ORS 254.005
Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1)

“Ballot” means any material on which votes may be cast for candidates or measures. In the case of a recall election, “ballot” includes material posted in a voting compartment or delivered to an elector by mail.

(2)

“Chief elections officer” means the:

(a)

Secretary of State, regarding a candidate for a state office or an office to be voted on in the state at large or in a congressional district, or a measure to be voted on in the state at large.

(b)

County clerk, regarding a candidate for a county office, or a measure to be voted on in a county only.

(c)

City clerk, auditor or recorder, regarding a candidate for a city office, or a measure to be voted on in a city only.

(3)

“County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.

(4)

“Elector” means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution.

(5)

“Major political party” means a political party that has qualified as a major political party under ORS 248.006 (Qualification and maintenance of status as major political party).

(6)

“Measure” includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:

(a)

A proposed law.

(b)

An Act or part of an Act of the Legislative Assembly.

(c)

A revision of or amendment to the Oregon Constitution.

(d)

Local, special or municipal legislation.

(e)

A proposition or question.

(7)

“Minor political party” means a political party that has qualified as a minor political party under ORS 248.008 (Qualification as minor political party).

(8)

“Nonpartisan office” means the office of judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit court or the Oregon Tax Court, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, any elected office of a metropolitan service district under ORS chapter 268, justice of the peace, county clerk, county assessor, county surveyor, county treasurer, county judge who exercises judicial functions, sheriff, district attorney or any office designated nonpartisan by a home rule charter.

(9)

“Prospective petition” means the information, except signatures and other identification of petition signers, required to be contained in a completed petition.

(10)

“Regular district election” means the election held each year for the purpose of electing members of a district board as defined in ORS 255.005 (Definitions) (2).

(11)

“Vote tally system” means one or more pieces of equipment necessary to examine and tally automatically the marked ballots.

(12)

“Voting machine” means any device that will record every vote cast on candidates and measures and that will either internally or externally total all votes cast on that device. [1979 c.190 §224; 1983 c.392 §5; 1983 c.567 §15; 1985 c.324 §2; 1987 c.707 §16; 1993 c.493 §95; 1995 c.92 §5; 1995 c.107 §2; 1995 c.607 §79; 1999 c.410 §43; 2001 c.430 §2; 2005 c.731 §4; 2005 c.797 §67; 2007 c.154 §19; 2009 c.491 §7; 2010 c.18 §3; 2011 c.731 §13]

Source: Section 254.005 — Definitions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Proposed ballot question which asked voters to choose between two options, but not to approve or reject either, was measure as defined by this section, which did not satisfy requirements of this section to qualify for ballot placement. City of Eugene v. Roberts, 91 Or App 1, 756 P2d 643 (1988), aff’d 305 Or 641, 756 P2d 630 (1988)

254.005
Definitions 254.016
Elections conducted under this chapter 254.025
Construction of statutes applicable to primary elections 254.035
Time and place of elections for city officers 254.046
Expense of city election 254.056
Date and purpose of general election and primary election 254.065
Person receiving most votes nominated or elected 254.068
Simulated election for individuals under 18 years of age 254.071
Information regarding ballot format and method of voting ballot 254.074
County elections security plan 254.076
Register of candidates for nomination 254.085
Secretary of State’s statement of offices, candidates and measures 254.095
City elections officers’ statements of offices, candidates and measures 254.098
Expenses for change in information filed under ORS 254.085 or 254.095 254.103
Filing of measures referred by county governing body 254.108
Numbering county, city and district measures 254.115
Official primary election ballot 254.125
Nominating ballot for candidates to nonpartisan office 254.135
Official general or special election ballots 254.145
Design and contents of official ballots 254.155
Order of candidate names on ballot 254.165
Adjusting ballot when vacancy occurs 254.175
Providing ballot title and financial estimates in lieu of printing on ballot 254.185
Printing or furnishing of ballots by county clerk 254.195
Ballot specifications 254.235
Testing of voting machines and vote tally systems 254.321
Providing map of proposed boundaries for election on establishing or changing county or city boundaries 254.365
Voting at primary election by major party members and nonaffiliated electors 254.370
Record of nonaffiliated electors 254.408
Procedure for voting by person for whom no evidence of registration is found 254.411
Voting after name change 254.415
Challenging ballot of person offering to vote 254.426
Procedure on challenged ballot 254.431
Special procedure for ballots challenged due to failure to sign return envelope or nonmatching signature 254.445
Assistance in marking ballot 254.458
Alternatives to return identification envelope procedures 254.465
Elections to be conducted by mail 254.470
Procedures for conducting election by mail 254.471
Extension of deadline for returning ballots in case of emergency 254.472
Compartments for marking ballots 254.473
State payment for return of ballots by mail 254.474
Voting booths for primary and general elections 254.476
Personnel for counting ballots 254.478
Preparation for counting ballots 254.480
Replacement ballots 254.482
Persons authorized to watch receiving and counting of votes 254.483
Ballot security 254.485
Tally of ballots 254.495
Tally and return sheets 254.500
Tally of write-in votes 254.505
Ballots to be counted 254.515
Counting ballots marked “Federal only.” 254.525
Test of vote tally system 254.529
Choice of conducting hand recount of ballots or risk-limiting audit 254.532
Risk-limiting audit 254.535
Preservation of certain materials 254.545
Duties of county clerk after election 254.546
Duties of county clerk after recall election 254.548
Individual nominated or elected by write-in votes 254.555
Secretary of State’s duties after election 254.565
Duties of city elections officer after election 254.568
Certificate of election required before taking oath of office 254.575
Procedure when tie vote 254.650
Special election in case of death of nominee of major political party within 47 days of general election 254.655
Order calling special election 254.660
Conduct of special election
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Current through early 2024

§ 254.005’s source at oregon​.gov