officer:
(a) Baker -- 1;
(b) Benton -- 2;
(c) Clackamas -- 3;
(d) Clatsop -- 4;
(e) Columbia -- 5;
(f) Coos -- 6;
(g) Crook -- 7;
(h) Curry -- 8;
(i) Deschutes -- 9;
(j) Douglas -- 10;
(k) Gilliam -- 11;
(l) Grant -- 12;
(m) Harney -- 13;
(n) Hood River -- 14;
(o) Jackson -- 15;
(p) Jefferson -- 16;
(q) Josephine -- 17;
(r) Klamath -- 18;
(s) Lake -- 19;
(t) Lane -- 20;
(u) Lincoln -- 21;
(v) Linn -- 22;
(w) Malheur -- 23;
(x) Marion -- 24;
(y) Morrow -- 25;
(z) Multnomah -- 26;
(aa) Polk -- 27;
(bb) Sherman -- 28;
(cc) Tillamook -- 29;
(dd) Umatilla -- 30;
(ee) Union -- 31;
(ff) Wallowa -- 32;
(gg) Wasco -- 33;
(hh) Washington -- 34;
(ii) Wheeler -- 35;
(jj) Yamhill -- 36.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0035 - Nominating Schedule for Filling Vacancy in Office of Board Member of District

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(1) The
			 purpose of this rule is to provide a nominating schedule for candidates' names
			 to be printed on the official district election ballot to fill the remainder of
			 an unexpired term resulting from a vacancy in the office of an elected board
			 member.
(2) This rule shall apply
			 only when a vacancy in the office of an elected board member occurs after the
			 101st day before the regular district election and on or before the 62nd day
			 before the regular district election.
(3) As soon as practicable after a vacancy in
			 the office of district board member occurs the district elections authority
			 shall deliver written confirmation of the vacancy to the elections officer. The
			 written confirmation shall include the office information, position or zone
			 number and the expiration date of the term.
(4) Upon receipt of the written confirmation
			 of the vacancy the elections officer shall publish in the next available
			 edition of a newspaper of general circulation or mail to each elector of the
			 district an amended notice of district board election. The amended notice shall
			 contain:
(a) All the information contained in
			 the original published notice, including the same filing date and time, for the
			 office(s) originally scheduled for election;
(b) The new office information for the office
			 in which the vacancy exists; and
(c) The filing deadline date and time, as
			 determined by the elections officer, for the office in which the vacancy
			 exists.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0050 - Purpose

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(1) This rule
			 provides a uniform billing system for state, county, city and special district
			 elections as authorized under ORS
			 246.179,
			 254.046, and
			 255.305.
(2) All chargeable costs incurred by the
			 county election officer for the conduct of an election held for the state on a
			 date other than the primary or general election, shall be paid by the state, if
			 provided by the act calling for the election or pursuant to ORS
			 246.179.
(3) All chargeable costs incurred by the
			 county election officer for the conduct of an election held for a city on a
			 date other than the primary or general election, shall be paid by the city.
(4) All chargeable costs incurred
			 by the county election officer for the conduct of an election held for a
			 special district shall be paid by the special district. Chargeable costs do not
			 include expenses incurred by the county election officer for the election of
			 directors of a soil and water conservation district organized under ORS
			 568.210 to
			 568.808 and
			 568.900 to
			 568.933.
(5) Any chargeable cost billed for an
			 election shall be supported by such documentation as copies of payroll
			 registers, invoices, vouchers, sales slips, billings, and receipts. Any cost
			 not specified in this rule, or any unsupported chargeable cost, need not be
			 paid.
(6) Documentation will be
			 provided to the electoral districts upon request.
(7) Any electoral district bills and
			 supporting documentation shall be subject to audit by the secretary of state at
			 any time for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the chargeable costs.
(8) The following forms are
			 adopted by reference and designated for use to detail all costs to be billed to
			 each electoral district holding an election:
(a) Election Equipment Amortization
			 Worksheets forms SEL 950, SEL 950A, or SEL 950B.
(A) These forms shall be the forms used for
			 calculating the amortization of election equipment.
(B) The total amortization costs billed to
			 electoral districts over the years the election equipment is used cannot exceed
			 the total cost of purchasing, operating and maintaining the equipment during
			 the years the equipment is used.
(C) Amortization of election equipment is not
			 mandatory; however, any county election official who chooses to amortize such
			 equipment must use a method designated by this rule.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0055 - Definition of Terms

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(1)
			 "Adjustment Cost." A value which occurs when the voter registration of a
			 district which did not have an excess credit is multiplied by the adjustment
			 cost per elector.
(2) "Adjustment
			 Cost Per Elector." A unit charge derived by dividing the total excess credit by
			 the adjustment registration.
(3)
			 "Adjustment Registration." The total aggregate registration minus the
			 registration of those districts which have an excess credit.
(4) "Aggregate Registration." The total
			 number of district offices plus the total number of district measures
			 multiplied by the number of active electors in the district.
(5) "Allocated Cost." The total of all costs
			 on the "Allocated Cost Worksheet for Vote By Mail Elections (SEL 952 VBM)
			 incurred by the county election officer for a given election.
(6) "Allocated Cost Per Elector." A unit
			 charge determined by dividing the allocated cost by the aggregate
			 registration.
(7) "Amortization."
			 The allocation of a cost of an asset over its estimated economic life:
(a) "Estimated Economic Life." The period of
			 time over which the asset will be used. This period of time cannot be longer
			 than the estimated physical life of the asset;
(b) "Hardware." The physical equipment used
			 in an information system;
(c)
			 "Software or Program." The detailed instructions which direct the hardware
			 functions of an information system;
(d) "Hardware Maintenance Agreement." An
			 annual expenditure for the repair or preventative maintenance of the hardware
			 portion of an information system;
(e) "Software License or Royalty." An
			 expenditure for the licensed use of an information system's software.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 20 - SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS › Section 165-020-0445 - Adjusting the Terms of Office for Douglas County Transportation District Directors

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(1) This
			 rule adjusts the terms of office of the district directors for the Douglas
			 County Transportation District, a special district formed in Douglas County,
			 and with governing director selected at the November 6, 2018 general election.
			 The terms must be adjusted to expire in odd-numbered years to conform to the
			 regular district election schedule in ORS
			 255.335.
(2) The position numbers are assigned the
			 following length of terms:
(a) Position 1,
			 term to expire June 30, 2019;
(b)
			 Position 2, term to expire June 30, 2019;
(c) Position 3, term to expire June 30,
			 2019;
(d) Position 4, term to
			 expire June 30, 2021;
(e) Position
			 5, term to expire June 30, 2021;
(f) Position 6, term to expire June 30, 2021;
			 and
(g) Position 7, term to expire
			 June 30, 2021.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0000 - Definitions

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(1) The terms used
			 in this chapter have the same definitions as identified in ORS
			 251.005(1), (3), (4),
			 (5). For this chapter, the terms:
(a) "Statements" refers to the county voters'
			 pamphlet filings made by candidates;
(b) "Arguments" refers to the filings of
			 measure arguments for inclusion in the county voters' pamphlet;
(c) "Words" refers to both words and
			 numbers;
(d) "Filing forms" for
			 candidate statements, explanatory statements and measure arguments refers to
			 the forms required and provided by the county clerk;
(e) "City office" means any elected position
			 of a city as specified by state law or city charter.
(f) "Local government" means the county or a
			 city, or district as defined in ORS
			 255.012 located within the
			 county.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0010 - Filing Officer and Schedule for Filing Explanatory Statements, Measure Arguments and Candidate Statements

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(1)
(a) If the county in which a local government
			 election is scheduled produces a county voters' pamphlet, the county clerk
			 shall be the filing officer for the candidate statements and arguments which
			 will appear in that county's voters' pamphlet;
(b) If a local government is located in more
			 than one county, the county clerk of the county in which the city hall of the
			 city or the administrative office of the local government is located shall be
			 the filing officer for the measure and explanatory statement.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0030 - Filing Candidate Statement and Portrait

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(1) Any candidate for local office may file a
			 candidate statement and portrait with the county clerk of each county in which
			 the local government is located.
(2) The county clerk may require that the
			 candidate statement be typewritten and submitted on a form approved by the
			 county clerk.
(3) The content of
			 statements shall conform to ORS
			 251.395:
(a) The names of persons or organizations to
			 be excluded from statements shall conform to ORS
			 251.405;
(b) Candidate portrait requirements shall
			 conform to ORS 251.075;
(c) The format of the candidate's statement
			 shall conform to ORS 251.425;
(d) The identification of the candidate's
			 portrait or statement shall conform to ORS
			 251.125;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0040 - Filing Explanatory Statements

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(1) The governing body for any local
			 government which has referred a measure to the voters, shall submit an
			 impartial, simple and understandable statement explaining the measure and its
			 effect.
(2) For any initiative or
			 referendum by petition, an impartial, simple and understandable statement
			 explaining the measure and its effect shall be submitted by the governing body
			 of the local government only if the local government has an ordinance requiring
			 the submission of such a statement.
(3) Explanatory statements shall be limited
			 to 500 words.
(4) The county clerk
			 shall reject any referred measure submitted without an explanatory
			 statement.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  246.150,
				  251.305 &
				  251.325
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  251.345
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0050 - Filing Measure Arguments

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(1)
			 Any person may file an argument supporting or opposing a measure with each
			 county clerk of the counties in which the local government that filed the
			 measure is located if the counties will be publishing a voters'
			 pamphlet.
(2) The county clerk may
			 require that an argument supporting or opposing a measure be typewritten or
			 legibly printed and submitted on a form approved by the county clerk.
(3) The content of arguments shall conform to
			 ORS 251.395:
(4) The names of persons or organizations to
			 be excluded from arguments shall conform to ORS
			 251.405;
(5) Arguments shall be limited to 325
			 words.
(6) All materials submitted
			 for inclusion in a county voters' pamphlet shall not exceed 30 square inches of
			 space.
(7) Filing fees or signature
			 petitions for arguments shall be filed with the county clerk at the time of
			 submitting the arguments.
(8) A
			 verified signature petition may be substituted for the appropriate filing fee
			 for measure arguments (ORS
			 251.355). The petition shall be
			 submitted on forms prescribed by the county clerk.
(9) The filing fees for measure arguments
			 shall be based upon the electoral jurisdiction's registration as of January 1st
			 of the election year.
(10) The
			 filing fees shall be:
(a) For a jurisdiction
			 with voter registration of less than 1,000 within a county -- $100.00;
(b) For a jurisdiction with voter
			 registration between 1,000 and 4,999 within a county -- $200.00;
(c) For a jurisdiction with voter
			 registration between 5,000 and 9,999 within a county -- $250.00;
(d) For a jurisdiction with voter
			 registration between 10,000 and 24,999 within a county -- $350.00;
(e) For a jurisdiction with voter
			 registration over 25,000 within a county -- $400.00;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0060 - Printing and Distributing the County Voters' Pamphlet

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(1) The county clerk shall print the voters'
			 pamphlet using a format which allows for equal space for every statement and
			 portrait.
(2) Candidate portraits
			 shall be printed 1.5 inches by 1.75 inches.
(3) Measure arguments may be printed in a
			 continuous running format.
(4) The
			 county clerk may edit any statements or arguments which do not conform to the
			 allocated space and word count requirements.
(5) The preparation and order of materials
			 for the county voters' pamphlet may be organized by electoral jurisdiction in
			 the following order:
(a) Measure, explanatory
			 statement and arguments;
(A) Measure arguments
			 shall follow the relating measure; arguments in support are placed first and
			 arguments in opposition shall be placed second and are placed in the order the
			 arguments are received by the county clerk;
(B) The identification of a measure argument
			 and the disclaimer to be included in the county voters' pamphlet shall conform
			 to ORS 251.355.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0070 - Notification Between Electoral Jurisdictions

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(1) If a local government is located in more
			 than one county, the county clerk with whom the filings are made shall certify,
			 within one business day after the filing deadline, to the county clerk of
			 another county in which the local government is located:
(a) Copies of all measures;
(b) Copies of all explanatory
			 statements;
(c) Copies of all
			 candidate filings.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 22 - COUNTY VOTERS' PAMPHLET › Section 165-022-0080 - Billing Electoral Jurisdictions for County Voters' Pamphlet

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The formula used to determine the apportioned expenditure and
				revenue allocations for the county voters' pamphlet as related to election
				costs is outlined in OAR
				165-020-0050,
				165-020-0055,
				and
				165-020-0060, Billing
				for Local Elections.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 242 6.150, ORS 251 .305 & ORS 251
				  .325
Stats. Implemented: ORS 251
				  .365
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 24 - TRANSLATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 165-024-0005 - Definitions

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(1) The following
			 definitions apply for purposes of OAR 165-024-0005  to OAR
			 165-024-0030.
(2)
Candidate
			 Filer
means a candidate or a candidate's agent.
(3)
Candidate's agent
means a
			 person who has actual oral or written authority, either express or implied, to
			 make or authorize the filing of translated statements on behalf of the
			 candidate.
(4)
Community
			 Validation
means obtaining recommendations from a range of culturally
			 and linguistically diverse communities to ensure that translated materials meet
			 the information needs of the intended audience in a culturally and
			 linguistically responsive way.
(5)
Council
means the Translation Advisory Council.
(6) The
County List of Languages
means the sum of the following:
(a) the Top
			 Five Languages in the state of Oregon; and
(b) all of the Top Five Languages in the
			 county that are the primary language for at least 100 people with Limited
			 English Proficiency in the county; and
(c) any language that previously appeared on
			 the Top Five Languages list for the county, if the language remains the primary
			 language for at least 100 people in the county who have Limited English
			 Proficiency; and
(d) if none of the
			 Top Five Languages in the county is the primary language for at least 100
			 people with Limited English Proficiency in the county, then the Most Commonly
			 Spoken Language in the county.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 24 - TRANSLATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 165-024-0010 - Translation Advisory Council

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(1) The Secretary
			 of State shall select and appoint the members of the Council, shall provide
			 administrative support to the Council, and shall consult with the Council
			 concerning Community Validation of Selected Voters' Pamphlet Material and the
			 process of translating such materials. The Secretary may consult with the
			 Council on other matters as needed to support the Secretary's translation
			 work.
(2) Council members are
			 appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(3) Council members serve on a volunteer
			 basis and are not employees or contractors of the Secretary of State.
(4) The Council shall be comprised as
			 follows:
(a) The Secretary shall appoint five
			 Council members at large; and
(b)
			 The Secretary shall appoint additional language-specific Council members based
			 on their lived experience in English and a language into which the Secretary
			 reasonably anticipates voters' pamphlet material will be translated. The
			 Secretary will choose the numbers of language-specific members based on the
			 relative representation of those languages within Oregon.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 24 - TRANSLATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 165-024-0015 - Language Lists for Translation of Selected State and County Voters' Pamphlet Materials

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(1) This rule
			 defines the process by which the Secretary of State creates lists of languages
			 to be used to translate Selected State and County Voters' Pamphlet
			 Materials.
(2) The Secretary of
			 State shall use data about state and county populations to determine the Top
			 Five languages in the state and in each county in Oregon.
(a) The data sources may include the most
			 recent American Community Survey (ACS) from the United States Census Bureau,
			 estimates from the Population Resource Center at Portland State University, and
			 other data sources that the Secretary of State determines are available and
			 appropriate.
(b) The data sets
			 obtained from the American Community Survey shall include estimated numbers of
			 people with Limited English Proficiency who self-evaluate their ability to
			 speak English as "less than very well."
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 24 - TRANSLATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 165-024-0020 - Professional Translations of Selected State and County Voters' Pamphlet Materials

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(1) Required
			 translations of Selected State and County Voters' Pamphlet Materials shall be
			 performed according to the highest degree of professional accuracy.
(2) Professional translators selected to
			 translate Selected State and County Voters' Pamphlet Materials should possess a
			 level of translation qualification, language competency, cultural competency,
			 standard of general education, and relevant experience appropriate to
			 translating voters' pamphlet material in the particular language.
(3) The Secretary shall consider the
			 following criteria when selecting translators:
(a) For languages for which American
			 Translator Association-certified translation tests are available, the Secretary
			 shall seek certified translators.
(b) For languages that the American
			 Translator Association does not certify, the Secretary shall seek translators
			 who meet the following criteria, in descending order of importance:
(A) verifiable translation
			 competency,
(B) interpreting
			 competency,
(C) language
			 proficiency via a recognized testing entity of language skills,
(D) paid translation experience,
(E) active membership in a professional
			 language organization,
(F) academic
			 higher education degree from an institution of higher education,
(G) diploma of completion in secondary
			 education,
(H) diploma of
			 completion in primary education.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 24 - TRANSLATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 165-024-0025 - Translation of Selected County Voters' Pamphlet Materials

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(1) This rule
			 governs the required translation of Selected County Voters' Pamphlet Materials
			 by the Secretary of State for all primary, general, and special
			 elections.
(2) The Secretary of
			 State shall translate Selected County Voters' Pamphlet Materials from English
			 into the County List of Languages and shall post the translations publicly on
			 the Secretary of State's website.
(3) The Secretary of State shall bear the
			 cost of translating and posting the portions of the county voters' pamphlets
			 described in this rule.
(4) The
			 Secretary of State shall provide county elections officials with a plain
			 language statement concerning translation of county voters pamphlet materials,
			 for inclusion in each County Voters Pamphlet.
(a) The statement shall be provided in
			 English and in each of the County List of Languages.
(b) The statement shall notify the public
			 that portions of the County Voters Pamphlet have been translated and shall
			 identify where to find the translation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 24 - TRANSLATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 165-024-0030 - Translation of Selected State Voters' Pamphlet Materials

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(1) This rule
			 governs the required translation of Selected State Voters' Pamphlet Materials
			 by the Secretary of State for all primary, general, and special
			 elections.
(2) The Secretary of
			 State shall translate Selected State Voters' Pamphlet materials from English
			 into the State List of Languages and shall post the translations publicly on
			 the Secretary of State's website.
(3) The Secretary of State shall include in
			 the State Voters Pamphlet a plain language statement concerning translated
			 material.
(a) The statement shall be provided
			 in English and in each of the State List of Languages.
(b) The statement shall notify the public
			 that portions of the State Voters Pamphlet have been translated and shall
			 identify where to find the translation.
(c) The statement shall appear in the State
			 Voters' Pamphlet on the page immediately following the Secretary of State's
			 letter to voters or other similar introductory statement.
(d) If the State Voters' Pamphlet does not
			 include a letter from the Secretary of State or other similar official
			 communication, the statement shall be prominently placed on the page
			 immediately before the Table of Contents page of the State Voters'
			 Pamphlet.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 100 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (REPEALED) › Section 165-100-0035

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  292.908
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  292.907 &
				  292.908
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 100 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (REPEALED) › Section 165-100-0040

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  292.908
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  292.907,
				  292.908
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 100 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (REPEALED) › Section 165-100-0045

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  292.908
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  292.907,
				  292.908
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 100 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (REPEALED) › Section 165-100-0050

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  292.908
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  292.907,
				  292.908
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 100 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (REPEALED) › Section 165-100-0055

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  292.908
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  292.907,
				  292.908
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 165 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION › Division 100 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (REPEALED) › Section 165-100-0060

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  292.908
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  292.907,
				  292.908