(2) Before circulating a nominating petition, the candidate shall deliver to the officer with whom the petition will be filed:
(a) A statement signed by the candidate indicating that the candidacy is by prospective petition; and
(b) A copy of the prospective petition.
(3) The candidate shall include with the nominating petition a statement declaring whether one or more persons will be paid money or other valuable consideration for obtaining signatures of electors on the nominating petition. After the nominating petition is filed, the candidate shall notify the filing officer not later than the 10th day after the candidate first has knowledge or should have had knowledge that:
(a) Any person is being paid for obtaining signatures, when the statement included with the nominating petition declared that no such person would be paid.
(b) No person is being paid for obtaining signatures, when the statement included with the nominating petition declared that one or more such persons would be paid.
(4) The circulator shall certify on each signature sheet that the circulator:
(a) Witnessed the signing of the signature sheet by each individual whose signature appears on the signature sheet; and
(b) Believes each individual is an elector qualified to sign the petition. [1979 c.190 §111; 1983 c.756 §3; 1993 c.493 §7; 1999 c.318 §24; 2007 c.155 §3; 2007 c.848 §23]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 249 - Candidates; Recall
Section 249.002 - Definitions.
Section 249.004 - Verification of documents.
Section 249.005 - Acceptance of petition or minutes without original signatures.
Section 249.020 - Filing of candidates’ nominating petition or declaration of candidacy.
Section 249.031 - Contents of petition or declaration.
Section 249.035 - Filing officer.
Section 249.037 - Time for filing petition or declaration.
Section 249.056 - Filing fees.
Section 249.064 - Information required on petition; certification of petition.
Section 249.076 - Qualifications of signers of petitions.
Section 249.088 - Nomination or election of candidate at nominating election.
Section 249.170 - Withdrawal of candidacy; refund of filing fee.
Section 249.190 - Filling vacancy in nomination of major party; rules.
Section 249.200 - Nomination by major party to fill vacancy in partisan office; exceptions; rules.
Section 249.215 - Filling vacancy in state office at general election; remaining term of office.
Section 249.712 - Acceptance of nomination.
Section 249.720 - Information to be contained in certificate of nomination.
Section 249.722 - Time for filing certificate; filing officers; rules.
Section 249.735 - Qualification as assembly of electors; records; notice; nomination by assembly.
Section 249.737 - Filing officer for nomination by assembly of electors.
Section 249.810 - Entries in register of nominations upon filing certificates.
Section 249.830 - Procedure for withdrawing nomination.
Section 249.842 - Filling vacancy in nomination; rules.
Section 249.875 - Time for completing filing; verification of signatures.
Section 249.877 - Statement of justification by public officer.