Chapter 251 — Chapter 251

ORS 251.005 Definitions. As used in this chapter

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ORS 251.008 Joint production of state and county voters’ pamphlet. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State and a county may enter into an intergovernmental agreement as provided in ORS 190.003 to 190.130 under which the Secretary of State and the county clerk of the county may jointly produce a voters’ pamphlet for any election as provided under this chapter or any other law relating to production and distribution of a voters’ pamphlet. [1993 c.3 §2 and 1993 c.604 §9]

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ORS 251.010 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.012 Size, format and distribution of voters’ pamphlet; rules. The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size, format and method of distribution of any state voters’ pamphlet, subject to the limits described in this chapter. [1999 c.318 §7]

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ORS 251.014 Electronic filing system; rules. (1) The Secretary of State by rule shall adopt an electronic filing system to allow estimates, portraits, statements or arguments to be filed electronically using the Internet

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ORS 251.015 [1957 c.217 §1; 1979 c.190 §314; renumbered 258.006]

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ORS 251.016 Disposition of fee. The Secretary of State shall pay fees received under this chapter into the General Fund. [1979 c.190 §173]

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ORS 251.020 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.022 Voters’ pamphlet for election to fill vacancy in office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress. (1) If a special election or special primary election is held under ORS 188.120 for the purpose of filling a vacancy in election or office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress, or for nominating a candidate of each major political party to fill the vacancy, the Secretary of State shall prepare a voters’ pamphlet for each election

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ORS 251.025 [1957 c.217 §2; 1979 c.190 §315; renumbered 258.016]

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ORS 251.026 Statements and information included in voters’ pamphlets; rules. (1) The Secretary of State shall prepare and have printed in the voters’ pamphlet for the state primary election, the general election and any special election described in ORS 251.022 a statement containing, if applicable

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ORS 251.030 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.035 [1957 c.217 §3; 1979 c.190 §316; renumbered 258.026]

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ORS 251.036 [1979 c.533 §6; 1993 c.493 §91; 1999 c.318 §52; renumbered 251.069 in 1999]

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ORS 251.040 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.045 [1957 c.217 §4; 1975 c.675 §21; 1979 c.190 §317; renumbered 258.036]

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ORS 251.046 Content of statements and arguments. (1) Statements and arguments submitted for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, or a person supporting or opposing a measure shall consist only of words or numbers

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ORS 251.049 Names or titles of persons or names of organizations excluded from arguments and statements; exceptions; prohibitions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Secretary of State may not print the name or title of a person or the name of an organization in an argument supporting or opposing any measure or a statement of any candidate, political party or assembly of electors filed for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet, if the name or title of the person or the name of the organization is cited as supporting or endorsing the argument or statement

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ORS 251.050 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.055 Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded; rules. (1) The Secretary of State shall reject any statement, argument, translation or other matter offered for filing and publishing in a voters’ pamphlet that

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ORS 251.060 [1957 c.217 §5; 1979 c.190 §318; renumbered 258.046]

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ORS 251.065 Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; rules. (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 68th day before the primary election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election at the primary election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election to a county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067

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ORS 251.067 Inclusion of portrait and statement of candidate for county, city or metropolitan service district office; inclusion of county measure or metropolitan service district measure; inclusion of community college measure relating to bonding. (1) A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election to any county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait or statement for inclusion in the state voters’ pamphlet under ORS 251.065 if a county voters’ pamphlet described in ORS 251.305 to 251.435 is not prepared for the election in each county in which the electoral district of the candidate is located

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ORS 251.069 Map of metropolitan service district to be printed in certain pamphlets. The Secretary of State shall include in each voters’ pamphlet, in which material of a candidate for nomination or election to an office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 is printed as provided in ORS 251.065, 251.067 and 251.285, a map of the service district which illustrates the boundaries of each subdistrict. The map shall be printed immediately preceding the material of the candidates for an office of the district. [Formerly 251.036]

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ORS 251.070 [1957 c.217 §6; 1979 c.190 §319; renumbered 258.055]

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ORS 251.075 Portrait requirements; rules. (1) A candidate may not submit for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet a portrait that was taken more than four years before the date the portrait is filed with the Secretary of State

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ORS 251.080 [1957 c.217 §7; 1969 c.617 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]

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ORS 251.085 Required content of candidate’s statement. The candidate’s statement shall begin with a summary of the following: Occupation, educational and occupational background, and prior governmental experience. [Formerly 255.027]

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ORS 251.087 Secretary of State review of candidate portrait and statement; procedure if portrait or statement must be revised; rules. (1) If a candidate files a portrait and statement under ORS 251.065 for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet, the Secretary of State shall review the portrait and statement to ensure that the portrait complies with the requirements of ORS 251.075 and that the statement complies with the requirements of ORS 251.049 and 251.085

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ORS 251.090 [1957 c.217 §8; 1973 c.197 §4; 1979 c.190 §322; renumbered 258.085]

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ORS 251.095 Candidate space in voters’ pamphlet; fee or petition; use of space; verification of signatures; rules. (1) For space in the voters’ pamphlet

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ORS 251.110 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.115 Statement of statewide and less than statewide political party or assembly; fee or petition; size of statement; verification of signatures; electronic filing; rules. (1) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before the general election, the party officers as designated in the organizational documents of any statewide political party or assembly of electors having nominated candidates may file with the Secretary of State a statement of arguments for the success of its principles and election of its candidates on a statewide basis and opposing the principles and candidates of other political parties or organizations on a statewide basis

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ORS 251.120 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.125 Disclaimer; identification of portrait or statement. (1) In a section of the voters’ pamphlet that provides general information, the Secretary of State shall include a disclaimer in boldfaced type in substantially the following form

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ORS 251.130 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.135 Withdrawal of material; refund of filing fee. (1) Material filed for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet may be withdrawn on or before the deadline for filing material under ORS 251.065

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ORS 251.140 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.145 Temporary exemption from public records law. Notwithstanding ORS 192.311 to 192.478 relating to public records, materials filed by a political party, assembly of electors or candidate for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet and arguments supporting or opposing a measure filed by any person for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet are exempt from public inspection until the fourth business day after the final date for filing the materials. [1979 c.190 §184; 1991 c.719 §48; 1993 c.493 §18]

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ORS 251.150 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.155 Statements and arguments inadmissible in action to enjoin publication of pamphlet. Material submitted for inclusion in any voters’ pamphlet shall not be admitted as evidence in any suit or action against the Secretary of State to restrain or enjoin the publication of the voters’ pamphlet. [Formerly 255.018]

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ORS 251.160 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.165 Preparing material for inclusion in state voters’ pamphlet. (1) The Secretary of State shall prepare

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ORS 251.167 Secretary of State to create list of most commonly spoken languages; public access and distribution; rules. (1) The Secretary of State shall create and make publicly available a list of

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ORS 251.170 Requirements for translation of voters’ pamphlets; rules. (1) The translation of a state voters’ pamphlet or county voters’ pamphlet required under ORS 251.167 shall be made in the manner described in this section

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ORS 251.173 Translation Advisory Council; membership; compensation; duties. (1)(a) The Translation Advisory Council is established. The council shall consist of five at-large members and at least one translator member for each of the 10 most commonly spoken languages in this state, other than English, and for each language in each county that the Secretary of State reasonably anticipates a voters’ pamphlet at the next election will be required to be translated into under ORS 251.167. The secretary may appoint more than one translator member for languages that are more commonly spoken throughout this state. Members shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the secretary

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ORS 251.175 Distribution of pamphlet; rules for nonstatewide special elections. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, not later than the 20th day before a primary election, general election or special election for which a voters’ pamphlet has been prepared, the Secretary of State shall cause the voters’ pamphlet to be mailed to each post-office mailing address in Oregon, and shall use any additional means of distribution necessary to make the pamphlet available to electors

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ORS 251.185 Measures, estimates, statements and arguments included in voters’ pamphlet; county and metropolitan service district measures; community college measures relating to bonding. (1) The Secretary of State shall have printed in the voters’ pamphlet for a general election or any special election a copy of the title and text of each state measure to be submitted to the people at the election for which the pamphlet was prepared. The pamphlet must include the procedures for filing a complaint under ORS 260.345. Each measure shall be printed in the pamphlet with

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ORS 251.195 Form for printing proposed constitutional amendment. The text of a proposed amendment to the Oregon Constitution shall be printed in the voters’ pamphlet to indicate by the use of brackets and italic type the words that would be deleted from, and by boldfaced type the words that would be added to, the existing provision. [Formerly 255.440; 1989 c.503 §11]

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ORS 251.205 Appointment of committee to draft explanatory statement of measure proposed by initiative or referendum. (1) As used in this section, “proponents” means

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