§ ORS § 254.125Nominating ballot for candidates to nonpartisan office; listing of candidates for judge at primary and general elections; use of term “incumbent.”

(1) The names of candidates for a
nonpartisan office at a nominating election held on the date of the primary
election shall be listed without political party designation on a nominating
ballot under the title, and department or position number if any, of the
office.

(2) At the
primary election or general election:

(a) The names of
candidates who are opposed for nomination or election to the Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court and circuit court shall be printed on the
ballot before the names of candidates for those offices who are unopposed; and

(b) The word “incumbent”
shall follow the name of each candidate for the Supreme Court, Court of
Appeals, Oregon Tax Court or circuit court who is designated the incumbent by
the Secretary of State under ORS 254.085. [1979 c.190 §236; 1979 c.451 §6; 1979
c.587 §4; 1983 c.7 §4; 1985 c.742 §2; 1993 c.493 §§35,36; 1995 c.658 §99; 1995
c.712 §59; 1999 c.410 §45; 2007 c.154 §24]



254.130 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §175; 1959
c.457 §7; 1975 c.766 §5a; 1979 c.317 §13; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]