Oregon Statutes - Chapter 258 - Election Contests; Recounts - Section 258.280 - Automatic full recount required in certain elections of candidates for office; costs of recount to be paid by governmental unit.

(1) The Secretary of State shall order a full recount of the votes cast for nomination or election to a public office for which the Secretary of State is the filing officer, and the county clerk who conducted the election shall order a full recount of the votes cast for nomination or election to any other public office if the canvass of votes of the election reveals that:

(a) Two or more candidates for that nomination or office have an equal and the highest number of votes; or

(b) The difference in the number of votes cast for a candidate apparently nominated or elected to the office and the votes cast for the closest apparently defeated opponent is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both candidates.

(2) The cost of a full recount conducted under this section shall be paid by the county for a county office, by the city for a city office, by the special district for a special district office or by the state for any other office. [Formerly 251.640; 1985 c.808 §49; 1993 c.493 §50; 2001 c.965 §40]

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