Title 23, Elections

As used in this chapter: (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 …

(1) For electors with mailing addresses outside this state, the county clerk shall deliver a ballot: (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 ma…

(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. (2) If the absent elector returns the marked ballot by an…

(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…

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]

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: (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…

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]

(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. (2) A spouse or depende…

(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 Se…

(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. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapter 247, the complet…

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 applicatio…

(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: (a) The elector will be residing, stationed or working outside the territorial limits of the Unite…

(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…

(1) The Secretary of State may receive ballots from military or overseas electors. (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 whi…

All public officers having duties under ORS 253.500 to 253.640 shall coordinate their efforts with any federal authority to facilitate voting by military or overseas electors, so that these electors may cast their ballots with the least possible interference with the performance …

In the event of a national emergency, the Secretary of State shall assure that any elector called to active military duty is not unnecessarily denied the opportunity to vote simply because of military duty. [1991 c.71 §14]

(1) A military or overseas elector described in ORS 253.510 may cast a ballot using a facsimile machine or by electronic mail as provided in this section. Notwithstanding ORS 254.470 (10), a ballot cast under this section shall be counted only if the ballot: (a) Is received in th…

(1) The county clerk, an elections official or any elector shall challenge the ballot of any person offering to vote as an absent elector whom the clerk, official or elector knows or suspects not to be qualified as an elector. The person’s ballot may be challenged at any time bef…

A person may not alter any information supplied on an application for a ballot for an absent elector except: (1) An elections officer in the performance of official duties. (2) The applicant. [1985 c.808 §33; 2013 c.520 §17]