Candidates ORS 249.016 Nomination of candidates of major political party or for nonpartisan office Text Annotations A candidate of a major political party for public office or a candidate for nonpartisan office shall be nominated only in the manner provided in ORS 249.016 (Nomination of candidates of major political party or for nonpartisan office) to 249.205 (Filling vacancy in nomination to nonpartisan office). [1957 c.608 §65 (2); 1979 c.190 §102; 1993 c.797 §7; 2001 c.721 §4]