§ ORS § 251.335Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; disclaimer; rules

(1) As used in this section, “district”
has the meaning given that term in ORS 255.012.

(2) Any candidate
for nomination or election to county, city or special district office within
the county, or an agent of the candidate, may file with the county clerk of a
county that prepares a county voters’ pamphlet a portrait of the candidate and
a typewritten statement of the reasons the candidate should be elected. The
portrait and statement must comply with the applicable rules of the Secretary
of State.

(3)(a) A
candidate or agent of the candidate may file a portrait and statement described
in subsection (2) of this section not sooner than the 120th day and not later
than the 68th day before the primary election.

(b) A candidate
or agent of the candidate may file a portrait and statement described in
subsection (2) of this section not sooner than the 120th day and not later than
the 70th day before the general election.

(c) The Secretary
of State shall establish by rule the date by which a candidate or agent of the
candidate may file a portrait and statement described in subsection (2) of this
section for an election to fill a vacancy or an election other than a primary
or general election.

(4) The county
clerk may not accept the filing of a statement or portrait of any candidate
unless the filing is accompanied by the appropriate fee described in ORS
251.325.

(5) At the bottom
of each allotted space of the county voters’ pamphlet containing a portrait and
statement filed by a candidate, the county clerk shall include:

(a) A statement
identifying the person who furnished the portrait and statement; and

(b) A disclaimer
in boldfaced type in substantially the following form:

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The above information
has not been verified for accuracy by the county.

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[1989 c.1031 §5; 2003 c.468 §2; 2005 c.234 §2; 2025 c.409 §1]



251.340 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]