(1) Deliberate and material violation of any provision of the election laws in connection with the nomination, election, recall election or approval or rejection of a measure.
(2) Ineligibility of the person elected to the office to hold the office at the time of the election.
(3) Illegal votes.
(4) Mistake or fraud in the canvass of votes.
(5) Fraud in the count of votes.
(6) Nondeliberate and material error in the distribution of the official ballots by a local elections official, as that term is defined in ORS 246.012, or a county clerk.
(7) A challenge to the determination of the number of electors who were eligible to participate in an election on a measure conducted under section 11 (8), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution. [Formerly 251.025; 1983 c.170 §1; 1993 c.493 §48; 1997 c.541 §313a; 2001 c.965 §29; 2009 c.511 §13]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 258 - Election Contests; Recounts
Section 258.006 - Definitions.
Section 258.016 - Grounds for contest; persons authorized to contest.
Section 258.026 - When election results may be set aside.
Section 258.036 - Petition of contest; location of filing; contents of petition.
Section 258.046 - Payment of costs, disbursements and attorney fees.
Section 258.063 - Effect of successful contest of recall election.
Section 258.065 - Effect of successful contest of nomination or election.
Section 258.181 - One recount only; two or more recount demands.
Section 258.190 - Secretary of State ordering recount after demand; notice.
Section 258.200 - Counting boards; appointment; compensation.
Section 258.211 - Opening ballot boxes; conduct of recount by hand; persons permitted to be present.
Section 258.231 - Costs to be included and excluded from recount costs.
Section 258.241 - Official return of election after recount.