§ ORS § 246.600Deposits in Voting Machine Account; repayment to State Treasurer

All payments collected from the
counties from the sale of voting machines, computers or vote tally or computer
systems shall be deposited in the Voting Machine Account. An amount of money
equal to the amount of payments collected from the counties from the sale of
voting machines, computers or vote tally or computer systems during the
calendar year, plus interest at a rate agreed upon by the State Treasurer and
the Secretary of State, shall be paid to the State Treasurer as the repayment
of money advanced for the acquisition of voting machines, computers or vote
tally or computer systems. Payment shall be made to the State Treasurer not
later than December 31 of each year. [Formerly 258.435; 1995 c.144 §18]



Note: Sections 1 and 2, chapter 573,
Oregon Laws 2025, provide:

Sec. 1. Study
of changes to United States Postal Service. (1) The Secretary of State shall conduct a study of
changes made by the federal government to the United States Postal Service.

(2) The study
conducted under this section must include an analysis of how any changes to the
United States Postal Service may impact Oregon’s vote-by-mail system.

(3) The secretary
shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim
committees of the Legislative Assembly related to elections, and may include
recommendations for legislation, no later than September 15, 2026. [2025 c.573 §1]

Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is
repealed on January 2, 2027. [2025 c.573 §2]



246.610 [Formerly 258.445; 1995 c.144 §19;
repealed by 2005 c.755 §59]



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