Oregon Statutes - Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum

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250.005 Definitions.
As used in this chapter: (1) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. (2) “Elector” means an individual...
250.010 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §120; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.015 Form of petition; numbering of signature sheets; rules.
The Secretary of State by rule shall: (1) Design the form of the prospective petition, and the initiative and the referendum petition, including the signature...
250.020 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §121; 1961 c.121 §4; 1979 c.190 §232; 1979 c.519 §17; renumbered 254.085]
250.025 Qualifications for signers of petition; removal of signatures.
(1) Any elector may sign an initiative or referendum petition for any measure on which the elector is entitled to vote. (2) After an initiative...
250.029 Withdrawal of initiative or referendum petition; form.
The chief petitioners of an initiative or referendum petition may withdraw the petition at any time prior to the submission of the petition for signature...
250.030 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §122; 1961 c.121 §5; 1979 c.190 §233; 1979 c.317 §8a; 1979 c.519 §18a; renumbered 254.095]
250.031 Rules for conduct of election under section 11, Article XI of Oregon Constitution.
The Secretary of State shall adopt administrative rules for the conduct of elections under section 11, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, that include but...
250.035 Form of ballot titles for state and local measures.
(1) The ballot title of any measure, other than a state measure, to be initiated or referred shall consist of: (a) A caption of not...
250.036 Form of ballot title for measure subject to section 11 (8), Article XI of Oregon Constitution; exception.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all ballot titles subject to section 11 (8), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, shall include the following...
250.037 Form of ballot title for measure requesting approval of certain bonds.
(1) The ballot title of any measure requesting elector approval of bonds, the principal and interest on which will be payable from taxes imposed on...
250.038 Form of ballot title for measure authorizing imposition of local option taxes or establishing permanent rate limitation.
In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of this chapter: (1) The ballot title for a measure authorizing the imposition of local option taxes shall...
250.039 [Formerly ORS 250.055; repealed by 1995 c.534 §19]
250.040 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.041 Applicability of ORS 250.005 to 250.038 to counties and cities.
ORS 250.005 to 250.038 apply to the exercise of initiative or referendum powers: (1) Regarding a county measure, regardless of anything to the contrary in...
250.042 Effect of failure of petition circulator to certify signature sheet.
If a signature sheet of a petition is not certified by the circulator as required under ORS 198.430, 198.750, 221.031, 248.008, 249.061, 249.740, 249.865, 250.045,...
250.043 Acceptance of initiative or referendum petition without original signatures.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 250.105, 250.215, 250.315 and 255.175, an initiative or referendum petition for which original signatures are otherwise required may be accepted by the...
250.044 Actions challenging constitutionality of state measure to be filed in Marion County Circuit Court.
(1) An action that challenges the constitutionality of a measure initiated by the people or referred to the people for a vote must be commenced...
250.045 Prospective petition; sponsorship signature requirement; cover and signature sheet requirements; rules.
(1) Before circulating a petition to initiate or refer a state measure under section 1, Article IV, Oregon Constitution, the petitioner shall file with the...
250.048 Registration and training for paid petition circulators; requirements; effect of failure to register; rules.
(1) A person may not pay money or other valuable consideration to another person for obtaining signatures of electors on a state initiative, referendum or...
250.050 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.052 Official templates of cover and signature sheets; electronic template; rules.
(1) For each state initiative, referendum or recall petition, the Secretary of State shall prepare official templates of the cover and signature sheets for the...
250.055 [1979 c.675 §3; 1981 c.145 §1; renumbered 250.039]
250.060 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.065 Preparation of ballot titles for certain state measures.
(1) When a prospective petition for a state measure to be referred is filed with the Secretary of State, the secretary shall authorize the circulation...
250.067 Notice of draft ballot title; written comments; certification of title; correction of clerical errors; rules.
(1) The Secretary of State, upon receiving a draft ballot title from the Attorney General under ORS 250.065 or 250.075, shall provide reasonable statewide notice...
250.070 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §123; 1961 c.121 §6; 1979 c.190 §234; renumbered 254.107]
250.075 Preparation of ballot titles by Legislative Assembly.
(1) When the Legislative Assembly refers a measure to the people, a ballot title for the measure may be prepared by the assembly. The ballot...
250.080 [Amended by 1979 c.190 §242; renumbered 254.185]
250.085 Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of state measure; Supreme Court review of title.
(1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title prepared by the Legislative Assembly for a measure referred to the people by the assembly and filed...
250.090 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §124; 1979 c.190 §243; renumbered 254.195]
250.095 State measures affecting a county or district.
A law enacted by the Legislative Assembly relating only to a county or district may be referred by the Legislative Assembly or by petition to...
250.100 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.105 Filing officer; consideration of signatures on prospective petition; filing requirements; signature verification; rules.
(1)(a) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a state measure must be filed with the Secretary of State for the purpose of verifying whether...
250.110 [Amended by 1953 c.632 §6; 1957 c.608 §126; 1961 c.170 §2; subsection (7) enacted as 1967 c.26 §4; 1977 c.508 §6; 1979 c.190 §237; renumbered 254.135]
250.115 Numbering of state measures.
(1) The Secretary of State shall number the measures to be voted on in the state at large consecutively and shall not repeat any number...
250.120 [Amended by 1953 c.632 §6; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.121 [1957 c.608 §130; 1961 c.68 §2; 1979 c.190 §244; renumbered 254.205]
250.125 Estimate of financial impact of state measures; financial estimate committee.
(1) When a state measure involves expenditure of public moneys by the state, reduction of expenditure of public moneys by the state, reduction of state...
250.127 Preparation and filing of estimates and statements of financial impact of state measure.
(1) Not later than the 99th day before a special election held on the date of a primary election or any general election at which...
250.130 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.131 Court review of procedures under which estimates and statements of financial impact of state measure were prepared.
(1) Any person alleging that an estimate or statement described in ORS 250.125 was prepared, filed or certified in violation of the procedures specified in...
250.135 Retention of petition materials.
The Secretary of State shall retain the signature sheets of a filed initiative or referendum petition with a copy of the state measure. If the...
250.140 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §127; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.145 [1953 c.58 §1; 1955 c.52 §1; 1969 c.104 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.150 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §128; 1961 c.74 §2; 1967 c.340 §2; 1979 c.190 §245; renumbered 254.215]
250.155 Application of subchapter.
(1) ORS 250.165 to 250.235 carry out the provisions of section 10, Article VI, Oregon Constitution, and shall apply to the exercise of initiative or...
250.160 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.161 [1957 c.608 §131; 1979 c.190 §240; renumbered 254.165]
250.165 Prospective petition; cover and signature sheet requirements; annual statement.
(1) Before circulating a petition to initiate or refer a county measure, the petitioner shall file with the county clerk a prospective petition. The county...
250.168 Determination of compliance with constitutional provisions; notice; appeal.
(1) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving a prospective petition for an initiative measure, the county clerk shall determine in writing whether...
250.170 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.175 Preparation of ballot titles for certain county measures; notice.
(1) When a prospective petition for a county measure to be referred is filed with the county clerk, the clerk shall authorize the circulation of...
250.180 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.185 Preparation of ballot titles by county governing body.
(1) When the county governing body refers a measure to the people, a ballot title for the measure may be prepared by the body. The...
250.190 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §132; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.195 Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of county measure.
(1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title filed with the county clerk by the district attorney or the county governing body, may petition the...
250.200 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §133; 1961 c.89 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.205 Filing and signature requirements for nonhome rule counties.
(1) This section applies to a county that has not adopted a charter under section 10, Article VI, Oregon Constitution. (2) A referendum petition must...
250.210 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §134; 1979 c.519 §19; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.215 Filing officer for county measure; filing requirements; signature verification.
(1) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a county measure shall be filed with the county clerk for signature verification. The filed petition shall...
250.220 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §135; 1961 c.89 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.221 Date of election.
If an initiative or referendum petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the election on the county measure shall be held on the next...
250.225 [1963 c.345 §§5,6; 1979 c.190 §269; 1979 c.519 §29a; renumbered 254.475]
250.226 [1979 c.190 §160; repealed by 1987 c.724 §7]
250.230 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §136; 1979 c.190 §227; 1979 c.317 §9; renumbered 254.035]
250.235 Retention of petition materials.
The county clerk shall retain the signature sheets of a filed initiative or referendum petition with a copy of the county measure. If the measure...
250.255 Application of subchapter.
ORS 250.265 to 250.346 apply to the exercise of initiative or referendum powers regarding a city measure under section 1, Article IV, Oregon Constitution, unless...
250.265 Prospective petition; cover and signature sheet requirements; annual statement.
(1) Before circulating a petition to initiate or refer a city measure, the petitioner shall file with the city elections officer a prospective petition. The...
250.270 Determination of compliance with constitutional provisions; notice; appeal.
(1) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving a prospective petition for an initiative measure, the city elections officer shall determine in writing...
250.275 Preparation of ballot titles for certain city measures; notice.
(1) When a prospective petition for a city measure to be referred is filed with the city elections officer, the officer shall authorize the circulation...
250.285 Preparation of ballot titles by city governing body.
(1) When the city governing body refers a measure to the people, a ballot title for the measure may be prepared by the body. The...
250.290 [Amended by 1965 s.s. c.1 §1; repealed by 1971 c.767 §1]
250.295 [1971 c.767 §2; 1979 c.190 §395; renumbered 188.130]
250.296 Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of city measure.
(1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title filed with the city elections officer by the city attorney or the city governing body, may petition...
250.300 [Amended by 1979 c.190 §396; renumbered 188.310]
250.305 Signature requirements.
(1) A petition to refer a city measure must be signed by not less than 10 percent of the electors registered in the city at...
250.310 [Amended by 1955 c.726 §1; 1957 c.608 §137; 1959 c.317 §3; 1961 c.114 §11; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.315 Filing officer; filing requirements; signature verification.
(1) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a city measure shall be filed with the city elections officer for signature verification. The filed petition...
250.320 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.325 Procedure following filing of initiative petition.
(1) If an initiative petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the city elections officer shall file the initiated measure with the city governing...
250.330 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §138; 1979 c.190 §252; 1979 c.749 §3; renumbered 254.295]
250.335 [1979 c.190 §170; repealed by 1987 c.724 §7]
250.340 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §139; 1979 c.190 §255; renumbered 254.325]
250.345 [1967 c.609 §1; repealed by 1977 c.301 §15]
250.346 Retention of petition materials.
The city elections officer shall retain the signature sheets of a filed initiative or referendum petition with a copy of the city measure. If the...
250.350 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §140; 1977 c.508 §7; 1977 c.644 §4a; 1979 c.190 §264; renumbered 254.415]
250.355 Date of election.
If a referendum petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the election on the city measure shall be held on the next available election...
250.360 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.365 [1963 c.595 §5 (247.610 to 247.650, 250.365 and 250.375 enacted in lieu of 247.251); repealed by 1967 c.64 §7]
250.370 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.375 [1963 c.595 §6 (247.610 to 247.650, 250.365 and 250.375 enacted in lieu of 247.251); 1965 c.174 §10; repealed by 1967 c.64 §7]
250.380 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.390 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.400 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §141; 1977 c.508 §8; 1979 c.190 §265; renumbered 254.425]
250.410 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §142; 1979 c.190 §45; renumbered 247.035]
250.420 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §143; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.430 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §144; 1977 c.508 §9; 1979 c.190 §253; 1979 c.519 §20a; renumbered 254.305]
250.440 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §145; 1979 c.190 §251; repealed by 1979 c.749 §5]
250.460 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.461 [1957 c.608 §146; 1961 c.162 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.470 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.471 [1957 c.608 §147 (1), (2); 1979 c.190 §271; renumbered 254.495]
250.480 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.490 [Amended by 1955 c.113 §1; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.500 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.510 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §148; 1973 c.154 §3; 1979 c.190 §272; renumbered 254.505]
250.520 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §149; 1961 c.114 §12; 1965 c.174 §8; 1979 c.190 §273; renumbered 254.515]
250.530 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §150; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.540 [Amended by 1955 c.498 §13; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.541 [1957 c.608 §147 (3); repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.545 [1963 c.337 §4; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.550 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.560 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.570 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §151; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.580 [1971 c.29 §9; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1]
250.582 [1971 c.29 §§10,11; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1]
250.584 [1971 c.29 §12; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1]
250.586 [1971 c.29 §8; repealed by 1975 c.675 §36]
250.610 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §152; 1961 c.174 §2; 1979 c.190 §248; 1979 c.519 §21a; renumbered 254.245]
250.620 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §153; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.630 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.631 [1957 c.608 §154; 1961 c.114 §13; 1965 c.174 §9; 1977 c.352 §4; 1979 c.190 §262; renumbered 254.395]
250.640 [Amended by 1955 c.726 §2; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.645 [1955 c.726 §5; 1957 c.608 §155; 1979 c.190 §261; renumbered 254.385]
250.650 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.655 [1961 c.63 §2; 1979 c.190 §263; renumbered 254.405]
250.660 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.670 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.680 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §156; 1979 c.190 §268; renumbered 254.455]
250.690 [Amended by 1955 c.726 §3; 1957 c.608 §157; 1979 c.190 §267; renumbered 254.445]
250.700 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §158; 1979 c.190 §266; renumbered 254.435]
250.710 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §159; 1977 c.179 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.720 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §160; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.810 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §161; 1963 c.603 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.820 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §162; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.830 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §163; 1979 c.519 §22; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.840 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §164; 1961 c.47 §1; 1963 c.603 §2; 1969 c.81 §2; 1975 c.675 §20; 1979 c.519 §23; repealed by c.190 §431]
250.845 [1963 c.603 §4; 1977 c.829 §13; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.850 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.860 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
250.870 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §165; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.880 [Repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
250.990 [Amended by 1955 c.726 §6; 1957 c.608 §166; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]

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