§ ORS § 255.075Publication of notice of district election to elect district board or district school board; notice by mail; rules

(1) When a district election is to be held for the purpose of electing members
of the district board, the elections officer shall publish a notice stating the
date of the election, the board positions to be voted upon and the latest date
on which candidates for election as board members may file petitions for
nomination or declarations of candidacy. The elections officer shall deliver
the notice to be printed to a newspaper of general circulation in the district
not later than the 40th day before the last day for filing a petition for
nomination or declaration of candidacy. The notice shall be printed once in the
next available edition of the newspaper after the deadline for filing the
notice.

(2)(a) In lieu of
or in addition to publication of notice described in subsection (1) of this
section, the elections officer may give notice by:

(A) Publishing
the notice on the county’s website for a minimum of seven days; or

(B) Mailing the
notice to each elector of the district.

(b) The notice
given under this subsection shall be made not later than the 40th day before
the last day for filing a petition for nomination or declaration of candidacy.

(c) Notice given
by mail under paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection shall have postage prepaid
and shall be considered given when mailed. Proof of mailing shall be by
affidavit of the district elections officer who mailed the notice. The
affidavit shall state the time and place the notice was mailed.

(3) The Secretary
of State by rule shall establish the procedures that the elections officer
shall follow in maintaining adequate records for preparation of the notice
described in subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 259.080; 1981 c.639 §6;
1983 c.379 §1; 1985 c.808 §41; 2011 c.607 §10; 2021 c.473 §5]

255.080 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]