Oregon Statutes - Chapter 255 - Special District Elections

• 255.001   [1973 c.155 §2 (enacted in lieu of 255.011); 1975 c.766 §21; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.005   Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. (2) “District board” means the...
• 255.010   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.011   [1957 c.608 §190; 1965 c.39 §1; 1971 c.733 §1; repealed by 1973 c.155 §1 (255.001 enacted in lieu of 255.011)]
• 255.012   “District” defined.
  As used in this chapter, “district” means: (1) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264. (2) A cemetery maintenance district organized under...
• 255.013   [1971 c.94 §2; 1973 c.264 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.015   [1967 c.309 §2; 1969 c.401 §1; 1971 c.733 §4; 1973 c.794 §17; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.018   [1967 c.309 §3; 1979 c.190 §185; renumbered 251.155]
• 255.020   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.022   Procedures for district elections; metropolitan service district candidates.
  (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section or by the law under which the district is formed or is operating, a district election...
• 255.025   [1955 c.154 §1; 1973 c.400 §1; 1975 c.766 §22; 1979 c.190 §174; renumbered 251.026]
• 255.027   [1971 c.733 §2; 1975 c.766 §6; 1979 c.190 §179; renumbered 251.085]
• 255.028   [1973 c.155 §4; 1975 c.766 §23; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.029   [1973 c.155 §5; 1975 c.766 §7; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.030   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.031   [1957 c.608 §192; 1959 c.457 §1; 1963 c.144 §1; 1969 c.82 §1; 1971 c.94 §6; 1973 c.658 §1; 1975 c.766 §8; 1975 c.779 §29; 1979 c.190 §177; 1979 c.533 §1; renumbered 251.065]
• 255.035   Authority of elections officer to obtain advice and assistance.
  In performing functions under this chapter, the elections officer may request the advice and assistance of the district elections authority or the officers of the...
• 255.040   [Amended by 1957 c.608 §193; 1959 c.457 §2; 1979 c.190 §176; renumbered 251.055]
• 255.045   Notice of change of district boundary.
  If the boundary of a district is changed, the district board immediately shall send a certified copy of the order, resolution or other action changing...
• 255.050   [Amended by 1955 c.96 §1; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.051   [1957 c.608 §194; 1959 c.457 §3; 1969 c.329 §1; 1975 c.766 §9; 1975 c.779 §30; 1979 c.190 §180; 1979 c.533 §3; renumbered 251.095]
• 255.055   Delegation to district elections authority of responsibility to conduct district election.
  The elections officer may delegate to the district elections authority at the request of the district elections authority any responsibility to conduct the district election,...
• 255.060   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.061   [1957 c.608 §195; 1961 c.532 §1; 1969 c.83 §1; 1971 c.94 §7; 1975 c.766 §10; 1977 c.364 §1; 1979 c.190 §186; renumbered 251.165]
• 255.062   Date of election on measure referred by district elections authority.
  Unless specifically provided otherwise, when the district elections authority of a district that holds regular district elections refers a measure to the electors of the...
• 255.069   Delivery and preparation of form for updating information on members of district boards; rules.
  (1) Not later than the 115th day before a regular district election, or not later than the 135th day before a district election held on...
• 255.070   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.075   Publication of notice of district election to elect district board or district school board; notice by mail; rules.
  (1) When a district election is to be held for the purpose of electing members of the district board, the elections officer shall publish a...
• 255.080   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.085   Notice of district election on issuance of bonds or on other measure.
  (1) Not later than the 61st day before a district election on a measure, the district elections authority shall deliver to the elections officer a...
• 255.090   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.095   [Formerly 259.100; 1983 c.379 §3; 1999 c.410 §64; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
• 255.115   Definitions for ORS 255.125 to 255.205.
  As used in ORS 255.125 to 255.205, “district” means a district referred to in section 1 (5), Article IV, Oregon Constitution. [1979 c.190 §290]
• 255.125   Application of ORS 255.135 to 255.205.
  ORS 255.135 to 255.205 carry out the provisions of section 1, Article IV, Oregon Constitution, and shall apply to the exercise of initiative or referendum...
• 255.135   Submitting prospective petition; form of petition; statement regarding payment of petition circulators; signature sheet requirements; annual statement.
  (1) Before circulating a petition to initiate or refer a district measure, the petitioner shall file with the elections officer a prospective petition. The elections...
• 255.140   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 elections officer shall determine in writing whether...
• 255.145   Preparation of ballot title for certain measures; notice.
  (1) When a prospective petition for a district measure to be referred is filed with the elections officer, the officer shall authorize the circulation of...
• 255.155   Procedure for elector dissatisfied with title of district measure.
  (1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title filed with the elections officer by the district attorney or district elections authority may petition the circuit...
• 255.165   Signature requirements.
  (1) Except for a district measure of the Port of Portland, a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, a school district with an...
• 255.175   Filing officer; filing requirements; verification of signatures.
  (1) An initiative or referendum petition relating to a district measure shall be filed with the elections officer for signature verification. The filed petition shall...
• 255.185   Date of election on measure initiated or referred by electors.
  (1) In a district that holds regular district elections, if an initiative or referendum petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the election on...
• 255.195   [1979 c.190 §298; 1985 c.471 §13; repealed by 1987 c.724 §7]
• 255.205   Retention of petition materials.
  The elections officer shall retain the signature sheets of a filed initiative or referendum petition with a copy of the district measure. If the measure...
• 255.210   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.211   [1957 c.608 §197; 1961 c.49 §3; 1971 c.94 §3; 1971 c.733 §5; 1973 c.658 §2; 1975 c.766 §11; 1979 c.190 §181; renumbered 251.115]
• 255.215   Notice by mail in lieu of or in addition to newspaper publication.
  In lieu of or in addition to publication of notice under ORS 255.085, if it is expedient to do so the elections officer may give...
• 255.220   [Amended by 1957 c.608 §198; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.230   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.231   [1957 c.608 §199; 1959 c.457 §4; 1971 c.94 §4; 1971 c.733 §6; 1973 c.658 §4; 1975 c.766 §12; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.235   Nomination of candidates for election to district boards; withdrawal.
  (1) A candidate for election as a member of a district board shall be nominated by filing with the elections officer either: (a) A petition...
• 255.240   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.241   [1957 c.608 §200; 1961 c.532 §2; 1969 c.83 §2; 1971 c.94 §5; 1975 c.766 §13; 1977 c.364 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.245   Nominations to fill certain vacancies; Secretary of State to adopt rules.
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of district board member after the deadline for notice in ORS 255.069 (2) and on or before the...
• 255.250   [Amended by 1955 c.96 §2; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.260   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.265   [Formerly 259.045; 1981 c.173 §35; 1987 c.267 §55; repealed by 1995 c.607 §91]
• 255.275   [Formerly 259.220; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
• 255.285   [Formerly 259.120; 1985 c.471 §12; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]
• 255.288   Methods of providing map of proposed boundaries for election on boundary question.
  At any election in which the question of establishing or changing the exterior boundaries of a district or the question of establishing or changing boundaries...
• 255.291   Ballot to state position or zone number of candidate.
  In a district in which a position or zone number is assigned to each office on the district board, the ballot shall state the position...
• 255.295   Preparing abstract; notification of results.
  (1) Not later than the 20th day after the date of an election, the county clerk shall prepare an abstract of the votes and deliver...
• 255.305   Election expenses paid by district; exceptions; apportionment of expenses; rules.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 198.775, 261.210, 568.542 and 607.025, the expenses incurred for a district election shall be paid by that district....
• 255.310   [Repealed by 1963 c.160 §1]
• 255.325   Legislative intent to promote regularity of special district elections; rulemaking and enforcement by Secretary of State.
  The Secretary of State by rule shall require the districts that are not in compliance with ORS 255.335 to so comply. For this purpose, the...
• 255.335   Regular district election; terms of board members; organizational meeting.
  (1) The regular district election shall be held by each district for the purpose of electing members of the district board to succeed a member...
• 255.345   Special election dates.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a special election called by a district elections authority shall not be held on any...
• 255.355   [Formerly 259.265; repealed by 1995 c.607 §91]
• 255.410   [Amended by 1953 c.359 §4; 1957 c.608 §201; 1961 c.532 §3; 1969 c.83 §3; 1975 c.766 §14; 1977 c.516 §4; 1979 c.190 §188; renumbered 251.185]
• 255.415   [1975 c.766 §25; 1977 c.460 §1; 1977 c.508 §12; 1979 c.190 §195; renumbered 251.255]
• 255.418   [1975 c.766 §18; 1979 c.190 §197; renumbered 251.275]
• 255.420   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.421   [1957 c.608 §203; 1959 c.457 §5; 1961 c.49 §4; 1965 c.350 §1; repealed by 1973 c.712 §5 (255.422 enacted in lieu of 255.421)]
• 255.422   [1973 c.712 §6 (enacted in lieu of 255.421); repealed by 1975 c.766 §29]
• 255.425   [1975 c.766 §17; repealed by 1977 c.460 §3]
• 255.430   [Amended by 1957 c.608 §204; 1975 c.766 §26; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 255.435   [1975 c.766 §2a; 1977 c.460 §2; 1979 c.190 §196; renumbered 251.265]
• 255.440   [Amended by 1953 c.359 §4; 1953 c.647 §2; 1957 c.608 §205; 1973 c.712 §7; 1979 c.190 §189; renumbered 251.195]
• 255.450   [Amended by 1957 c.608 §206; 1959 c.457 §6; repealed by 1973 c.712 §8 (255.452 enacted in lieu of 255.450)]
• 255.452   [1973 c.712 §9 (enacted in lieu of 255.450); repealed by 1975 c.766 §29]
• 255.455   [1977 c.516 §3; 1979 c.190 §198; 1979 c.749 §4; renumbered 251.285]
• 255.460   [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]
• 255.465   [1975 c.766 §27; 1979 c.190 §194; renumbered 251.245]
• 255.470   [1965 c.350 §2; 1975 c.766 §16; repealed by 1975 c.766 §29]
• 255.510   [1967 c.63 §2; 1979 c.190 §199; renumbered 251.295]
• 255.990   [Amended by 1973 c.155 §6; 1979 c.190 §200; renumbered 251.991]

Last modified: August 7, 2008