Chapter 247 — Chapter 247
140 sections in this chapter.
ORS 247.002 As used in this chapter
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(1) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. (2) “Elector” means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, Oregon Constitution. (3) “Registration card” means a state voter registration card approved by the Secretary o…
ORS 247.005 Policy. (1) Each elector has the right to vote in any election in which the elector
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(a) Is qualified to vote; (b) Has registered to vote in a manner authorized by law; and (c) Casts a ballot in a manner authorized by law. (2) It is the policy of this state that all election laws and procedures shall be established and construed to assist the elector in the exerc…
ORS 247.007 [1989 c.175 §2; 1993 c.713 §2; renumbered 254.399 in 2023]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.008 [1979 c.559 §2; 1983 c.567 §4; repealed by 1987 c.719 §17 and 1987 c.733 §13]
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REGISTRATION
ORS 247.009 Qualification to vote in political subdivision. Unless specifically provided otherwise, a person may vote in an election of a political subdivision of this state only if the person is an elector registered in the political subdivision. [1983 c.83 §2]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.010 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.011 [1957 c.608 §28; 1959 c.277 §1; 1975 c.678 §4; repealed by 1977 c.168 §6]
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ORS 247.012 (1) A qualified person may register to vote or update a registration to vote by
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(a) Delivering by mail, having a person deliver or otherwise delivering a completed registration card to any county clerk, the Secretary of State, any office of the Department of Transportation or any designated voter registration agency as described in ORS 247.208; (b) Personall…
ORS 247.013 Where person considered registered; change of residence address between counties; registration updates; when registration considered active or inactive. (1) A qualified person shall be considered registered to vote in a county when the person’s first registration in the county occurs as described in ORS 247.012
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(2) An elector who changes residence address from the county in which the elector is registered to a different county within the state, in order to vote in an election, must be an elector registered in the county in which the new residence address of the elector is located. (3) I…
ORS 247.014 In implementing ORS 247.012, 247.017 and 247.171, the Department of Transportation shall take steps reasonably necessary to allow transfer of voter registration information by electronic or magnetic medium
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.015 Other registration procedures. (1) A qualified person absent from the state may register by mailing to the county clerk for the county in which the person resides a completed registration card or a signed statement containing the information required on a registration card
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(2) On written request from a qualified person who by physical incapacity cannot register in the office of the county clerk, the county clerk of the county in which the person resides shall send the person a registration card or register the person at the person’s residence. (3) …
ORS 247.016 Registration of person who is 16 or 17 years of age; limitation on public record disclosure. (1) Subject to this section, an otherwise qualified person who is at least 16 years of age may register to vote
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(2) A person who registers to vote under subsection (1) of this section may not vote in an election until the person attains the age of 18 years. (3) If a person who registers to vote under subsection (1) of this section will be under 18 years of age on the date of the next elect…
ORS 247.017 Transfer of voter registration records to Secretary of State from Department of Transportation; opt-out of voter registration; rules. (1) The Secretary of State shall by rule establish a schedule by which the Department of Transportation shall provide to the secretary electronic records containing the legal name, age, residence and citizenship information for, and the electronic signature of, each person who meets qualifications identified by the secretary by rule
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(2) Upon receiving the electronic record for, and electronic signature of, a person described in subsection (1) of this section, the Secretary of State shall provide the information to the county clerk of the county in which the person may be registered as an elector. The secreta…
ORS 247.018 Transfer of voter registration records to Secretary of State from Oregon Health Authority; opt-out of registration; rules. (1)(a) Subject to compliance with all applicable federal laws and regulations, the Secretary of State shall by rule establish a schedule by which the Oregon Health Authority shall provide to the secretary electronic records, derived from information provided to the Oregon Health Plan, containing the legal name, age, residence and citizenship information for, and, if any, the electronic signature of, each person who is eligible to be a qualified elector under Article II, section 2, of the Oregon Constitution
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(b) The secretary shall establish by rule, after consultation with the authority, what electronic records establish whether a person is eligible to be a qualified elector for purposes of this subsection. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the authority may not …
ORS 247.019 (1) The Secretary of State by rule shall adopt an electronic voter registration system to be used by qualified persons who have a valid
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(a) Oregon driver license, as defined in ORS 801.245; (b) Oregon driver permit, as defined in ORS 801.250; (c) State identification card, issued under ORS 807.400; or (d) Social Security number. (2)(a) The electronic voter registration system shall: (A) Require a person registeri…
ORS 247.020 [Amended by 1955 c.695 §1; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.025 Registration deadline; required address. To vote in an election
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(1) A person’s registration card must be received at an office or location described in ORS 247.012 not later than the time the office or location closes for business on the 21st day immediately preceding the election, but in no case later than midnight of the 21st day immediatel…
ORS 247.028 [1979 c.190 §44; 1981 c.173 §11; repealed by 1999 c.410 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.030 [Amended by 1955 c.695 §2; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.031 [1957 c.608 §29; 1975 c.678 §5; 1977 c.168 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.035 Rules to consider in determining residence of person for voting purposes. (1) An elections official, in determining the residence and qualifications of a person offering to register or vote, shall consider the following rules, so far as they may be applicable
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(a) The person’s residence shall be the place in which habitation is fixed and to which, when the person is absent, the person intends to return. (b) If a person’s property is split by a jurisdictional line, the person shall be registered where the residence is located. If the re…
ORS 247.038 Registration of person who is homeless or resides in identifiable location. (1) A qualified person who is homeless or resides in a shelter, park, motor home, marina or other identifiable location may not be denied the opportunity to register to vote
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(2) For purposes of this chapter: (a) The residence address of a person who is homeless or resides in a shelter, park, motor home, marina or other identifiable location may be any place within the county describing the physical location of the person; and (b) The mailing address …
ORS 247.040 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.045 [1975 c.678 §7; 1977 c.163 §4; 1979 c.507 §1b; 1979 c.519 §2; renumbered 247.178]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.050 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.060 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.070 [1957 c.608 §30; 1973 c.827 §24; 1975 c.678 §8; 1977 c.829 §3; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.080 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.090 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.100 [Repealed by 1977 c.508 §15]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.110 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.111 [1957 c.608 §33; 1959 c.274 §1; 1971 c.621 §30; 1975 c.678 §10; 1977 c.168 §3; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.120 [Amended by 1955 c.695 §3; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.121 [1957 c.608 §34; 1971 c.241 §1; 1973 c.841 §1; 1975 c.678 §11; 1977 c.352 §1; 1979 c.190 §46; 1979 c.519 §4a; 1985 c.833 §2; 1987 c.719 §10; 1987 c.733 §2; 1993 c.713 §9; repealed by 1995 c.742 §20]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.125 Alteration of registration card prohibited; exceptions. (1) A person may not alter any information supplied on a registration card except
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(a) An elections officer in the performance of official duties. (b) The person who supplies the information on the registration card for the purpose of registering to vote. (2) A county clerk may not register a person who alters any information printed on a registration card rega…
ORS 247.130 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.131 [1957 c.608 §35; repealed by 1971 c.241 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.140 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.141 [1957 c.608 §37; 1979 c.190 §48; renumbered 247.174]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.145 [1965 c.174 §3; 1969 c.337 §1; 1975 c.678 §13; 1977 c.829 §4; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.150 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.151 [1957 c.608 §31; 1961 c.65 §1; repealed by 1965 c.174 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.155 [1965 c.174 §4; repealed by 1977 c.829 §23]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.160 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.161 [1957 c.608 §32; repealed by 1965 c.174 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.165 [1965 c.174 §§5,6,7; 1975 c.678 §15; 1977 c.352 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.170 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 247.171 (1) Except as provided in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall design, prepare and distribute state voter registration cards. The Secretary of State shall also distribute federal registration cards. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of State for permission to print, copy or otherwise prepare and distribute the registration cards designed by the Secretary of State. The secretary may revoke any permission granted under this subsection at any time. All registration cards shall be distributed to the public without charge
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(2) The Secretary of State shall approve any voter registration application form developed for use by any agency designated as a voter registration agency under ORS 247.208. (3) Each voter registration card designed or approved by the Secretary of State shall describe the penalti…
ORS 247.174 Determining qualifications of person to register or update registration; hearing. (1) The qualifications of any person who requests to be registered or to update a registration shall be determined in the first instance by the county clerk or official designated by the county clerk to register persons as electors from the evidence present
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(2) The county clerk or official designated by the county clerk to register persons as electors may reject any registration or update of a registration if the clerk or official determines that the person is not qualified or that the registration card is illegible, inaccurate or i…
ORS 247.176 Request for delivery of registration card; rules. (1) During the period extending from the 250th day before the primary election to the date of the primary election and the period extending from the day after the primary election to the 250th day before the next primary election
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(a) Any person may request delivery from the Secretary of State of not more than an aggregate total of 500 registration cards prepared under ORS 247.171; and (b) Upon receiving a request under this subsection, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the person the number of regis…