(1) Not later than the 68th day before the primary election, any candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election at the primary election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or any state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a printed or typewritten statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election to any county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067.
(2) Not later than the 70th day before the general election, any candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election at the general election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or any state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a printed or typewritten statement of the reasons the candidate should be elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election to any county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067.
(3) In the case of a special election to fill a vacancy as described in ORS 251.022, the Secretary of State by rule shall set the deadline for filing with the secretary a portrait of the candidate and a printed or typewritten statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected.
(4) Subject to subsections (1) to (3) of this section, the Secretary of State by rule shall establish the format of the statements permitted under this section.
(5) A portrait or statement filed under this section shall be accompanied by a telephone or electronic facsimile transmission machine number where the candidate may be contacted for purposes of ORS 251.087. [Formerly 255.031; 1981 c.375 §1; 1983 c.567 §13; 1985 c.808 §30; 1987 c.267 §25; 1989 c.503 §9; 1993 c.493 §§92,93; 1995 c.550 §6; 1995 c.712 §36; 1999 c.318 §10; 1999 c.999 §40]
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