Oregon Statutes 249.035 – Filing officer
A nominating petition, write-in form prepared under ORS § 248.019 or 248.021 or declaration of candidacy relating to a candidate for:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 249.035
- Candidate: means an individual whose name is or is expected to be printed on the official ballot or a write-in candidate. See Oregon Statutes 249.002
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- State office: means Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, judge, state Senator, state Representative or district attorney. See Oregon Statutes 249.002
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) State office, United States Senator or Representative in Congress shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
(2) County office or precinct committeeperson shall be filed with the county elections official.
(3) City office shall be filed with the chief city elections officer.
(4) Any elected office of a metropolitan service district under ORS Chapter 268 shall be filed with the county elections official of the county in which the administrative office of the district is located.
(5) Any other office shall be filed under ORS Chapter 255. [1979 c.190 § 105; 1981 c.173 § 21; 1981 c.485 § 3; 1983 c.350 § 65; 1985 c.808 § 12; 1993 c.493 § 89; 2019 c.675 § 18]