(1) Subject to ORS § 260.705, upon receipt of ballots, the county clerk may:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 254.478

  • 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
  • Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution. 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

  • Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Vote tally system: means one or more pieces of equipment necessary to examine and tally automatically the marked ballots. See Oregon Statutes 254.005

(a) Begin opening return identification envelopes of ballots and any used secrecy envelopes of ballots; and

(b) In accordance with a security plan approved by the Secretary of State under ORS § 254.074, begin scanning ballots into a vote tally system.

(2) The county clerk may take any other actions that are necessary to count ballots. [1999 c.1002 § 2; 2001 c.965 § 15; 2009 c.592 § 1; 2021 c.473 § 15; 2021 c.551 § 22]

 

(Temporary provisions relating to pilot program for live video feed of ballot tally)

 

Sections 1 and 2, chapter 589, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

(1) The Secretary of State may apply to the federal government for grant moneys to fund a pilot project for the purpose of providing a live video feed that may be publicly accessed over the Internet of:

(a) Rooms in which ballots are tallied; and

(b) Official ballot drop sites.

(2) The secretary may adopt rules that establish the requirements for the location and operation of any video cameras installed or operated under this section. The rules shall ensure that a video camera is not installed or operated in a manner that would:

(a) Violate an election security plan adopted under ORS § 254.074; or

(b) Identify the manner in which any individual elector cast the elector’s ballot for or against any candidate or ballot measure. [2023 c.589 § 1]

Section 1 of this 2023 Act is repealed on July 1, 2026. [2023 c.589 § 2]

 

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