Chapter 251 — Chapter 251

ORS 251.215 Preparation and filing of explanatory statement of measure. (1) Not later than the 99th day before a special election held on the date of a primary election or any general election at which any state measure is to be submitted to the people, the committee appointed under ORS 251.205 shall prepare and electronically file with the Secretary of State, an impartial, simple and understandable statement explaining the measure. The statement shall not exceed 500 words

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ORS 251.225 Preparation and filing of explanatory statement by Legislative Counsel Committee; when explanatory statement of committee used. (1) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall prepare an impartial, simple and understandable statement of not more than 500 words explaining each state measure. The statement shall be filed electronically with the Secretary of State not later than the last day for filing a statement prepared under ORS 251.215

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ORS 251.230 Effect if explanatory statement not filed. If an explanatory statement is not filed by a committee under ORS 251.215 or by the Legislative Counsel Committee under ORS 251.225, the measure shall be printed in the voters’ pamphlet without the explanatory statement. [1991 c.971 §6]

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ORS 251.235 Petition for Supreme Court review of explanatory statement; service requirements. (1) Any person dissatisfied with an explanatory statement for which suggestions were offered at the Secretary of State’s hearing under ORS 251.215 may petition the Supreme Court seeking a different statement and stating the reasons the statement filed with the court is insufficient or unclear. If the petition is filed and served as required in subsection (2) of this section not later than the fifth day after the deadline for filing a revised statement with the Secretary of State, the court shall review the statement and certify an explanatory statement to the Secretary of State. Failure to file and serve the petition within the time prescribed in this subsection precludes Supreme Court review and certification of an explanatory statement. If the court considers the petition, the court may allow oral argument. The review by the Supreme Court shall be conducted expeditiously to ensure the orderly and timely conduct of the election at which the measure is to be submitted to the electors. The statement certified by the court shall be the explanatory statement printed in the voters’ pamphlet

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ORS 251.245 Committee to prepare and file argument in support of measure referred by Legislative Assembly. (1) For any measure referred to the electors by the Legislative Assembly, an argument prepared by the Legislative Assembly in support of the measure may be printed in the voters’ pamphlet. The size and length of an argument under this section shall be determined as specified in ORS 251.255

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ORS 251.255 Filing arguments for or against measure; fee or petition; size of argument space; verification of signatures; electronic filing; rules. (1) Not sooner than the 120th day and not later than the 70th day before a general election or the 68th day before a special election held on the date of any primary election at which a state measure is to be voted upon, any person may file with the Secretary of State an argument supporting or opposing the measure

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ORS 251.260 Secretary of State review of arguments for error in identification of measure number or designation of support or opposition to measure; changes allowed. (1) Not later than three business days following the deadline for filing an argument supporting or opposing a state measure under ORS 251.255, the Secretary of State shall review each argument to determine whether the person filing the argument made an error in

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ORS 251.265 Inclusion of author of argument, author’s organization and notice of support or opposition to measure in voters’ pamphlet. The Secretary of State shall include in the voters’ pamphlet on the page of the printed argument on a measure the name of the person who submitted the argument, the name of the organization the person represents, if any, and whether the argument supports or opposes the measure. [Formerly 255.435; 2013 c.518 §7]

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ORS 251.275 [Formerly 255.418; repealed by 1993 c.811 §20]

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ORS 251.285 Inclusion of community college district measure relating to bonding, county measure or metropolitan service district measure in voters’ pamphlet. (1) If a community college district measure relating to bonding, a county measure or a measure of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, and the ballot title, explanatory statement and arguments relating to the measure, are to be included by the Secretary of State in the state voters’ pamphlet as provided in ORS 251.067, the requirements of this section shall be satisfied

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ORS 251.295 Radio and television broadcasts to supplement pamphlet. The Secretary of State, pursuant to ORS 193.310 to 193.360, may supplement the special or general election voters’ pamphlet by causing to have broadcast by radio or television, material specified in this section at times the secretary determines suitable during the four weeks immediately preceding the election at which state measures are to be submitted to the people. The material provided by broadcast shall include only the following

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ORS 251.305 County voters’ pamphlet

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ORS 251.310 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.315 Information required to be included in voters’ pamphlet; deadline for distribution; rules. (1) If a county produces a county voters’ pamphlet, the county voters’ pamphlet shall include, when applicable, at least the following information

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ORS 251.320 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.325 Schedule and procedures for producing and distributing pamphlet; fees; rules. (1) The Secretary of State by rule shall adopt a schedule and procedures for preparing, printing and distributing county voters’ pamphlets. The schedule and procedures shall include but not be limited to deadlines for filing material for the voters’ pamphlet, and except as otherwise provided by law, the format of material to be submitted and the size and other requirements applicable to candidate portraits

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ORS 251.330 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.335 Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; disclaimer; rules. (1) As used in this section, “district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 255.012

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ORS 251.340 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.345 Governing body to submit explanatory statement; deadline. Not later than the date specified by the Secretary of State, in a county that prepares a county voters’ pamphlet, the governing body for any electoral district that has referred a measure to the voters shall submit an impartial, simple and understandable statement explaining the measure and its effect. [1989 c.1031 §6; 1991 c.48 §2]

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ORS 251.350 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.355 Filing arguments for or against measure. (1) Not later than the date specified by the Secretary of State by rule, in a county that prepares a county voters’ pamphlet, any person may file with the county clerk a typewritten argument supporting or opposing any measure to be submitted to the voters on the ballot. The county clerk may not accept any arguments that are not accompanied by the fee established by the Secretary of State or a petition in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. A petition shall contain the signatures of at least four percent of the electors in the county eligible to vote on the measure to which the argument refers, or the signatures of 1,000 electors in the county eligible to vote on the measure to which the argument refers, whichever is less. The number of registered electors in an electoral district, for the purposes of this section, shall be calculated on January 1 of each year. Each person signing the petition shall subscribe to a statement that the person has read and agrees with the argument. The signatures on each petition shall be certified by the county clerk in the manner provided in ORS 249.008. The petition shall be filed with the county clerk

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ORS 251.358 [1995 c.607 §33; repealed by 2021 c.551 §29]

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ORS 251.360 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.365 Cost of pamphlet preparation; allocation of revenue. (1) Any county clerk preparing, printing and distributing a county voters’ pamphlet may apportion the cost of preparing, printing and distributing the county voters’ pamphlet as a cost of the election according to the formula established by the Secretary of State for the allocation of election costs. The apportioned election costs shall be reduced for each electoral district by the amount of any revenue received by the county clerk from the submission of candidate portraits, statements and arguments for that electoral district

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ORS 251.370 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.375 Exception to ORS 251.365 for certain districts. ORS 251.365 does not apply to any special district for which the county clerk is required to hold elections if the special district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the county clerk that the special district is unable to pay the apportioned expenses of the voters’ pamphlet as determined under ORS 251.365. If the special district is unable to pay, the expenses apportioned to that district may be apportioned among the other electoral districts participating in the election. [1989 c.1031 §9]

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ORS 251.380 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.385 “Electoral district” defined for ORS 251.345 to 251.375. As used in ORS 251.345 to 251.375, “electoral district” means the county or a city, or district as defined in ORS 255.012 located within the county. [1989 c.1031 §10]

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ORS 251.390 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.395 Content of statements and arguments; notice of material that may be excluded. (1) Statements and arguments submitted for inclusion in a county 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 251.400 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.405 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 county clerk 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, filed for inclusion in a county 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 251.410 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.415 Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded. (1) The county clerk shall reject any statement, argument or other matter offered for filing and printing in a county voters’ pamphlet which

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ORS 251.420 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]

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ORS 251.425 Required content of candidate’s statement. The candidate’s statement in a county voters’ pamphlet shall begin with a summary of the following: Occupation, educational and occupational background, and prior governmental experience. [1989 c.1031 §14]

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ORS 251.430 Temporary exemption from public records law. Notwithstanding ORS 192.311 to 192.478 relating to public records, materials filed by a candidate for inclusion in a county voters’ pamphlet and arguments supporting or opposing a measure filed by any person for inclusion in a county voters’ pamphlet are exempt from public inspection until the fourth business day after the final date for filing the materials. [1989 c.1031 §15; 1993 c.493 §23]

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ORS 251.435 Statements and arguments inadmissible in action to enjoin publication of pamphlet. Material submitted for inclusion in any state or county voters’ pamphlet shall not be admitted as evidence in any suit or action against the county clerk to restrain or enjoin the publication of the voters’ pamphlet. [1989 c.1031 §16]

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ORS 251.440 [1989 c.773 §6; repealed by 1995 c.607 §91]

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ORS 251.510 [1955 c.498 §1; 1957 c.218 §1; 1973 c.657 §5; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]

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ORS 251.520 [1955 c.498 §2; 1957 c.218 §2; 1963 c.351 §4; 1965 c.124 §1; 1975 c.675 §22; 1979 c.190 §324; renumbered 258.161]

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ORS 251.530 [1955 c.498 §3; repealed by 1957 c.218 §11]

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ORS 251.540 [1955 c.498 §5; 1963 c.351 §5; 1979 c.190 §326; renumbered 258.181]

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ORS 251.550 [1955 c.498 §4; 1957 c.218 §3; 1963 c.351 §6; 1965 c.124 §2; 1975 c.675 §23; 1979 c.190 §327; renumbered 258.190]

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ORS 251.560 [1955 c.498 §6; 1957 c.218 §4; 1963 c.351 §7; 1975 c.675 §24; 1979 c.190 §328; renumbered 258.200]

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ORS 251.570 [1955 c.498 §7; 1957 c.218 §5; 1979 c.190 §329; renumbered 258.211]

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ORS 251.580 [1955 c.498 §8; 1957 c.218 §6; 1965 c.124 §3; 1969 c.462 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]

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ORS 251.590 [1955 c.498 §9; 1957 c.218 §7; 1963 c.351 §8; 1979 c.190 §330; renumbered 258.221]

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ORS 251.600 [1955 c.498 §10; 1957 c.218 §8; 1963 c.351 §9; 1979 c.190 §332; renumbered 258.241]

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