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Oregon Statutes, Title 23

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Title 23, Elections

11 chapters · 508 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 23508 Ch 26087 Ch 25468 Ch 25056 Ch 25155 Ch 24950 Ch 24748 Ch 25535 Ch 24633 Ch 24831 Ch 25826 Ch 25319

55 sections·Filtered byTitle 23✕Ch 251✕

ORS 251.005 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: (1) “Candidate” means an individual whose name is or is expected to be printed on the official ballot. (2) “City office” means the office of mayor, city auditor, city councillor or municipal judge of a city having a population of 50,000 or more according …
ORS 251.008 Joint production of state and county voters’ pamphlet
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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…
ORS 251.012 Size, format and distribution of voters’ pamphlet; rules
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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]
ORS 251.014 Electronic filing system; rules
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(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. (2) The Secretary of State may adopt rules to administer this section. [2011 c.646 §9] Note: 251.014 wa…

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ORS 251.016 Disposition of fee

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

ORS 251.022 Voters’ pamphlet for election to fill vacancy in office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress

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(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 …

ORS 251.026 Statements and information included in voters’ pamphlets; rules

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(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: (a) Requirements for a citizen to qualify as an elector.…

ORS 251.046 Content of statements and arguments

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(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. (2) The Secretary of State shall specify on any instructions fo…

ORS 251.049 Names or titles of persons or names of organizations excluded from arguments and statements; exceptions; prohibitions

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(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 f…

ORS 251.055 Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded; rules

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(1) The Secretary of State shall reject any statement, argument, translation or other matter offered for filing and publishing in a voters’ pamphlet that: (a) Contains any obscene, profane or defamatory language; (b) Incites or advocates hatred, abuse or violence toward any perso…

ORS 251.065 Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; rules

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(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 …

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

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(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 un…

ORS 251.069 Map of metropolitan service district to be printed in certain pamphlets

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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 serv…

ORS 251.075 Portrait requirements; rules

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(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. (2) A portrait submitted for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet shall: (a) Be a conventional photo…

ORS 251.085 Required content of candidate’s statement

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

ORS 251.087 Secretary of State review of candidate portrait and statement; procedure if portrait or statement must be revised; rules

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(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…

ORS 251.095 Candidate space in voters’ pamphlet; fee or petition; use of space; verification of signatures; rules

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(1) For space in the voters’ pamphlet: (a) Each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall, at the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, pay a fee of $3,500 to the Secretary of State or may submit a petition …

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

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(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 Stat…

ORS 251.125 Disclaimer; identification of portrait or statement

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(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: ______________________________________________________________________________ Information provided…

ORS 251.135 Withdrawal of material; refund of filing fee

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(1) Material filed for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet may be withdrawn on or before the deadline for filing material under ORS 251.065. (2) A person who paid a fee for filing material for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet may receive a refund from the Secretary of State if the r…

ORS 251.145 Temporary exemption from public records law

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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 ar…

ORS 251.155 Statements and arguments inadmissible in action to enjoin publication of pamphlet

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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]

ORS 251.165 Preparing material for inclusion in state voters’ pamphlet

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(1) The Secretary of State shall prepare: (a) A list of the names of candidates for nomination or election at the primary election to the offices of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, any state office other than ju…

ORS 251.167 Secretary of State to create list of most commonly spoken languages; public access and distribution; rules

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(1) The Secretary of State shall create and make publicly available a list of: (a) The five most commonly spoken languages in the state, other than English; and (b) The 10 most commonly spoken languages in each county, other than English. (2) The lists created under subsection (1…

ORS 251.170 Requirements for translation of voters’ pamphlets; rules

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(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. (2) For each state voters’ pamphlet and county voters’ pamphlet mailed to residents of a county, the Secretary of State sha…

ORS 251.173 Translation Advisory Council; membership; compensation; duties

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(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 Secreta…

ORS 251.175 Distribution of pamphlet; rules for nonstatewide special elections

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(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-…

ORS 251.185 Measures, estimates, statements and arguments included in voters’ pamphlet; county and metropolitan service district measures; community college measures relating to bonding

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(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…

ORS 251.195 Form for printing proposed constitutional amendment

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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 …

ORS 251.205 Appointment of committee to draft explanatory statement of measure proposed by initiative or referendum

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(1) As used in this section, “proponents” means: (a) With respect to any state measure initiated or referred by petition, the chief petitioners; or (b) With respect to a measure referred by the Legislative Assembly, the President of the Senate, who shall appoint a Senator, and th…

ORS 251.215 Preparation and filing of explanatory statement of measure

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(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…

ORS 251.225 Preparation and filing of explanatory statement by Legislative Counsel Committee; when explanatory statement of committee used

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(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 stateme…

ORS 251.230 Effect if explanatory statement not filed

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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]

ORS 251.235 Petition for Supreme Court review of explanatory statement; service requirements

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(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 insufficie…

ORS 251.245 Committee to prepare and file argument in support of measure referred by Legislative Assembly

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(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 O…

ORS 251.255 Filing arguments for or against measure; fee or petition; size of argument space; verification of signatures; electronic filing; rules

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(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…

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

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(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: (a) Identifying t…

ORS 251.265 Inclusion of author of argument, author’s organization and notice of support or opposition to measure in voters’ pamphlet

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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. […

ORS 251.285 Inclusion of community college district measure relating to bonding, county measure or metropolitan service district measure in voters’ pamphlet

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(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 Secretar…

ORS 251.295 Radio and television broadcasts to supplement pamphlet

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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 imm…

ORS 251.305 County voters’ pamphlet

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The county clerk of any county may prepare, print and distribute a county voters’ pamphlet for any election. [1989 c.1031 §2; 1991 c.48 §1]

ORS 251.315 Information required to be included in voters’ pamphlet; deadline for distribution; rules

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(1) If a county produces a county voters’ pamphlet, the county voters’ pamphlet shall include, when applicable, at least the following information: (a) Requirements for a citizen to qualify as an elector. (b) Requirements for registration and updates of registration. (c) Elector …

ORS 251.325 Schedule and procedures for producing and distributing pamphlet; fees; rules

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(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 otherw…

ORS 251.335 Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; disclaimer; rules

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(1) As used in this section, “district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 255.012. (2) Any candidate for nomination or election to county, city or special district office within the county, or an agent of the candidate, may file with the county clerk of a county that prepare…

ORS 251.345 Governing body to submit explanatory statement; deadline

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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 …

ORS 251.355 Filing arguments for or against measure

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(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 count…

ORS 251.365 Cost of pamphlet preparation; allocation of revenue

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(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 allocati…

ORS 251.375 Exception to ORS 251.365 for certain districts

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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 …

ORS 251.385 “Electoral district” defined for ORS 251.345 to 251.375

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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]

ORS 251.395 Content of statements and arguments; notice of material that may be excluded

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(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. (2) The county clerk shall specify on any instructions f…