(1)(a) After each federal decennial census, the Secretary of State shall prepare detailed and comprehensive directives providing guidelines for fixing precinct and other electoral district boundaries based on census population figures.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 246.410

  • County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 246.012
  • Election: means any election held within this state. See Oregon Statutes 246.012
  • local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
  • Precinct: means any election precinct. See Oregon Statutes 246.012
  • special government body: means any of the following:

    (a) A public corporation created under a statute of this state and specifically designated as a public corporation. See Oregon Statutes 174.117

(b) After the federal decennial census and before the Legislative Assembly or Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, apportions the state into congressional and legislative districts, the secretary shall deliver the directives to:

(A) Each county clerk; and

(B) Any local government, as defined in ORS § 174.116, or special government body, as defined in ORS § 174.117, that fixes electoral district boundaries based on census population figures.

(2)(a) In accordance with any directive distributed by the Secretary of State under this section, the county clerk, not later than the 30th day before an election, may create, combine or divide one or more precincts. The number of electors to be included in a precinct shall not exceed 10,000. The county clerk shall fix the boundaries of the precincts and designate the precincts by numbers or names.

(b) A local government or special government body that fixes electoral district boundaries based on census population figures shall fix the electoral district boundaries in accordance with any directive distributed by the Secretary of State under this section. [1957 c.608 § 20; 1959 c.317 § 2; 1965 c.109 § 1; 1973 c.662 § 1; 1977 c.301 § 5; 1979 c.190 § 21; 1979 c.427 § 2; 1985 c.528 § 1; 1987 c.267 § 5; 1995 c.607 § 3; 1995 c.712 § 5; 1999 c.410 § 4; 1999 c.999 § 30; 2009 c.720 § 3; 2010 c.9 12,13; 2015 c.8 § 7]

 

[1957 c.608 § 21; 1961 c.49 § 1; 1961 c.174 § 1; 1975 c.675 § 6; 1977 c.179 § 1; 1979 c.190 § 22; 1989 c.224 § 36; 1993 c.503 § 11; 1999 c.410 § 5; repealed by 2007 c.154 § 67]

 

[1955 c.246 § 1; renumbered 246.021]

 

VOTE RECORDING SYSTEMS

 

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