Oregon Statutes 261.055 – Special elections called by board
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When any people’s utility district desires to hold an election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the district any question that may lawfully be submitted to them, the board may, at any regular or special meeting called in accordance with its rules or the statutes governing the same, adopt a resolution calling a special election to be held on a date specified in ORS § 255.345, and may in the same resolution designate and describe in general terms the question which is to be submitted at the special election. [Formerly 261.505]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 261.055
- board: means the governing body of a people's utility district, elected and functioning under the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 261.010
- district: means an incorporated people's utility district, created under the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 261.010
- Utility: means a plant, works or other property used for development, generation, storage, distribution or transmission of electricity, or development or transmission of water for domestic or municipal purposes, but transmission of water shall not include water for irrigation or reclamation purposes, except as secondary to and when used in conjunction with a hydroelectric plant. See Oregon Statutes 261.010