§ ORS § 247.035Rules to consider in determining residence of person for voting purposes

(1) An elections official, in
determining the residence and qualifications of a person offering to register
or vote, shall consider the following rules, so far as they may be applicable:

(a) The person’s
residence shall be the place in which habitation is fixed and to which, when
the person is absent, the person intends to return.

(b) If a person’s
property is split by a jurisdictional line, the person shall be registered
where the residence is located. If the residence is split by a jurisdictional
line, the person shall register where the greatest value of the residence is
located according to county assessment and taxation records.

(c) A person
shall not be considered to have gained a residence in any location in this
state into which the person comes for temporary purposes only, without the
intention of making it the person’s home.

(d) If a person
moves to another state with the intention of making a permanent home, the
person shall be considered to have lost residence in this state.

(e) If a person
goes from this state into any other state or territory and votes there, the
person shall be considered to have lost residence in this state.

(f) A person who
has left the place of the person’s residence for a temporary purpose only shall
not be considered to have lost residence.

(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person who has left the place
of the person’s residence for a temporary purpose only, who has not established
another residence for voter registration purposes and who does not have a place
in which habitation is fixed shall not be considered to have changed or lost
residence. The person may register at the address of the place the person’s
residence was located before the person left.

(3) An elections
official may consider, but is not limited to considering, the following factors
in determining residency of a person for voter registration purposes:

(a) Where the
person receives personal mail;

(b) Where the
person is licensed to drive;

(c) Where the
person registers motor vehicles for personal use;

(d) Where any
immediate family members of the person reside;

(e) The address
from which the person pays for utility services; and

(f) The address
from which the person files any federal or state income tax returns. [Formerly
250.410; 1995 c.214 §1]