§ ORS § 249.021Candidate and public office holder residence address; exceptions; rules

(1)(a) The Secretary of State by
rule shall establish a new provision that must be added to every nominating
petition or declaration of candidacy used for public office. The provision
established under this section shall:

(A) Allow each
candidate for public office to check a box indicating that the candidate does
not want the residence address of the candidate to be disclosed on:

(i) Publicly
accessible versions of the nominating petition or declaration of candidacy used
by the candidate; or

(ii) A list of
electors delivered under ORS 247.940 or 247.945; and

(B) Require that
each candidate who chooses to check the box described in subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph includes an alternative mailing address that will be included on
each list of electors delivered under ORS 247.940 or 247.945.

(b) The residence
address of a candidate who checks the box described in paragraph (a)(A) of this
subsection:

(A) May not be
visible on any publicly accessible nominating petition or declaration of
candidacy;

(B) May not be
disclosed on a list of electors delivered under ORS 247.940 or 247.945 until:

(i) The relevant
filing officer determines that the person is no longer a candidate for the
public office described in the nominating petition or declaration of candidacy
and was not elected to that public office;

(ii) The relevant
filing officer determines that a candidate who is elected to the public office
described in the nominating petition or declaration of candidacy ceases to hold
that public office; or

(iii) The
candidate indicates to the relevant filing officer in a manner determined by
the Secretary of State by rule that the candidate would like the candidate’s
residence address to be visible on publicly accessible nominating petitions or
declarations of candidacy or to appear on lists of electors delivered under ORS
247.940 or 247.945; and

(C) Until one of
the criteria in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph is satisfied, is subject to
inspection as a public record under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 only to a person who
has filed a written public records request.

(2)(a) The
Secretary of State shall by rule establish a method to allow any public office
holder to indicate that the public office holder does not want the residence
address of the public office holder to be disclosed on a list of electors
delivered under ORS 247.940 or 247.945.

(b) The residence
address of a public office holder who makes an indication described in
paragraph (a) of this subsection:

(A) May not be
disclosed on a list of electors delivered under ORS 247.940 or 247.945 until:

(i) The relevant
filing officer determines that the public office holder no longer holds that
public office; or

(ii) The public
office holder indicates to the relevant filing officer in a manner determined
by the Secretary of State by rule that the public office holder would like the
public office holder’s residence address to appear on lists of electors
delivered under ORS 247.940 or 247.945; and

(B) Until one of
the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is satisfied, is subject to
inspection as a public record under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 only to a person who
has filed a written public records request.

(3) This section
does not apply to:

(a) Nominating
petitions or declarations of candidacy for candidates for precinct
committeeperson; or

(b) Precinct
committeepersons.

(4) The Secretary
of State may adopt any rules necessary to effectively implement this section.

(5) As used in
this section, “filing officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 260.005. [2023
c.528 §2]



Note: 249.021 was added to and made a
part of ORS chapter 249 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller
series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.