(2) Within 10 days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county clerk or district secretary, as the case may be, shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. In the case of a petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, within 10 days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county assessor shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified landowners. If the requisite number of qualified signers have signed the petition, the county clerk or district secretary shall file the petition. If the requisite number have not signed, the county clerk or district secretary shall so notify the chief petitioners and may return the petition to the petitioners.
(3) A petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county clerk or the district secretary is attached thereto certifying that the county clerk or district secretary has compared the signatures of the signers with the appropriate records, that the county clerk or district secretary has ascertained therefrom the number of qualified signers appearing on the petition, and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. In the case of a petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, a petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county assessor is attached thereto certifying that the county assessor has compared the signatures of the signers with the appropriate records and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified landowners.
(4) No petition for dissolution shall be accepted for filing within one year after an election held on the question of dissolution of a district. [1971 c.727 §18; 1973 c.117 §2; 1989 c.92 §4; 1991 c.70 §3; 1995 c.712 §83; 1997 c.541 §344; 1999 c.318 §47; 2011 c.8 §2]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally
Section 198.010 - "District" defined for chapter.
Section 198.115 - Barring district employees from membership on governing board.
Section 198.180 - "District" defined for ORS 198.190.
Section 198.210 - "District" defined for ORS 198.220.
Section 198.320 - Filling of vacancies on governing bodies of certain districts.
Section 198.335 - Definitions for ORS 198.335 to 198.365.
Section 198.340 - Designation of registered office and agent.
Section 198.345 - Effect of failure to file certain reports.
Section 198.350 - Financial statement.
Section 198.355 - Hearing on dissolution; notice.
Section 198.360 - Continuation or termination of district; proceedings for county service district.
Section 198.425 - Recall of district officers generally.
Section 198.430 - Recall of officers of districts other than districts defined in ORS 255.012.
Section 198.440 - Statement of justification from affected officer.
Section 198.510 - Definitions for ORS 198.510 to 198.600.
Section 198.540 - Notice prior to adoption of ordinance affecting regulation.
Section 198.550 - Publication of ordinance; emergency ordinance procedure.
Section 198.560 - Filing of ordinance; notice of adoption of emergency ordinance.
Section 198.570 - When ordinances take effect.
Section 198.600 - Penalty for violation of regulations; jurisdiction; enforcement.
Section 198.605 - Local service districts.
Section 198.611 - Power of district to contract for purchase or lease of real or personal property.
Section 198.705 - Definitions for ORS 198.705 to 198.955.
Section 198.715 - Short title; procedure for formation or change of organization.
Section 198.720 - Boundaries; filing boundary change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.
Section 198.735 - Right of interested person to appear; written statements.
Section 198.745 - Content of resolution calling election.
Section 198.748 - Prospective petition for formation; filing; content.
Section 198.749 - Economic feasibility statement for district formation.
Section 198.750 - Content of petition proposing formation or change of organization.
Section 198.755 - Number of signatures required.
Section 198.765 - Requirements for filing petition; validity and certification of signatures.
Section 198.770 - Method of determining validity of landowner signatures.
Section 198.780 - Filing of duplicates of certain documents.
Section 198.782 - Documents to be filed with Secretary of State before business transacted.
Section 198.785 - Proceeding to contest validity of formation or change of organization.
Section 198.790 - Rights of creditors after change of organization; enforcement.
Section 198.792 - District formation or annexation proceedings to relieve public health danger.
Section 198.793 - Change of district name.
Section 198.794 - Effect of district name change; notification to certain officials.
Section 198.800 - Formation petition; hearing; notice of hearing.
Section 198.820 - Order by county board; effect of formation.
Section 198.825 - Election of first members of board when no formation election required.
Section 198.830 - Petition for formation by all landowners in proposed district.
Section 198.850 - Annexation petition or resolution; delayed effective date for certain annexations.
Section 198.857 - Annexation without election by petition of landowner.
Section 198.866 - Annexation of city to district; approval of annexation proposal; election.
Section 198.870 - Petition for withdrawal of property from district.
Section 198.875 - Election on withdrawal petition.
Section 198.882 - Tax relief to withdrawn area; conditions for relief; ultimate liability.
Section 198.885 - Merger of districts; effect.
Section 198.890 - Consolidation of districts; effect.
Section 198.900 - Content of petition for annexation, merger or consolidation.
Section 198.912 - Apportionment of board members for certain surviving or successor districts.
Section 198.920 - Dissolution procedure.
Section 198.925 - Findings of fact by district board.
Section 198.927 - Annexation of dissolved district.
Section 198.935 - Election on dissolution; consent of creditors; content of notice.
Section 198.940 - Dissolution without election.