Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 258 - Election Contests; Recounts

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Candidate: means a candidate for nomination or election to any elective office. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
• Contestant: means any person who files a petition of contest under ORS § 258. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
• County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
• County court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
• Full recount: means a recount of all the precincts in which votes were cast for the nomination or office for which a candidate received a vote or on any measure that appeared on the ballot. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
• Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.
• 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 258.006

• Partial recount: means a recount conducted in a number of precincts equal to the greater of:

  (a) Five percent of the precincts in which votes were cast for the nomination or office for which a candidate received a vote or on any measure that appeared on the ballot; or

  (b) Three specified precincts in which votes were cast for the nomination or office for which a candidate received a vote or on any measure that appeared on the ballot. See Oregon Statutes 258.006

• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
• to and including: when used in a reference to a series of statute sections, subsections or paragraphs. See Oregon Statutes 174.100