Oregon Statutes 254.085 – Secretary of States statement of offices, candidates and measures
(1) The Secretary of State, not later than the 61st day before the date of a primary or general election, shall file with each county clerk a statement of the federal and state offices to be filled or for which candidates are to be nominated in the county at the election, information concerning all candidates for the offices, and the state measures to be voted on.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 254.085
- ballot: includes material posted in a voting compartment or delivered to an elector by mail. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
- County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
- Measure: includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:
(a) A proposed law. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) The information concerning candidates for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court and circuit court shall include a designation of incumbent for each candidate who is the regularly elected or appointed judge of the court to which the candidate seeks election. If a candidate was regularly elected or appointed to a specific position or department on the court, the candidate shall be designated as the incumbent only if the person is a candidate for that position or department.
(3) Included with each state measure shall be the measure number, the latest ballot title certified by the Attorney General under ORS § 250.067 (2) or, if the Supreme Court has reviewed the title under ORS § 250.085, the title certified by the court and the financial estimates under ORS § 250.125. The Secretary of State shall keep a copy of the statement. [Formerly 250.020; 1985 c.742 § 1; 1991 c.971 § 8; 1993 c.493 § 28; 1995 c.712 § 55; 1999 c.59 § 65; 2007 c.159 § 4; 2009 c.511 § 7]
[Amended by 1953 c.632 § 6; repealed by 1979 c.190 § 431]