§ ORS § 251.026Statements and information included in voters’ pamphlets; rules

(1) The Secretary of State shall
prepare and have printed in the voters’ pamphlet for the state primary
election, the general election and any special election described in ORS
251.022 a statement containing, if applicable:

(a) Requirements
for a citizen to qualify as an elector.

(b) When an
elector is required to register or update a registration.

(c) In the voters’
pamphlet for the primary election, a statement of the duties and
responsibilities of a precinct committeeperson to be elected at the primary
election.

(d) Any other
information the Secretary of State considers relevant to the conduct of the
election.

(2) The Secretary
of State, in cooperation with the county clerks, shall include:

(a) A statement
on the cover of the voters’ pamphlet that the pamphlet may be used to assist
electors in voting; and

(b)(A) Statements
in the information section of the voters’ pamphlet on the pages immediately
following the page containing the Secretary of State letter, to the extent
reasonably practicable, that, for residents of each county to which the voters’
pamphlet is distributed:

(i) Are written
in English and the 10 additional common languages for the county listed by the
Secretary of State under ORS 251.167;

(ii) Explain that
an electronic copy of portions of the voters’ pamphlet is publicly available in
that language; and

(iii) Provide the
website address to the translated voters’ pamphlet.

(B) The
statements required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph must be written so
as to be clearly readable.

(C) The Secretary
of State may adopt rules necessary to implement this paragraph.

(3) The Secretary
of State may include in the voters’ pamphlet the following information:

(a) Maps showing
the boundaries of senatorial and representative districts.

(b) Voter
registration forms.

(c) Elector
instructions, including the right of an elector to request a second ballot if
the first ballot is spoiled and the right of an elector to seek assistance in
marking the ballot.

(4)(a) The name
of the county clerk or other filing officer may not appear in the voters’
pamphlet in the county clerk’s or filing officer’s official capacity if the
county clerk or filing officer is a candidate in the election for which the
voters’ pamphlet is printed.

(b) As used in
this subsection, “filing officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS
254.165. [Formerly 255.025; 1987 c.267 §24; 1991 c.719 §§23,24; 1993 c.713 §28;
1993 c.797 §21a; 1995 c.712 §35; 1999 c.318 §9; 1999 c.410 §25; 2019 c.508 §1;
2021 c.464 §4; 2024 c.55 §2]



251.030 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]



251.035 [1957 c.217 §3; 1979 c.190 §316;
renumbered 258.026]



251.036 [1979 c.533 §6; 1993 c.493 §91;
1999 c.318 §52; renumbered 251.069 in 1999]



251.040 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]



251.045 [1957 c.217 §4; 1975 c.675 §21;
1979 c.190 §317; renumbered 258.036]