Chapter 177 — Chapter 177

ORS 177.010 Oath and bond. The Secretary of State, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe the oath required by the Constitution, and give a bond, with sufficient sureties, to the State of Oregon, in the sum of $10,000, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of office as Secretary of State and as Auditor, and that the Secretary of State will deliver over to a successor in the office of the Secretary of State, or to any other person authorized by law to receive the same, all moneys, books, records and all papers pertaining to the office. The bond shall be approved by the Governor and, together with the oath of office, shall be preserved in the executive office. [Amended by 1977 c.366 §1]

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ORS 177.020 Successive recoveries on bond. One recovery had on the official bond given by the Secretary of State shall not render the bond void, but the bond may be prosecuted upon a breach thereof, from time to time, until the whole penalty is collected

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ORS 177.030 Duties of Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall

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ORS 177.040 Deputy Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may appoint in writing one Deputy Secretary of State who shall hold the office during the pleasure of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is responsible for the acts of the Deputy Secretary of State. The Deputy Secretary of State shall qualify by taking the oath of the principal, to be indorsed upon and filed with the certificate of appointment, and when so qualified the Deputy Secretary of State has the power to perform any act or duty of the Secretary of State pertaining to the office. [Amended by 1981 c.528 §2]

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ORS 177.050 Employment and administration of personnel; merit system; rules. (1) The Secretary of State may employ and appoint necessary personnel, including clerks and assistants, to aid in the performance of the duties of the office of the Secretary of State

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ORS 177.060 Designation of persons to sign in name of Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may designate one or more of the secretary’s clerks or assistants, in the secretary’s name, to sign or countersign or sign and countersign vouchers, official acts of the Governor or the Legislative Assembly and other papers, documents and certificates requiring the signature of the Secretary of State. [Amended by 1981 c.528 §4; 1983 c.740 §42]

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ORS 177.065 Authority of Secretary of State relating to official acts of public officials; signatures of notaries public. (1) The Secretary of State may attest to the authenticity of the official acts of public officials in the State of Oregon that are described in ORS 7.130, 194.255 (1)(b) and (c), 205.110, 205.140, 205.220 and 432.295

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ORS 177.070 Bonds for clerks or positions. The Secretary of State may require corporate surety bonds executed by a company licensed to transact business in the State of Oregon for the clerks or positions the Secretary of State deems proper. The surety bonds shall run to the State of Oregon in the amounts the Secretary of State approves. The premiums for the surety bonds shall be paid by the State of Oregon

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ORS 177.075 Authority of Secretary of State to require fingerprints. For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Secretary of State may require the fingerprints of a person who

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ORS 177.080 Acts of Congress and of states to be deposited in State of Oregon Law Library. The Secretary of State shall cause the Acts of the Congress of the United States, and of the several states, which may be received at the office of the Secretary of State, to be deposited in the State of Oregon Law Library. [Amended by 2001 c.779 §7]

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ORS 177.090 [Repealed by 1993 c.98 §26]

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ORS 177.100 [Repealed by 1953 c.224 §4]

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ORS 177.110 Oregon Guide. The Secretary of State may provide for the distribution or sale of the Oregon Guide, a publication edited and compiled under the auspices of the United States Government, relating to the scenery, natural resources, history and general information of the State of Oregon, under the terms and conditions deemed advisable by the Oregon State Board of Control. All moneys realized from the sale and distribution of the Oregon Guide shall be placed to the credit of the General Fund

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ORS 177.120 Oregon Blue Book. (1) The Secretary of State shall compile and issue on or about February 15 of each odd-numbered year, an official directory of all state officers, state institutions, boards and commissions and district and county officers of the state, to be known as the Oregon Blue Book, and include therein the information regarding their functions that the secretary considers most valuable to the people of the state, together with such other data and information as usually is included in similar publications. The Secretary of State may cause the Oregon Blue Book to be copyrighted

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ORS 177.130 Fees of the Secretary of State. (1) The Secretary of State shall establish a schedule of fees to be charged in the office of the Secretary of State for furnishing a copy of, recording, or certifying and affixing the state seal to any document; for issuing certificates of official character; and for affixing the state seal to and countersigning or attesting any document issued by the Governor. The fees shall be reasonably calculated to reimburse the office for the cost thereof. No fee, however, shall be charged for affixing the state seal and countersigning or attesting pardons, commutations, paroles, military commissions, extradition papers, certificates of election to state and district officers and commissions and appointments under which the appointee receives no compensation

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ORS 177.140 Secretary of State Administration Division Account. There is established in the General Fund an account to be known as the Secretary of State Administration Division Account. All moneys received by the Secretary of State for administrative service charges shall be deposited in the account. All moneys in the Secretary of State Administration Division Account are appropriated continuously to the Secretary of State for payment of expenses incurred in performing the duties and functions of the Secretary of State that provide policy directions and centralized support services to the divisions and boards of the agency. [1989 c.112 §5]

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ORS 177.150 Record required for Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account. The Secretary of State shall cause a record to be kept of all moneys paid into the Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account established under ORS 279A.290. Together with other matters, the record shall indicate, by separate account, the source from which the moneys paid in are derived and the activity or program against which any payment or withdrawal is charged. [1991 c.169 §4; 2003 c.794 §199]

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ORS 177.170 Government Waste Hotline; acceptance of other reports; purpose; notice. (1) The Secretary of State shall establish a toll-free telephone line that is available to public employees and members of the public for the purpose of reporting waste, inefficiency or abuse by state agencies, state employees or persons under contract with state agencies

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ORS 177.180 Reports received through Government Waste Hotline or by other method; confidentiality; investigation; written determination; annual report to Legislative Assembly. (1) The Secretary of State shall designate one person employed by the Division of Audits of the Office of the Secretary of State to be responsible for reports of waste, inefficiency or abuse received through the Government Waste Hotline or received by the secretary through any other method. The person designated under this section shall log all reports received

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ORS 177.190 Purchase of state flags for Armed Forces by Secretary of State. Upon written request and at the discretion of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State is authorized to purchase and furnish an Oregon State Flag to units or to individual Oregon members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving at home or abroad. The cost of furnishing such flags shall be paid out of funds appropriated or made available from other sources to the Secretary of State to carry out the purpose of this section. [Formerly 279.795]

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ORS 177.200 [2001 c.936 §7; renumbered 276A.239 in 2017]

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