(2) Not later than the sixth business day after a prospective petition for a district measure to be initiated is filed with the elections officer, the officer shall send one copy of it to the district attorney of the county in which the administrative office of the district is located if the measure to be initiated has been determined to be in compliance with section 1 (2)(d) and (5), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, as provided in ORS 255.140.
(3)(a) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving the copy of the prospective petition, the district attorney shall provide a ballot title for the district measure to be initiated or referred and send one copy of the ballot title to the elections officer. Unless the circuit court certifies a different title, or the district attorney determines that a clerical correction is necessary, this ballot title shall be the title printed on the ballot.
(b) As used in this subsection, "clerical correction" means a typographical, arithmetical or grammatical correction that is evident from the text of the draft or certified ballot title.
(4) A copy of the ballot title shall be furnished to the chief petitioner.
(5)(a) The elections officer, upon receiving a ballot title for a district measure to be referred or initiated from the district attorney, shall publish in the next available edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the district a notice of receipt of the ballot title including notice that an elector may file a petition for review of the ballot title not later than the date referred to in ORS 255.155.
(b) In addition to publishing a notice as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the elections officer may publish a notice on the county’s website for a minimum of seven days. [1979 c.190 §293; 1985 c.808 §43; 1987 c.707 §20a; 1991 c.719 §29; 1995 c.607 §49; 2005 c.797 §45; 2011 c.607 §12; 2017 c.749 §22]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 255 - Special District Elections
Section 255.005 - Definitions.
Section 255.012 - "District" defined.
Section 255.022 - Procedures for district elections; metropolitan service district candidates.
Section 255.085 - Notice of district election on issuance of bonds or on other measure.
Section 255.140 - Determination of compliance with constitutional provisions; notice; appeal.
Section 255.145 - Preparation of ballot title for certain measures; notice.
Section 255.155 - Procedure for elector dissatisfied with title of district measure.
Section 255.165 - Signature requirements.
Section 255.175 - Filing officer; filing requirements; verification of signatures.
Section 255.185 - Date of election on measure initiated or referred by electors.
Section 255.235 - Nomination of candidates for election to district boards; withdrawal.
Section 255.288 - Methods of providing map of proposed boundaries for election on boundary question.
Section 255.295 - Preparing abstract; notification of results.
Section 255.305 - Election expenses paid by district; exceptions; apportionment of expenses; rules.
Section 255.335 - Regular district election; terms of board members; organizational meeting.
Section 255.345 - Special election dates.
Section 255.400 - Definitions for ORS 255.400 to 255.424.
Section 255.411 - Violations of ORS 255.405; process for bringing claim.
Section 255.416 - Ability of board of qualifying district to remedy violation; process.
Section 255.424 - Notice requirements to bring action; reimbursement of reasonable costs.