§ ORS § 250.127Preparation and filing of estimates and statements of financial impact of state measure

(1) Not
later than the 99th day before a special election held on the date of a primary
election or any general election at which any state measure is to be submitted
to the people, the financial estimate committee created under ORS 250.125 shall
prepare and electronically file with the Secretary of State the estimates
described in ORS 250.125 and, if the committee considers it necessary,
statements explaining the financial effects of the measure as described in ORS
250.125 (7) and (8). The financial estimate committee may begin preparation of
the estimates and statements on the date that a petition is accepted for
verification of signatures under ORS 250.105 or the date that a measure
referred by the Legislative Assembly is filed with the Secretary of State,
whichever is applicable.

(2) Not later
than the 95th day before the election, the Secretary of State shall hold a
hearing in Salem upon reasonable statewide notice to receive suggested changes
to the estimates or statements or to receive other information. At the hearing
any person may submit suggested changes or other information orally or in
writing. Written suggestions or other information also may be submitted at any
time before the hearing.

(3) The financial
estimate committee shall consider suggestions and any other information
submitted under subsection (2) of this section, and may file revised estimates
or statements with the Secretary of State not later than the 90th day before
the election.

(4) Except as
provided in subsection (5) of this section, the original estimates and
statements and any revised estimates or statements shall be approved by a
majority of the members of the financial estimate committee. If a member does
not concur, the estimates or statements shall show only that the member
dissents. The Secretary of State shall certify final estimates and statements
not later than the 90th day before the election at which the measure is to be
voted upon. All estimates and statements prepared under ORS 250.125 and this
section shall be made available to the public.

(5) If a majority
of the members of the financial estimate committee do not approve the estimates
or statements, the Secretary of State alone shall prepare, file and certify the
estimates or statements not later than the 88th day before the election at which
the measure is to be voted upon with the data upon which the estimates or
statements are based.

(6) The support
or opposition of any member of the financial estimate committee to the original
or revised estimates or statements shall be indicated in the minutes of any
meeting of the committee. Meetings of the financial estimate committee shall be
open to the public. Designees of the members of the financial estimate
committee may attend any meetings of the committee in the place of the members,
but the designees may not vote to approve or oppose any estimates or
statements.

(7) A failure to
prepare, file or certify estimates or statements under ORS 250.125, this
section or ORS 250.131 does not prevent the inclusion of the measure in the
voters’ pamphlet or placement of the measure on the ballot.

(8) If the
estimates are not delivered to the county clerk by the 61st day before the
election, the county clerk may proceed with the printing of ballots. The county
clerk is not required to reprint ballots to include the estimates or to provide
supplemental information that includes the estimates. [1991 c.971 §3; 1993
c.493 §16; 1995 c.712 §33; 1999 c.318 §19; 2001 c.965 §8; 2005 c.633 §2; 2011
c.646 §1; 2013 c.47 §2; 2019 c.603 §2]



250.130 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]