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ORS 249.875
Time for completing filing

  • verification of signatures

(1)

A recall petition shall be void unless completed and filed not later than the 100th day after filing the prospective petition described in ORS 249.865 (Filing prospective petition). Not later than the 90th day after filing the prospective petition the petition shall be submitted to the filing officer who shall verify the signatures not later than the 10th day after the submission. The filed petition shall contain only original signatures. A recall petition shall not be accepted for signature verification if it contains less than 100 percent of the required number of signatures. The petition shall not be accepted for filing until 100 percent of the required number of signatures of electors have been verified.

(2)

The provisions for verification of signatures on an initiative or referendum petition contained in ORS 250.105 (Petition filing requirements), are applicable to the verification of signatures on a recall petition. [Formerly 254.420; 1989 c.68 §4; 1991 c.719 §9]

See also annotations under ORS 254.420 in permanent edition.

Attorney General Opinions

Signature verification on a petition for recall of a county commissioner, (1975) Vol 37, p 847; constitutionality of voiding petitions after 90 days, (1976) Vol 37, p 1399

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Mar. 11, 2023

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