ORS 253.080
Duties of clerk on receipt of ballot

manner of counting ballots

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(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.

(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; 1999 c.410 §30; 2013 c.520 §3; 2015 c.169 §1; 2021 c.551 §23]

Source: Section 253.080 — Duties of clerk on receipt of ballot; manner of counting ballots, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors253.html.

253.005
Definitions 253.065
Delivery of out-of-state ballots 253.070
Return of ballot from absent elector 253.080
Duties of clerk on receipt of ballot 253.500
Construction of military or overseas elector law 253.510
Definitions for ORS 253.500 to 253.640 253.515
Military or overseas elector procedures to conform to procedures for absent elector ballots 253.530
Voting by spouse and dependents of military or overseas elector 253.540
Application for ballot by military or overseas elector 253.545
County clerk duties upon receipt of application 253.550
Applications made under federal statutes 253.565
Application for special ballot by military or overseas elector 253.575
County clerk duties upon receipt of application for special ballot 253.585
Receipt of military or overseas elector ballots by Secretary of State 253.640
Coordination with federal authorities 253.645
Electors called to active military duty 253.690
Casting ballot using facsimile machine or by electronic mail 253.700
Duty to challenge ballot 253.710
Alteration of application prohibited

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Original Source: Section 253.080 — Duties of clerk on receipt of ballot; manner of counting ballots, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors253.html (last accessed Jun. 16, 2023).