§ ORS § 251.325Schedule and procedures for producing and distributing pamphlet; fees; rules

(1) The Secretary of State by rule
shall adopt a schedule and procedures for preparing, printing and distributing
county voters’ pamphlets. The schedule and procedures shall include but not be
limited to deadlines for filing material for the voters’ pamphlet, and except
as otherwise provided by law, the format of material to be submitted and the
size and other requirements applicable to candidate portraits.

(2) Except as
provided in subsection (3) of this section, at the time materials are filed
under ORS 251.335, each candidate for nomination or election to the following
offices shall pay to the county clerk the following fee for space in the county
voters’ pamphlet:

(a) An office to
which a salary or other compensation beyond expenses is attached, $100.

(b) An office to
which a salary or other compensation beyond expenses is not attached, $25.

(3) At the time
materials are filed under ORS 251.335, each candidate for nomination or
election to a city or county office at the primary or general election shall
pay to the county clerk the following fee for space in the county voters’
pamphlet:

(a) If the number
of active electors in the electoral district is less than 1,000, $25.

(b) If the number
of active electors in the electoral district is 1,000 or more and less than
10,000, $50.

(c) If the number
of active electors in the electoral district is 10,000 or more and less than
50,000, $100.

(d) If the number
of active electors in the electoral district is 50,000 or more, $300.

(4) The Secretary
of State by rule shall adopt a schedule of fees to be charged by the county
clerks for including arguments in the voters’ pamphlet. The fees need not
reflect the actual cost of producing the voters’ pamphlet.

(5) The county
clerk shall refund a filing fee described in this section to any person who
applies for the refund not later than the last day for filing material for
inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet. When a refund is made, the material for
which the fee was paid may not be included in the pamphlet.

(6) As used in
this section, “electoral district” means a county, the part of a city located
within the county or, if a candidate is elected by zone or subdistrict of the
county or city, the zone or subdistrict in which the candidate is nominated or
elected. [1989 c.1031 §4; 2003 c.468 §1]



251.330 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]