Chapter 253 — Chapter 253
61 sections in this chapter.
ORS 253.005 Definitions. As used in this chapter
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(1) “Absent elector” means a person to whom the county clerk has issued a ballot prior to the date that ballots are mailed to electors as provided in ORS 254.470 (2)(a) or (b). (2) “Clerk” means the county clerk. (3) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in…
ORS 253.007 [1999 c.410 §32; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.010 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §1; 1959 c.458 §1; 1969 c.676 §1; 1975 c.675 §28; 1977 c.352 §5; 1979 c.317 §10; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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ORS 253.015 [1979 c.190 §202; repealed by 2013 c.520 §23]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.020 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.030 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §3; 1959 c.458 §2; 1969 c.676 §2; 1975 c.675 §29; 1977 c.179 §3; 1979 c.190 §203; 1985 c.471 §8; 1987 c.719 §6; 1989 c.503 §36; 1991 c.107 §4; 1991 c.168 §1; 1993 c.493 §24; 1995 c.607 §78; 1995 c.712 §48; 1999 c.999 §42; 2007 c.155 §9; 2007 c.881 §9; repealed by 2013 c.520 §23]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.035 [1969 c.676 §5; 1977 c.352 §6; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.040 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §4; 1959 c.458 §3; 1975 c.675 §30; 1977 c.508 §10; 1979 c.190 §204; 1991 c.107 §6; repealed by 1999 c.410 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.045 [1979 c.190 §205; 1981 c.173 §30; 1989 c.923 §1; 1991 c.71 §7; 1991 c.107 §7; 1993 c.713 §56; 1999 c.410 §28; 2007 c.154 §15; repealed by 2013 c.520 §23]
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ORS 253.050 [Repealed by 1957 c.641 §23]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.055 [1979 c.190 §206; 1991 c.107 §8; 2007 c.154 §16; repealed by 2013 c.520 §23]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.060 [Repealed by 1957 c.641 §23]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.065 Delivery of out-of-state ballots; replacement ballots; attestation that mailed ballot was timely deposited; rules. (1) For electors with mailing addresses outside this state, the county clerk shall deliver a ballot
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(a) Not later than the 45th day before the election to each military or overseas elector; and (b) Not sooner than the 29th day before the election to each absent elector with a mailing address outside this state who is not a military or overseas elector. (2) The clerk shall deliv…
ORS 253.070 Return of ballot from absent elector. (1) Upon receipt of a ballot the absent elector shall mark it and comply with the instructions provided with the ballot. The absent elector may return the marked ballot to the office of the clerk, by any appropriate means
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(2) If the absent elector returns the marked ballot by any means other than by mail, the ballot must be received by a county clerk not later than 8 p.m. of the day of the election. (3) If the absent elector returns the marked ballot by mail: (a) The ballot must be received by a c…
ORS 253.080 Duties of clerk on receipt of ballot; manner of counting ballots. (1) Upon receipt of an envelope containing a marked ballot from an absent elector, the clerk shall keep it safely in the office and, before delivering the ballot for counting, shall compare the signature of the absent elector that appears on the ballot envelope with that upon the elector’s registration record
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(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, ballots for absent electors shall be counted and returns shall be made, as nearly as possible, in the same manner as for other ballots cast at the election. [Amended by 1957 c.641 §6; 1961 c.92 §1; 1979 c.190 §209; 1991 c.107 §9; …
ORS 253.082 [1999 c.410 §33; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.085 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §8; 1961 c.163 §1; 1979 c.190 §210; 1999 c.410 §34; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.090 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §9; 1961 c.92 §2; 1979 c.190 §211; 1993 c.493 §25; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.095 [1979 c.190 §212; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.100 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §10; 1979 c.190 §213; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.110 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §11; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.120 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §12; 1979 c.190 §214; 1991 c.107 §10; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.130 [Repealed by 1955 c.332 §20]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.135 [1979 c.190 §215; 1993 c.713 §30; 1995 c.742 §14; 1999 c.410 §35; 2007 c.154 §17; repealed by 2013 c.520 §23]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.140 [Repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.150 [Repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.160 [1969 c.261 §3; 1979 c.519 §25; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.210 [Amended by 1957 c.641 §13; 1961 c.114 §14; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.300 [1971 c.27 §2; 1979 c.190 §56; renumbered 247.435]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.310 [1971 c.27 §3; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.320 [1971 c.27 §4; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.330 [1971 c.27 §5; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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MILITARY OR OVERSEAS ELECTORS
ORS 253.500 Construction of military or overseas elector law. ORS 253.500 to 253.640 shall be liberally construed so that all military or overseas electors may be given an opportunity to fully exercise their voting rights. [Formerly 253.670; 2013 c.520 §4]
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ORS 253.510 Definitions for ORS 253.500 to 253.640. As used in ORS 253.500 to 253.640, “military or overseas elector” means a resident of this state absent from the place of residence and
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(1) Serving in the Armed Forces of the United States or who has been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States for not more than 30 days; (2) Serving in the Merchant Marine of the United States or who has been discharged from the Merchant Marine of the United States f…
ORS 253.515 Military or overseas elector procedures to conform to procedures for absent elector ballots. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 253.500 to 253.640, procedures relating to military or overseas electors’ ballots shall be as nearly as possible the same as procedures for other absent electors’ ballots. [1979 c.190 §218; 1985 c.720 §4; 2013 c.520 §6]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.520 [1955 c.332 §3; 1969 c.261 §4; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.530 Voting by spouse and dependents of military or overseas elector. (1) A spouse or dependent of a military or overseas elector, temporarily living outside the county or city in which is situated the last home residence in this state of the spouse or dependent, may vote in the same manner as a military or overseas elector
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(2) A spouse or dependent of a military or overseas elector, not previously a resident of this state who intends to reside in this state, shall be considered a resident of this state for voting purposes, and may vote in the same manner as a military or overseas elector. The spous…
ORS 253.540 Application for ballot by military or overseas elector; required contents. (1) Any military or overseas elector may secure a ballot by submitting an application as specified in subsection (2) of this section to the clerk of the county of the military or overseas elector’s residence, or to the Secretary of State. If the application is addressed to the Secretary of State, the secretary shall forward it to the appropriate county clerk
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(2) An application for a ballot by a military or overseas elector shall be made in the form of a written request and may be submitted by mail, electronic mail, a facsimile machine or other means identified by the Secretary of State by rule. The application shall be valid for ever…
ORS 253.545 County clerk duties upon receipt of application; application as registration. (1) Upon receipt of an application made under ORS 253.540, the county clerk, without regard to whether the applicant is an elector of the county, shall mail the materials prescribed in ORS 253.065 to the applicant
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(2) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapter 247, the completed and signed application submitted under ORS 253.540 shall constitute a valid registration for the applicant. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the county clerk receives an application from a m…
ORS 253.550 Applications made under federal statutes. Whenever provision is made for absentee voting by a statute of the United States, including the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff (Public Law 99-410), an application for a ballot made under that law may be given the same effect as an application for a ballot made under ORS 253.500 to 253.640. [1955 c.332 §2; 1979 c.190 §222; 1991 c.71 §12; 2013 c.520 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.560 [1955 c.332 §9; 1957 c.641 §17; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.565 Application for special ballot by military or overseas elector; required contents. (1) Any military or overseas elector may secure a special ballot for a primary election or general election by making an application under this section if the elector believes that
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(a) The elector will be residing, stationed or working outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia; and (b) The elector will be unable to vote and return a regular ballot by normal mail delivery within the period provided for regular absent el…
ORS 253.570 [1955 c.332 §11; 1957 c.641 §18; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.575 County clerk duties upon receipt of application for special ballot; application as valid voter registration; replacement ballots. (1) Upon receipt of an application made under ORS 253.565, if the applicant’s residence is in the county, the county clerk, without regard to whether the applicant is an elector of the county, shall mail to the applicant a special ballot, instructions for filling in and returning the ballot and an envelope to use for the return. The office address of the clerk shall appear on the front of the envelope. On the back shall appear a statement to be signed by the absent elector, stating that the elector
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(a) Is qualified to vote; and (b) Unless prevented by physical disability, has personally marked the ballot. (2) The completed and signed application submitted under ORS 253.565 shall constitute a valid registration for the elector. (3) If the county clerk receives an application…
ORS 253.580 [1955 c.332 §14; 1957 c.641 §19; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.585 Receipt of military or overseas elector ballots by Secretary of State. (1) The Secretary of State may receive ballots from military or overseas electors
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(2) If the Secretary of State receives a ballot cast by a military or overseas elector, the Secretary of State shall deliver the ballot to the county clerk or elections officer of the county in which the elector who cast the ballot is registered. (3) A ballot received by the Secr…
ORS 253.590 [1955 c.332 §12; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.600 [1955 c.332 §13; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.610 [1955 c.332 §6; 1957 c.641 §20; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 253.620 [1955 c.332 §15; 1957 c.641 §21; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]