ORS 254.565
Duties of city elections officer after election

Subject to ORS 254.548 (Individual nominated or elected by write-in votes), 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 applicable, the name of the major political party nominating the candidate.

(d)

The date of the entry.

(2)

After the general election, shall prepare and deliver a certificate of election to each qualified candidate having the most votes for election to a city office.

(3)

Not later than the 40th day after any election, shall canvass the vote on each city measure, and if two or more of the approved measures contain conflicting provisions, proclaim which is paramount. [Formerly 249.491; 1987 c.267 §54; 1995 c.712 §68; 1999 c.318 §39; 2005 c.157 §4; 2017 c.749 §31]

Source: Section 254.565 — Duties of city elections officer after election, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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 254.399
When ballot considered legally cast 254.400
Elector right to cast vote in confidential manner 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 secrecy 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

Current through early 2026

§ 254.565. Duties of city elections officer after election's source at oregon​.gov