Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1)
(a) If
the county in which a local government election is scheduled produces a county
voters' pamphlet, the county clerk shall be the filing officer for the
candidate statements and arguments which will appear in that county's voters'
pamphlet;
(b) If a local government
is located in more than one county, the county clerk of the county in which the
city hall of the city or the administrative office of the local government is
located shall be the filing officer for the measure and explanatory
statement.
(2) The
filing deadlines for candidate statements, portraits, arguments and filing fees
shall be based upon the final dates for filing either a nominating
petition/declaration of candidacy; notice of measure election or a certified
statement of candidates by a local government or the Department of Agriculture:
(a) For candidates who file their candidacy
with the county clerk -- not later than 5 p.m. on the 68th day before the
election for inclusion in a county voters' pamphlet for a primary or general
election, except as provided in subsection (d) and (e) of this
section;
(b) For candidates who
file their candidacy with the county clerk -- Not later than 5 p.m. on the 57th
day before the election for inclusion in a county voters' pamphlet for any
election other than a primary or general election, except as provided in
subsection (d) and (e) of this section;
(c) For candidates who file their candidacy
with a governing body other than the county clerk -- Not later than 5 p.m. on
the 57th day before the election for inclusion in a county voters' pamphlet for
any election, except as provided in subsection (d) and (e) of this
section;
(d) For candidates to fill
a vacancy when the candidate filing deadline falls after the 61st day before an
election -- Not later than the candidate filing deadline;
(e) For candidates on any election ballot
whose names are certified to a subsequent runoff election ballot for the same
office, and where the voters' pamphlet filing deadline for the subsequent
runoff election falls on or before the date of the first election -- not later
than 5 p.m. on the second business day after the first election for inclusion
in a county voters' pamphlet for the subsequent runoff election.
(f) For local government measures and
explanatory statements -- Not later than 5 p.m. on the deadline for filing a
notice of measure election;
(g) For
arguments in support or opposition to any measure and filing fee or verified
petition -- Not later than 5 p.m. on the second business day after the deadline
for filing a notice of measure election;
(h) For all statements of endorsement -- Not
later than the deadline for filing statements and arguments.
(3) All explanatory statements
shall become public record upon filing.
(4) The text of all candidate statements
shall become public record on the fourth business day after the filing
deadline.
(5) The text of all
arguments shall become public record on the fourth business day after the
filing deadline.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
246.150,
251.305 &
251.325
Stats. Implemented: ORS
246.150,
251.305,
251.325 &
251.335
