§ ORS § 251.215Preparation and filing of explanatory statement of 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
committee appointed under ORS 251.205 shall prepare and electronically file
with the Secretary of State, an impartial, simple and understandable statement
explaining the measure. The statement shall not exceed 500 words.

(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
or other information relating to any explanatory statement. 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 committee
for each measure shall consider suggestions and any other information submitted
under subsection (2) of this section, and may file a revised statement with the
Secretary of State not later than the 90th day before the election.

(4) The original
statement and any revised statement must be approved by at least three members
of the committee. If a member does not concur, the statement shall show only
that the member dissents.

(5) For purposes
of this section, “measure” includes an initiative petition relating to a state
measure that has been filed with the Secretary of State for the purpose of
verifying signatures under ORS 250.105. The requirements of this section shall
not apply to the petition if the secretary determines that the petition
contains less than the required number of signatures of electors. [Formerly
254.222; 1991 c.719 §49; 1993 c.493 §20; 1993 c.811 §14; 1995 c.712 §42; 2001
c.965 §10; 2011 c.646 §5]