§ ORS § 246.410Directives for fixing precinct and other electoral district boundaries; maximum number of electors in precinct

(1)(a) After each federal decennial census, the Secretary of State shall
prepare detailed and comprehensive directives providing guidelines for fixing
precinct and other electoral district boundaries based on census population
figures.

(b) After the
federal decennial census and before the Legislative Assembly or Secretary of
State, whichever is applicable, apportions the state into congressional and
legislative districts, the secretary shall deliver the directives to:

(A) Each county
clerk; and

(B) Any local
government, as defined in ORS 174.116, or special government body, as defined
in ORS 174.117, that fixes electoral district boundaries based on census
population figures.

(2)(a) In
accordance with any directive distributed by the Secretary of State under this
section, the county clerk, not later than the 30th day before an election, may
create, combine or divide one or more precincts. The number of electors to be
included in a precinct shall not exceed 10,000. The county clerk shall fix the
boundaries of the precincts and designate the precincts by numbers or names.

(b) A local
government or special government body that fixes electoral district boundaries
based on census population figures shall fix the electoral district boundaries
in accordance with any directive distributed by the Secretary of State under
this section. [1957 c.608 §20; 1959 c.317 §2; 1965 c.109 §1; 1973 c.662 §1;
1977 c.301 §5; 1979 c.190 §21; 1979 c.427 §2; 1985 c.528 §1; 1987 c.267 §5;
1995 c.607 §3; 1995 c.712 §5; 1999 c.410 §4; 1999 c.999 §30; 2009 c.720 §3;
2010 c.9 §§12,13; 2015 c.8 §7]



246.420 [1957 c.608 §21; 1961 c.49 §1;
1961 c.174 §1; 1975 c.675 §6; 1977 c.179 §1; 1979 c.190 §22; 1989 c.224 §36;
1993 c.503 §11; 1999 c.410 §5; repealed by 2007 c.154 §67]



246.510 [1955 c.246 §1; renumbered
246.021]



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