TrustVoting Atlas

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the names of
candidates for nomination for or election to each office shall be arranged on
the ballot in the order determined under ORS 254.155.

(b) The names of
candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States
shall be arranged in groups.

(2) Except as
provided in ORS 254.125 and 254.135 and this section, no information about the
candidate, including any title or designation, other than the candidate’s name,
may appear on the ballot.

(3) Spaces shall
be provided for any offices appearing on the ballot in which the elector may
write the name of any person not printed on the ballot. If a voting machine is
used, spaces shall be provided on the ballot, or on separate material delivered
to the elector with the ballot, in which the elector may write or enter the
names of persons for any offices appearing on the ballot.

(4) On the left
margin of the ballot, the name of each group or candidate may be numbered. The
blank spaces may not be numbered. A particular number may not be used to
designate more than one candidate at any election.

(5) The names of
all candidates for the same office shall be listed in the same column on the
ballot. If more than one column is needed to list names of all candidates for
that office, the names may be arranged in one or more columns in block form.
The block shall be set apart by rulings under the title of the office. If a
blank space follows the list of candidates, the space shall be in the same
column as the names of candidates for that office. If blocks of columns are
used, blank spaces shall be included within the ruled block.

(6) The ballot
shall be clearly marked to indicate when names of candidates for the office are
continued on the following page.

(7) When a
measure is submitted to the people, the number, ballot title and financial
estimates under ORS 250.125 of each measure shall be printed after the list of
candidates. A measure referred by the Legislative Assembly shall be designated “Referred
to the People by the Legislative Assembly.” A state measure referred by
petition shall be designated “Referendum Order by Petition of the People.” A
state measure proposed by initiative petition shall be designated “Proposed by
Initiative Petition.”

(8) The ballot
shall be printed to give the elector a clear opportunity to designate the
elector’s choice for candidates and approval or rejection of measures
submitted. If a voting machine is not used, the elector shall indicate a
preference by making a cross or check mark inside a voting square corresponding
to the candidate or answer for which the elector wishes to vote. A voting
square may be printed on the blank, write-in vote spaces. However, the elector
is not required to place a mark in the voting square corresponding to a name
written in a blank space. Words shall be printed on the ballot to aid the
elector, such as “Vote for one,” “Vote for three,” and regarding measures, “Yes”
and “No.” [1979 c.190 §238; 1983 c.253 §2; 1991 c.719 §27; 1991 c.971 §13; 1993
c.493 §39; 1993 c.713 §48; 1995 c.607 §80; 1999 c.410 §47; 2007 c.154 §26]

254.150 [Amended by 1979 c.316 §14;
repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]