Oregon Statutes - Chapter 251 - Voters' Pamphlet

251.005 Definitions.
As used in this chapter: (1) �Candidate� means an individual whose name is or is expected to be printed on the official ballot. (2) �City...
251.008 Joint production of state and county voters� pamphlet.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State and a county may enter into an intergovernmental agreement as provided in ORS 190.003 to...
251.010 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.012 Size, format and distribution of voters� pamphlet.
The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size, format and method of distribution of any state voters� pamphlet, subject to the limits described...
251.015 [1957 c.217 §1; 1979 c.190 §314; renumbered 258.006]
251.016 Disposition of fee.
The Secretary of State shall pay fees received under this chapter into the General Fund. [1979 c.190 §173]
251.020 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.022 Voters� pamphlet for election to fill vacancy in office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress.
(1) If a special election or special primary election is held under ORS 188.120 for the purpose of filling a vacancy in election or office...
251.025 [1957 c.217 §2; 1979 c.190 §315; renumbered 258.016]
251.026 Statements and information included in voters� pamphlets.
(1) The Secretary of State shall prepare and have printed in the voters� pamphlet for the state primary election, the general election and any special...
251.030 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.035 [1957 c.217 §3; 1979 c.190 §316; renumbered 258.026]
251.036 [1979 c.533 §6; 1993 c.493 §91; 1999 c.318 §52; renumbered 251.069 in 1999]
251.040 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.045 [1957 c.217 §4; 1975 c.675 §21; 1979 c.190 §317; renumbered 258.036]
251.046 Content of statements and arguments.
(1) Statements and arguments submitted for inclusion in a voters� pamphlet by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, or a person supporting or...
251.049 Names or titles of persons or names of organizations excluded from arguments and statements; exceptions; prohibitions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Secretary of State may not print the name or title of a person or...
251.050 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.055 Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded; rules.
(1) The Secretary of State shall reject any statement, argument or other matter offered for filing and printing in a voters� pamphlet which: (a) Contains...
251.060 [1957 c.217 §5; 1979 c.190 §318; renumbered 258.046]
251.065 Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; format of statement; rules.
(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...
251.067 Inclusion of portrait and statement of candidate for county, city or metropolitan service district office; inclusion of county measure or metropolitan service district measure.
(1) A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election to any county or city office, or to an elected office...
251.069 Map of metropolitan service district to be printed in certain pamphlets.
The Secretary of State shall include in each voters� pamphlet, in which material of a candidate for nomination or election to an office of a...
251.070 [1957 c.217 §6; 1979 c.190 §319; renumbered 258.055]
251.075 Portrait requirements; rules.
(1) A candidate may not submit for inclusion in the voters� pamphlet a portrait that was taken more than four years before the date the...
251.080 [1957 c.217 §7; 1969 c.617 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
251.085 Format of candidate�s statement.
The candidate�s statement shall begin with a summary of the following: Occupation, educational and occupational background, and prior governmental experience. [Formerly 255.027]
251.087 Secretary of State review of candidate portrait and statement; procedure if portrait or statement must be revised; rules.
(1) If a candidate files a portrait and statement under ORS 251.065 for inclusion in the voters� pamphlet, the Secretary of State shall review the...
251.090 [1957 c.217 §8; 1973 c.197 §4; 1979 c.190 §322; renumbered 258.085]
251.095 Fees for candidate space in voters� pamphlet; use of space.
(1) At the time materials are filed under ORS 251.065, each candidate for nomination or election to any of the following offices shall pay to...
251.110 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.115 Statement of statewide and less than statewide political party or assembly; size; fees.
(1) Not later than the 70th day before the general election, the party officers as designated in the organizational documents of any statewide political party...
251.120 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.125 Identification of portrait or statement; disclaimer.
At the bottom of each allotted space of the voters� pamphlet containing a portrait or statement filed by a candidate, political party or assembly of...
251.130 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.135 Refund of filing fee.
Not later than the last day for filing material for inclusion in a voters� pamphlet, the person who paid the filing fee may receive a...
251.140 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.145 Exemption from public records law.
Notwithstanding ORS 192.410 to 192.505 relating to public records, materials filed by a political party, assembly of electors or candidate for inclusion in a voters�...
251.150 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.155 Statements and arguments inadmissible in action to enjoin publication of pamphlet.
Material submitted for inclusion in any voters� pamphlet shall not be admitted as evidence in any suit or action against the Secretary of State to...
251.160 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.165 Preparing material for inclusion in state voters� pamphlet.
(1) The Secretary of State shall prepare: (a) A list of the names of candidates for nomination or election at the primary election to the...
251.175 Distribution of pamphlet; rules for nonstatewide special elections.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, not later than the 20th day before a primary election, general election or special election...
251.185 Measures, estimates, statements and arguments included in voters� pamphlet; county and metropolitan service district measures.
(1) The Secretary of State shall have printed in the voters� pamphlet for a general election or any special election a copy of the title...
251.195 Form for printing proposed constitutional amendment.
The text of a proposed amendment to the Oregon Constitution shall be printed in the voters� pamphlet to indicate by the use of brackets and...
251.205 Appointment of committee to draft explanatory statement of measure proposed by initiative or referendum.
(1) As used in this section, �proponents� means: (a) With respect to any state measure initiated or referred by petition, the chief petitioners; or (b)...
251.215 Preparation and filing of explanatory statement of 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...
251.225 Preparation and filing of explanatory statement by Legislative Counsel Committee; when explanatory statement of committee used.
(1) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall prepare an impartial, simple and understandable statement of not more than 500 words explaining each state measure. The statement...
251.230 Effect if explanatory statement not filed.
If an explanatory statement is not filed by a committee under ORS 251.215 or by the Legislative Counsel Committee under ORS 251.225, the measure shall...
251.235 Supreme Court review of explanatory statement; service requirements.
(1) Any person dissatisfied with an explanatory statement for which suggestions were offered at the Secretary of State�s hearing under ORS 251.215 may petition the...
251.245 Committee to prepare and file argument in support of measure referred by legislature.
(1) For any measure referred to the electors by the Legislative Assembly, an argument prepared by the Legislative Assembly in support of the measure may...
251.255 Filing arguments for or against measure; fee or petition; size of argument space; rules.
(1) Not later than the 70th day before a general election or the 68th day before a special election held on the date of any...
251.260 Secretary of State review of arguments for error in identification of measure number or designation of support or opposition to measure; changes allowed.
(1) Not later than three business days following the deadline for filing an argument supporting or opposing a state measure under ORS 251.255, the Secretary...
251.265 Author of argument, author�s organization and disclaimer to be included in voters� pamphlet.
The Secretary of State shall include in the voters� pamphlet on the page of the printed argument on a measure the name of the person...
251.275 [Formerly 255.418; repealed by 1993 c.811 §20]
251.285 Inclusion of county measure or metropolitan service district measure in voters� pamphlet.
(1) If any county measure or any measure of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, and the ballot title, explanatory statement and...
251.295 Radio and television broadcasts to supplement pamphlet.
The Secretary of State, pursuant to ORS 193.310 to 193.360, may supplement the special or general election voters� pamphlet by causing to have broadcast by...
251.305 County voters� pamphlet.
The county clerk of any county may prepare, print and distribute a county voters� pamphlet for any election. [1989 c.1031 §2; 1991 c.48 §1]
251.310 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.315 Information required to be included in voters� pamphlet; deadline for distribution.
(1) If a county produces a county voters� pamphlet, the county voters� pamphlet shall include, when applicable, at least the following information: (a) Requirements for...
251.320 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.325 Schedule and procedures for producing and distributing pamphlet; fees; rules.
(1) The Secretary of State by rule shall adopt a schedule and procedures for preparing, printing and distributing county voters� pamphlets. The schedule and procedures...
251.330 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.335 Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; disclaimer.
(1) As used in this section, �district� has the meaning given that term in ORS 255.012. (2) Not later than the date specified by the...
251.340 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.345 Explanatory statement.
Not later than the date specified by the Secretary of State, in a county that prepares a county voters� pamphlet, the governing body for any...
251.350 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.355 Filing arguments for or against measure.
(1) Not later than the date specified by the Secretary of State by rule, in a county that prepares a county voters� pamphlet, any person...
251.358 Omission from voters� pamphlet of ballot titles, explanatory statements and arguments for certain measures.
Notwithstanding ORS 251.315, 251.345 or 251.355, in the case of a measure submitted under ORS 254.095 (3), 254.103 (2) or 255.085 (2) and at the...
251.360 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.365 Cost of pamphlet preparation; allocation of revenue.
(1) Any county clerk preparing, printing and distributing a county voters� pamphlet may apportion the cost of preparing, printing and distributing the county voters� pamphlet...
251.370 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.375 Exception to ORS 251.365 for certain districts.
ORS 251.365 does not apply to any special district for which the county clerk is required to hold elections if the special district demonstrates to...
251.380 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.385 �Electoral district� defined for ORS 251.345 to 251.375.
As used in ORS 251.345 to 251.375, �electoral district� means the county or a city, or district as defined in ORS 255.012 located within the...
251.390 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.395 Content of statements and arguments; notice of material that may be excluded.
(1) Statements and arguments submitted for inclusion in a county voters� pamphlet by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, or a person supporting...
251.400 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.405 Names or titles of persons or names of organizations excluded from arguments and statements; exceptions; prohibitions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the county clerk may not print the name or title of a person or the...
251.410 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.415 Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded.
(1) The county clerk shall reject any statement, argument or other matter offered for filing and printing in a county voters� pamphlet which: (a) Contains...
251.420 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]
251.425 Format of candidate�s statement.
The candidate�s statement in a county voters� pamphlet shall begin with a summary of the following: Occupation, educational and occupational background, and prior governmental experience....
251.430 Exemption from public records law.
Notwithstanding ORS 192.410 to 192.505 relating to public records, materials filed by a candidate for inclusion in a county voters� pamphlet and arguments supporting or...
251.435 Statements and arguments inadmissible in action to enjoin publication of pamphlet.
Material submitted for inclusion in any state or county voters� pamphlet shall not be admitted as evidence in any suit or action against the county...
251.440 [1989 c.773 §6; repealed by 1995 c.607 §91]
251.510 [1955 c.498 §1; 1957 c.218 §1; 1973 c.657 §5; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
251.520 [1955 c.498 §2; 1957 c.218 §2; 1963 c.351 §4; 1965 c.124 §1; 1975 c.675 §22; 1979 c.190 §324; renumbered 258.161]
251.530 [1955 c.498 §3; repealed by 1957 c.218 §11]
251.540 [1955 c.498 §5; 1963 c.351 §5; 1979 c.190 §326; renumbered 258.181]
251.550 [1955 c.498 §4; 1957 c.218 §3; 1963 c.351 §6; 1965 c.124 §2; 1975 c.675 §23; 1979 c.190 §327; renumbered 258.190]
251.560 [1955 c.498 §6; 1957 c.218 §4; 1963 c.351 §7; 1975 c.675 §24; 1979 c.190 §328; renumbered 258.200]
251.570 [1955 c.498 §7; 1957 c.218 §5; 1979 c.190 §329; renumbered 258.211]
251.580 [1955 c.498 §8; 1957 c.218 §6; 1965 c.124 §3; 1969 c.462 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
251.590 [1955 c.498 §9; 1957 c.218 §7; 1963 c.351 §8; 1979 c.190 §330; renumbered 258.221]
251.600 [1955 c.498 §10; 1957 c.218 §8; 1963 c.351 §9; 1979 c.190 §332; renumbered 258.241]
251.610 [1955 c.498 §11; 1957 c.218 §9; 1963 c.351 §10; 1971 c.743 §348; 1979 c.190 §333; renumbered 258.250]
251.615 [1963 c.351 §3; 1979 c.190 §335; renumbered 258.270]
251.620 [1955 c.498 §14; 1957 c.218 §10; 1973 c.657 §6; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
251.625 [1963 c.351 §2; 1979 c.190 §323; renumbered 258.150]
251.630 [1969 c.272 §2; 1979 c.190 §331; renumbered 258.231]
251.635 [1969 c.272 §3; 1979 c.190 §334; renumbered 258.260]
251.640 [1973 c.657 §2; 1975 c.675 §25; 1979 c.190 §336; renumbered 258.280]
251.645 [1973 c.657 §3; 1975 c.675 §26; 1979 c.190 §337; renumbered 258.290]
251.650 [1973 c.657 §4; 1979 c.190 §338; renumbered 258.300]
251.990 [1955 c.498 §15; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
251.991 [Formerly 255.990; repealed by 1987 c.718 §5]

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