2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws; Vote Recording Systems
Section 246.012 - Definitions.


(1) "Ballot" means any material on which votes may be cast for candidates or measures.
(2) "County clerk" means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.
(3) "County governing body" means the county court sitting for the transaction of county business or the board of county commissioners.
(4) "Election" means any election held within this state.
(5) "Elector" means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution.
(6) "Governing body" means the governing body of any subdivision of the state.
(7) "Local elections official" means any person who is:
(a) An official of any election precinct or special district or public corporation organized for public purposes; and
(b) Authorized or required by law to perform functions in connection with elections held in the election precinct or special district or public corporation organized for public purposes.
(8) "Measure" includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:
(a) A proposed law.
(b) An Act or part of an Act of the Legislative Assembly.
(c) A revision of or amendment to the Oregon Constitution.
(d) Local, special or municipal legislation.
(e) A proposition or question.
(9) "Precinct" means any election precinct.
(10) "Vote tally system" means one or more pieces of equipment necessary to examine and tally automatically the marked ballots.
(11) "Voting machine" means any device that will record every vote cast on candidates and measures and that will either internally or externally total all votes cast on that device. [1979 c.190 §1; 1983 c.392 §2; 2005 c.731 §1; 2005 c.797 §64]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections

Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws; Vote Recording Systems

Section 246.012 - Definitions.

Section 246.021 - Time within which election documents must be received by elections officer; electronic facsimile and electronic mail transmissions; electronic campaign finance statements.

Section 246.025 - Use of signature stamp by person with disability.

Section 246.140 - Election law conferences for county clerks.

Section 246.160 - Compilations and digests of election laws; distribution of supplies and materials to county clerks and others.

Section 246.179 - Reimbursement of county clerk for special elections for United States Senator or Representative and for recall elections involving state office.

Section 246.185 - Elections Fund.

Section 246.190 - Help America Vote Act complaint procedures; rules.

Section 246.200 - County clerk to conduct elections; exceptions.

Section 246.210 - County clerk to supervise local elections officials.

Section 246.250 - Personnel; equipment, materials and facilities; payment of expenses; administering oaths.

Section 246.410 - Directives for fixing precinct and other electoral district boundaries; maximum number of electors in precinct.

Section 246.540 - Joint purchase, maintenance and use.

Section 246.550 - Examination and approval of equipment by Secretary of State.

Section 246.560 - Requirements for approval of equipment.

Section 246.565 - Audit of computerized voting system by Secretary of State; copy of instructions for operation and maintenance; maintenance log.

Section 246.570 - Sale of vote recording systems to counties; security interest.

Section 246.580 - Content of vote recording system sale agreement.

Section 246.590 - Loans from State Treasurer for purchase of voting equipment or computers; Voting Machine Account.

Section 246.710 - Declaring county elections emergency; process; resumption of elections.

Section 246.820 - Order to compel county clerk, city elections officer or elections official to comply with interpretation, rule, directive or instruction.

Section 246.910 - Appeal from Secretary of State, county clerk or other elections official to courts; deadline for filing.