2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors
Section 248.315 - Selection of delegates to national convention.


(2) Delegates to the national convention of a party shall be selected in the manner provided by party rules, which shall provide all electors registered as members of the party equal opportunity to participate in the selection of delegates.
(3) Delegates to the national convention of the party shall be selected so that the number of delegates who favor a certain candidate shall represent the proportion of votes received by the candidate in relation to the other candidates of that party at the presidential preference primary election. Each person selected as a delegate shall sign a pledge that the person will continue to support at the national convention the candidate for President of the United States the person is selected as favoring until:
(a) The candidate is nominated at the convention;
(b) The candidate receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination at the convention;
(c) The candidate releases the delegate from the pledge; or
(d) Two convention nominating ballots have been taken. [1975 c.779 §15; 1979 c.190 §88; 1979 c.748 §1; 1987 c.267 §15; 1993 c.797 §28]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections

Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors

Section 248.002 - Definitions.

Section 248.004 - Powers of political parties; liability of political parties and of officers, employees and members of political parties.

Section 248.006 - Qualification and maintenance of status as major political party; loss of status as major political party; calculation of number of party members.

Section 248.007 - Organization of major political parties; applicability of ORS 248.012 to 248.315; election of precinct committeepersons; notice to Secretary of State; use of primary election.

Section 248.008 - Qualification as minor political party; party member registration requirement; eligibility to nominate candidates; maintenance of status as minor political party; loss of status as minor party.

Section 248.009 - Process for nominating candidates by minor political party; notice to filing officer; notice of nominating convention.

Section 248.015 - Precinct committeepersons; qualifications; election; vote required; term.

Section 248.019 - Write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson; process.

Section 248.021 - Nomination of separate elector as precinct committeeperson.

Section 248.023 - Certificates of election; acceptance of office; list of precinct committeepersons; offices declared vacant when no committeeperson elected.

Section 248.024 - Resignation or ineligibility of precinct committeeperson.

Section 248.026 - Selection of precinct committeeperson to fill vacancy; effective date of selection; term; powers.

Section 248.029 - Recall procedure.

Section 248.033 - Organizational meeting; notice.

Section 248.035 - Transfer of property; election of officers; notice of election; eligibility to vote.

Section 248.045 - Proxies prohibited; bylaws or rules; executive committee functions; voting privileges.

Section 248.075 - State central committee; organizational meeting; notice.

Section 248.085 - Transfer of property; election of officers; bylaws or rules; executive committee functions.

Section 248.315 - Selection of delegates to national convention.

Section 248.355 - Selection of presidential electors; candidate’s pledge.

Section 248.360 - Election time and number of presidential electors to be elected; names of presidential electors not printed on ballot.