§ ORS § 254.555Duties of Secretary of State after election; Governor’s proclamation

(1) Except as provided in ORS
254.548 or as necessary to comply with federal law concerning the issuance of a
certificate of ascertainment of presidential electors, not later than the 37th
day after any election, the Secretary of State, regarding offices for which the
secretary receives filings for nomination, shall:

(a) Canvass the
votes for the offices, except the office of Governor after the general
election.

(b) Enter in a
register of nominations after the primary election the name and, if applicable,
major political party of each candidate nominated, the office for which the
candidate is nominated and the date of entry.

(c) Prepare and
deliver a certificate of nomination or election to each candidate having the
most votes for nomination for or election to the office. The Secretary of State
shall sign the certificate under the seal of the state.

(d) Issue a
proclamation declaring the election of candidates to the offices.

(2) Not later
than the 30th day after the election:

(a) The Secretary
of State, regarding measures for which the secretary is the filing officer,
shall canvass the votes for each measure.

(b) The Governor
shall issue a proclamation giving the number of votes cast for or against each
such measure, and declaring the approved measures as the law on the effective
date of the measure. If two or more approved measures contain conflicting
provisions, the Governor shall proclaim which is paramount. [1979 c.190 §277;
1987 c.267 §53; 1995 c.712 §67; 1997 c.249 §76; 1999 c.999 §56; 2005 c.157 §3;
2011 c.9 §32; 2021 c.551 §7; 2023 c.600 §24; 2024 c.56 §6]



254.560 [Repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]