§ ORS § 246.012Definitions

As
used in this chapter:

(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]



246.015 [1999 c.410 §2; repealed by 2007
c.154 §67]



246.020 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]