Election Law Summary - Oregon

1 Election Law Summary Published by Elections Division 503 986 1518. 255 Capitol St NE Suite 501 fax 503 373 7414. Salem OR 97310-0722 tty 1 800 735 2900. Secretary of State Elections Division Rev. 12/2020. ORS ; County Elections Security Plan 18. ORS and ; Numbering of Measures 18. Contents ORS ; Nonpartisan Candidates Ballot Order and Use of Term Incumbent 18. Using This Manual 4 ORS ; Ballot Requirements 18. Icons 4 ORS ; Order of Candidate Names on the Ballot 19. Assistance 4 ORS ; Assistance in Marking Ballot; Allowances and Limitations 19. Generalized Election Laws 5 ORS ; Elections to be Conducted by Mail; Rules ; Time Within Which Election Documents Must 19. be Received 5 ORS ; Extension of Deadline for Returning Ballots ORS (2019); Disclosures Required on Political in Case of Emergency 20.

2 Material 5 ORS and ORS ; Compartments for ORS ; False Publication Relating to Candidate or Marking Ballots and Voting Booths for Primary and Measure 5 General 20. ORS ; Bets and Wagers on Election Results 6 ORS ; Authorized Observers at an Election 20. ORS ; Undue Influence 6. ORS (1); False Statements in Material Required Post- Election Procedures 20. by Election Law 9 Initiative, Referendum and Recall Petitions 21. ORS , ORS ; Removal of Signatures on Candidates and Political Parties 9 Initiative, Referendum or Recall Petitions 21. ORS , ; Political Party Representation ORS ; Registration and Training for Paid Petition and Enforcement of Political Party Rules 10 Circulators and Requirements (for state initiative, ORS (3); Removal of Signature from Candidate referendum and recall petitions only) 22.

3 Petition 10 ORS ; Accounts of Chief Petitioners; Review and ORS ; Candidacy for More than One Office 10 Inspection; Retention; Disclosure as Public Record; Rules Public Employee's Eligibility to Run for Public Office 10 22. ORS ; Unsuccessful Candidate Not Eligible as ORS ; Investigations of Violations of Prohibition Candidate 11 on Payment Based on Number of Signatures Obtained ORS , ; Nomination and Election to on Petition 22. Nonpartisan Office 11 ORS ; Prohibitions on Circulating and Filing ORS ; Use of Term Incumbent 13 Petitions 23. ORS ; Alteration of Information on Petition ORS ; Prohibitions on Payment for Signing Signature Sheet; Exceptions 14 Petition or Sale of Signature Sheets 23.

4 ORS ; Payment Based on Signatures Obtained on OAR 165-014-0260; Interpretation, Ban on Pay by Nominating Petition or Voter Registration Card 14 Signature 24. Withdrawal from Candidacy or Nomination 14 ORS ; Liability of Chief Petitioners 25. Write-In Candidate Procedures 14 ORS ; Liability of Contractor Obtaining Signatures President and Vice President Election Process 15 on Petition for Violations Committed by Subcontractor;. Exceptions 25. Campaign Finance Reporting 16. ORS , Alteration of Information on Petition ORS ; Contributions Received During a Signature Sheet; Exceptions 25. Legislative Session 16. ORS ; Use of Threats and Intimidation for ORS ; County or City Campaign Finance Purpose of Extorting Money 26.

5 Provisions 16. ORS (1); False Swearing on Circulator's ORS ; Removal from General Election Ballot for Certificate 26. Failure to File Statement; Notice to Candidate 16. ORS ; Withholding Certificate of Election or ORS ; Public Employees - Restrictions on Certificate of Nomination for Failure to File Statement 16 Political Campaigning 26. ORS ; Contributions in False Name 16 ORS (1); Solicitation of Public Employees 26. ORS ; Personal Use of Excess Campaign Funds 17 ORS (2); Activities of Public Employees during ORS ; Expenditures for Professional Services Working Hours 27. Rendered by Candidate 17. ORS ; Acceptance of Employment Where Recall of Public Officer Procedures 28.

6 Compensation to be Contributed 17 Recounts and Contests of Election 28. Conduct of Elections 17 ORS to , ORS ; Recounts of Votes, Authority of Secretary of State over Recounts 29. ORS ; Date and Purpose of Primary and General ORS ; Automatic Recounts 30. Elections 17. ORS to ; Contests of Election 30. Vacancies in Office or Nomination Procedures 31 ORS ; Prohibited Distribution of Ballots 42. Vacancies in Office or Nomination Procedures 31 ORS (1); Sample Ballot Restrictions 42. ORS (2); Restrictions on Electioneering at State Voter Registration Efforts 34 or Local Government Buildings Designated for Ballot ORS ; Use of Signature Stamp by Person with Deposit 42. Disability 34 ORS (3); Obstructing an Entrance to a Location ORS , and ; Voter Registration where Ballots are Issued or Deposited Prohibited 44.

7 Requirements 34 ORS (4); Voting When Not Entitled Prohibited 44. ORS (2)(a); Delivery of Voter Registration Card ORS (5); False Statement about Person's Ability within Five Days 34 to Mark Ballot Prohibited 44. ORS ; Other Voter Registration Procedures 34 ORS (6); Examining Other's Voted Ballot ORS ; Registration of Person who is 17 Years of Prohibited in Certain Circumstances 44. Age 35 ORS (7); Disclosing How a Voter Voted by ORS ; Voter Registration at Certain Department Elections Official Prohibited 44. of Transportation Offices; Rules 35 ORS (8); Permitting Identification of who Voted a ORS ; Electronic Voter Registration 35 Ballot Prohibited 44. ORS ; Registration Deadline 35 ORS (9); Leaving Indication of How Voted ORS ; Rules to Consider in Determining Prohibited 44.

8 Residence of Person for Voting Purposes 35 ORS (10); Removing Ballot Prohibited 44. ORS ; Registration of Person who is Homeless or ORS (11); Removing or Changing Posted Resides in Identifiable Location 36 Elections Notice Prohibited 45. In Oregon , is a person who has been convicted of a ORS (12); Removing or Changing Election felony eligible to register to vote and vote? 36 Equipment or Supplies Prohibited 45. ORS ; Alteration of Registration Card Prohibited ORS (13); Provision of Elections Advice and 36 Collection of Ballots Prohibited in Certain Circumstances ORS ; Secretary of State Prescribes Voter 45. Registration Cards 36 ORS (14); Sign Required for Unofficial Ballot ORS (5), (7); Prohibition on False Information by Deposit Site 45.

9 Registrant 36 ORS ; Delivery of Ballots 45. ORS ; Determining if Person Qualified to Register ORS (1); Voting or Signing Another Person's or Update Registration; Hearing 37 Ballot Prohibited 45. ORS ; Request for Delivery of Registration Card; ORS (2); Requesting a Ballot in Another's Name Rules 37 Prohibited 46. ORS ; Distribution of Voter Registration Cards 37 ORS (3); Voting More than Once at an Election ORS ; Inquiry into Validity of Registration; Prohibited 46. Hearing; Cancellation 37 ORS (4); Voting More than Once at Same ORS ; Change, Termination or Adoption of Party Election , in this State and in Another State Prohibited 46. Affiliation before Primary Election 38 ORS (5) - (8); Various Ballot Restrictions 46.

10 ORS (3); Prohibited Actions for Voter ORS (9); Prohibition on Sale or Purchase of Registration Agency Employee 38 Ballots or Ballot Envelopes 46. ORS ; List of Registered Voters Availability 39. ORS ; Use of List of Voters Not Allowed for Election Law Complaints 46. Commercial Purposes 39 Issues Not Addressed by State Elections Law 47. ORS ; Public Record Exemption for Other Information Sources 50. Residence Address 39 Contact Information for Other Information Sources 51. ORS ; Copies of Signatures on Voter Registration Cards Prohibited 39. ORS ; Undue Influence Related to Voter Registration Efforts Prohibited 39. Help America Vote Act (HAVA) 39. Voters' Pamphlet 40. ORS , Exemption from Public Records Law 41.