Title 23, Elections

(1) To tally ballots by hand, the counting board shall use the tally sheets and two copies of the return sheet. (2) The completed tally and return sheets shall contain: (a) The offices on the ballot; (b) The number and name of each candidate who received a vote; (c) The total num…

(1) This section governs the tally of votes cast for persons whose names were not printed on the ballot but are written in by electors. All such write-in votes for each office on the ballot shall be tallied together, except as follows: (a) If the total number of write-in votes fo…

(1) Only official ballots may be counted. Any vote from which it is impossible to determine the elector’s choice for the office or measure may not be counted. An elector may not place on the ballot a sticker bearing the name of a person to vote for a person whose name is not prin…

Ballots marked “Federal only” may be counted only for the offices for which the elector is entitled to vote. Votes on the ballot for other offices may not be counted. [Formerly 250.520; 1999 c.410 §60; 2005 c.797 §57; 2017 c.749 §4]

If a vote tally system is used, the county clerk shall repeat the public certification test described under ORS 254.235 (1) for the vote tally system used to conduct the election. The test shall be conducted after all the ballots are tallied but before the final results of the el…

(1) At each primary election, general election and special election, the county clerk shall make a determination on whether to conduct: (a) A hand count of ballots as described in this section and compare the tally of votes for those ballots produced by a vote tally system with t…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Incorrect election outcome” means an election outcome that differs from the election outcome that would result from an accurate hand count of all validly cast ballots. (b) “Risk” means the probability that an audit procedure would fail to detect …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, each tally sheet, return sheet, record relating to a risk-limiting audit conducted under ORS 254.532, record relating to a hand count of ballots conducted under ORS 254.529 and ballot return identification envelope shall b…

Subject to ORS 254.548, the county clerk: (1) As soon as possible after any election, shall prepare abstracts of votes. The abstract for election of Governor shall be on a sheet separate from the abstracts for other offices and measures. (2) On completion of the abstracts, shall …

(1) In the case of a recall election held on a date other than the date of the primary election or general election, the county clerk shall prepare an abstract of the votes and deliver it to the elections official authorized to order the recall election not later than the 27th da…

(1) An individual nominated or elected to a public office by write-in votes shall sign and file a form indicating that the individual accepts the nomination or office before the filing officer may issue a certificate of nomination or election. The Secretary of State by rule shall…

(1) Except as provided in ORS 254.548 or as necessary to comply with federal law concerning the issuance of a certificate of ascertainment of presidential electors, not later than the 37th day after any election, the Secretary of State, regarding offices for which the secretary r…

Subject to ORS 254.548, the chief city elections officer: (1) After the primary election, shall enter in a register of nominations: (a) The name of each candidate for city office nominated at the primary election. (b) The office for which the candidate is nominated. (c) If applic…

When a candidate elected to public office is required by law to take, file, subscribe or indorse an oath of office before entering upon the duties of the office, the candidate shall not take, file, subscribe or indorse the oath until the candidate has been granted a certificate o…

When two or more candidates for the same office, after a full recount of votes, have an equal and the highest number of votes: (1) For election to state Senator or Representative, a party office, or a public office for which the elections officer is other than the Secretary of St…

(1) If the Secretary of State determines that a vacancy exists in the nomination of a candidate of a major political party for state office, that the vacancy is due to the death of the candidate and that the vacancy occurred after the 47th day before the date of the general elect…

(1) If the Secretary of State determines that a special election is necessary under ORS 254.650, the secretary shall issue an order calling the election. The secretary shall issue the order not later than the fifth business day after the date of the general election. (2) The date…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 253.065, for a special election called under ORS 254.655, ballots shall be mailed to military or overseas electors not later than the 30th day before the date of the election. County clerks shall make ballots available to other absent electors not later th…