§ ORS § 255.235Nomination of candidates for election to district boards; withdrawal

Except as provided in ORS 255.400
to 255.424:

(1) A candidate
for election as a member of a district board shall be nominated by filing with
the elections officer either:

(a) A petition
for nomination signed by at least 25 electors, or 10 percent of the electors,
residing in the election district for the office, whichever number is less; or

(b) A declaration
of candidacy accompanied by a filing fee of $10.

(2) A petition
for nomination or a declaration of candidacy shall be filed with the elections
officer not sooner than the 40th day before the deadline specified in paragraph
(a) or (b) of this subsection and:

(a) Not later
than the 61st day before the date of the district election if the election is a
regular district election or the first election at which members of the
district board are elected.

(b) Not later
than the 70th day before the date of the district election if the election is
held on the date of a primary election or general election.

(3) A nominating
petition or declaration of candidacy shall contain the information specified in
ORS 249.031.

(4) The Secretary
of State shall ensure that the templates for a nominating petition or
declaration of candidacy provide the candidate with the option to:

(a) Provide the
candidate’s race and ethnicity; and

(b) Limit the
public accessibility of the candidate’s residence address in the manner set
forth in ORS 249.021.

(5) In a district
in which a position or zone number is assigned to each office on the district
board, each petition for nomination or declaration of candidacy for election to
the district board shall state the position or zone number of the office to which
the candidate seeks election.

(6) The
provisions of ORS 249.009 (1)(b) and 249.061 do not apply to nominating
petitions filed under this section.

(7) A nominee for
election to the district board may withdraw the nomination not later than 5
p.m. of the last day specified for filing a petition or declaration under this
section by filing with the elections officer a written withdrawal of candidacy.
The withdrawal shall be signed by the nominee and state the reasons for
withdrawal. [Formerly 259.070; 1981 c.173 §34; 1983 c.350 §77; 1983 c.567 §17;
1985 c.808 §46; 1989 c.503 §17; 1989 c.923 §15; 1991 c.107 §15; 1995 c.607 §50;
1995 c.712 §70; 2013 c.1 §23; 2019 c.449 §9; 2023 c.528 §5]



255.240 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]



255.241 [1957 c.608 §200; 1961 c.532 §2;
1969 c.83 §2; 1971 c.94 §5; 1975 c.766 §13; 1977 c.364 §2; repealed by 1979
c.190 §431]