11 chapters · 508 sections in this title.
ORS 250.296 Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of city measure
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(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…
ORS 250.305 Signature requirements
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(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 cit…
ORS 250.315 Filing officer; filing requirements; signature verification
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(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 …
ORS 250.325 Procedure following filing of initiative petition
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(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,…
ORS 250.346 Retention of petition materials
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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 s…
ORS 250.355 Date of election
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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 off…