§ ORS § 251.415Type of material to be excluded from pamphlet; liability for libel; procedure if material excluded

(1) The county clerk shall reject any statement, argument or other matter
offered for filing and printing in a county voters’ pamphlet which:

(a) Contains any
obscene, profane or defamatory language;

(b) Incites or
advocates hatred, abuse or violence toward any person or group; or

(c) Contains any
language which may not legally be circulated through the mails.

(2) Nothing in
this chapter shall make the author of any statement or argument exempt from any
civil or criminal action because of any defamatory statements offered for
printing or contained in the voters’ pamphlet. The persons writing, signing or
offering a statement or argument for filing shall be deemed its authors and
publishers.

(3) The county
clerk shall by rule establish a procedure to notify a person who offered a
statement, argument or other matter that was rejected pursuant to this section.
Subject to voters’ pamphlet deadlines, the procedure shall require the county
clerk to:

(a) Make
reasonable attempts to notify the person of the rejection; and

(b) Allow the
person, if notified pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, to revise the
statement so that it does not violate the provisions of this section. [1989
c.1031 §13; 1993 c.351 §2]



251.420 [Repealed by 1957 c.217 §9]