Chapter 247 — Chapter 247
140 sections in this chapter.
ORS 247.178 Distribution and availability of registration cards. Any person may distribute a registration card in any reasonable manner that facilitates elector registration, including but not limited to distribution of the card door to door. The card shall be available at any field office of the Department of Transportation where applications for driver licenses or vehicle registrations are accepted and at any office of an agency designated a voter registration agency under ORS 247.208. [Formerly 247.045; 1993 c.713 §12; 1993 c.741 §20]
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ORS 247.180 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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ORS 247.181 Voter notification card. (1) The county clerk shall prepare and issue by nonforwardable mail to each elector a voter notification card of convenient size containing the name and residence address of the elector, the name or number of the precinct in which the elector resides and a brief statement of the circumstances under which the elector is required to register or update a registration
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(2) When an elector registers or updates a registration, the county clerk shall issue the elector a new voter notification card by nonforwardable mail. (3) If an elector loses a voter notification card the elector may apply to the county clerk for a new card, and the county clerk…
ORS 247.190 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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ORS 247.191 Correction of registration and voter notification cards when precinct boundaries changed. When changes in the boundaries of a precinct are made, the county clerk may alter the registration card of an elector to conform with the change, and may issue by nonforwardable mail a written notice of the change and a new voter notification card to the elector. This requirement does not apply to a change of precincts for special district or special elections. [1957 c.608 §39; 1975 c.675 §8; 1979 c.190 §51; 1979 c.519 §7a; 1985 c.808 §5; 1995 c.742 §5; 2013 c.243 §2]
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ORS 247.195 Inquiry into validity of registration; hearing; cancellation. (1) The county clerk, at any time, may inquire into the validity of the registration of any elector. The county clerk shall mail a written statement to the elector that describes the nature of the inquiry and provides a suitable form for reply
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(2) Not later than the 20th day after the date of mailing of the statement, the elector, in writing, may state that the information on the registration card is correct or may request a change in the information on the card. Upon receipt of the statement or request, the county cle…
ORS 247.200 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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ORS 247.201 [1957 c.608 §45; 1971 c.241 §6; 1975 c.678 §17; 1977 c.168 §5; 1979 c.190 §53; 1983 c.514 §4; 1985 c.808 §7; repealed by 1987 c.719 §17 and 1987 c.733 §13]
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ORS 247.203 Change, termination or adoption of party affiliation before primary election. An elector who updates a registration during the period extending from the 20th day before a primary election to the date of the primary election may not, during that period
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(1) Change the elector’s political party affiliation if the elector’s immediate past registration record shows the elector was or is registered as affiliated with a political party. (2) Terminate affiliation with a political party if the elector’s immediate past registration reco…
ORS 247.205 [1993 c.713 §34; renumbered 254.408 in 1995]
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ORS 247.208 Voter registration agencies; designation; prohibited activities; required services; assessment of compliance with federal guidelines. (1) The Secretary of State by rule, in accordance with the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31), shall designate agencies as voter registration agencies. Agencies designated may include state, county, city or district offices and federal and nongovernmental offices with the agreement of the federal or nongovernmental offices
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(2) Services required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31) shall be made available in connection with any registration card at each voter registration agency designated by the Secretary of State. (3) A person providing services referred to in subsection (2…
ORS 247.210 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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ORS 247.211 [1957 c.608 §27; repealed by 1971 c.241 §10]
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ORS 247.220 [Repealed by 1961 c.412 §5]
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ORS 247.230 [Repealed by 1961 c.412 §5]
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ORS 247.240 [Repealed by 1961 c.412 §5]
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ORS 247.250 [1955 c.552 §1; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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ORS 247.251 [1957 c.608 §40; repealed by 1963 c.595 §1 (247.610, 247.620, 247.630 to 247.650, 250.365 and 250.375 enacted in lieu of 247.251)]
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ORS 247.260 [1955 c.552 §2; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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ORS 247.261 [1957 c.608 §41; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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ORS 247.270 [1955 c.552 §3; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
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UPDATING REGISTRATION
ORS 247.275 Limits on considering registration of elector inactive; rules. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS chapters 246 to 260, the registration of an elector may not be considered inactive due to an elector not voting or updating the elector’s registration for any period of time
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(2) The registration of an elector shall be considered active if the only reason for the registration of an elector being considered inactive is that the elector neither voted nor updated the elector’s registration for any period of time. (3) The Secretary of State may adopt rule…
ORS 247.280 [1957 c.608 §42; 1979 c.190 §62; renumbered 247.590]
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ORS 247.281 Notice to elector of inactive registration; contents. (1) The county clerk shall mail a notice to each elector
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(a) Whose registration is inactive as of the 75th day before the date of a primary election or general election; (b) Whose registration is considered inactive due to a nonmatching signature under ORS 254.431 or a name change under ORS 254.411; and (c) For whom the county clerk ha…
ORS 247.282 [1971 c.30 §2; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1 and by 1973 c.827 §83]
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ORS 247.284 [1971 c.30 §§4,6; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1 and by 1973 c.827 §83]
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ORS 247.286 [1971 c.30 §§5,7; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1 and by 1973 c.827 §83]
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ORS 247.288 [1971 c.30 §3; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1 and by 1973 c.827 §83]
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ORS 247.290 Registration update requirement; procedure; exceptions. (1) An elector shall update a registration if
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(a) The residence address of the elector is changed for any reason within the county in which the elector is registered, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section; (b) The elector desires to change or adopt a political party affiliation; (c) The mailing address of the …
ORS 247.292 (1) A county clerk shall update the registration of an elector in the county upon receiving evidence from
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(a) The elector indicating a residence or mailing address that is different from the residence or mailing address for the elector as contained in the records of the county clerk; (b) The United States Postal Service indicating a residence address that is different from the reside…
ORS 247.294 [1993 c.713 §17c; repealed by 1999 c.410 §67]
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ORS 247.295 Verification of addresses of electors; change of address service. (1) The Secretary of State shall subscribe to a change of address service that is approved or endorsed by the United States Postal Service and use the service to verify the accuracy of the addresses of electors contained in the centralized voter registration system
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(2) If the secretary determines that the address of an elector is different from the address for the elector as contained in the records of the county clerk, the secretary shall provide the information obtained under this section to the county clerk of each affected county. Based…
ORS 247.296 Verification of addresses of electors; update of registration; notice; cancellation prohibited during certain periods. (1) The county clerk shall use records of the United States Postal Service relating to ballots issued by mail to verify the accuracy of addresses of electors contained in the registration file of the county clerk
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(2) Based on information obtained under subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk shall automatically update the registration of an elector under ORS 247.292 or mail a notice described in ORS 247.563. (3) The registration of an elector shall not be canceled during the 90-d…
ORS 247.298 Extension of time for updates under ORS 247.292. If there are fewer than 22 days between the date of an election and the registration deadline for the next succeeding election, the county clerk may update registrations as required under ORS 247.292 after the next succeeding election. [1993 c.713 §17e; 1999 c.410 §13]
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ORS 247.300 [1957 c.608 §44; 1961 c.115 §2; repealed by 1975 c.678 §25]
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ORS 247.302 Effective date of registration updated by county clerk. (1) The effective date of a voter registration updated under ORS 247.292 is the date on which the county clerk receives evidence of the change of residence or mailing address
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(2) The effective date of a voter registration updated under ORS 247.296 is the date on which the county clerk changes the address information on the voter registration file. [1993 c.713 §17f; 1999 c.410 §14; 2009 c.511 §3; 2015 c.8 §6]
ORS 247.303 Deadline for elector to update registration. Notwithstanding ORS 247.025, an elector whose registration is active or inactive may update the registration at any time before 8 p.m. on the day of the election. [1999 c.410 §10]
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ORS 247.304 [1993 c.713 §18; 1995 c.712 §9; 1995 c.742 §16; 1999 c.410 §15; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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ORS 247.306 [1993 c.713 §20; repealed by 1999 c.410 §67]
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ORS 247.307 Issuance of ballot when registration updated after registration deadline. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if the county clerk receives information updating the registration of an elector after the deadline in ORS 247.025
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(a) The county clerk shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector’s registration was inactive prior to updating; or (b) The county clerk shall issue a replacement ballot upon request from the elector if the elector’s registration was active prior to updating. (2) If the cou…
ORS 247.310 [1961 c.62 §2; 1967 c.25 §1; 1971 c.241 §3; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431 and 1979 c.519 §38]
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ORS 247.320 [1987 c.733 §9; 1989 c.20 §5; repealed by 1993 c.713 §43]
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ORS 247.330 [1987 c.733 §10; 1989 c.20 §6; 1993 c.713 §21; 1995 c.607 §11; 1995 c.742 §7; repealed by 1999 c.410 §67]
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ORS 247.340 [1987 c.733 §11; 1993 c.713 §22; repealed by 1995 c.742 §20]
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ELIGIBILITY IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
ORS 247.410 Eligibility to vote for President or Vice President, or electors, only. A person who is qualified to register, except that the person will have resided in this state less than 20 days before the election, may vote in the election for candidates for nomination or election for President or Vice President of the United States or elector of President and Vice President of the United States if the person
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(1) Did not vote for the nomination of such candidates in another state during the six months immediately preceding the person’s request for registration to vote for the nomination of such candidates in the primary election in this state; or (2) Did not vote for the election of s…
ORS 247.420 Special ballot for voting under ORS 247.410. (1) A county clerk shall give a ballot marked “Federal only” to any person eligible under ORS 247.410 who personally appears in the office of the county clerk, completes a registration card and verifies eligibility to vote under ORS 247.410
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(2) No person shall supply any information under subsection (1) of this section, knowing it to be false. [1961 c.114 §3; 1969 c.153 §1; 1975 c.678 §19; 1979 c.190 §55; 1999 c.410 §16; 2017 c.749 §3]
ORS 247.430 [1961 c.114 §4; 1971 c.241 §7; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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ORS 247.435 [Formerly 253.300; 1987 c.267 §8; 1995 c.712 §11; 1999 c.410 §17; 1999 c.999 §34; repealed by 2017 c.749 §62]
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ORS 247.440 [1961 c.114 §5; 1971 c.241 §8; 1975 c.678 §20; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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ORS 247.450 [1961 c.114 §6; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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