§ ORS § 255.416Ability of board of qualifying district to remedy violation; process

(1) The board of a qualifying
district that intends to change the electoral system of the qualifying district
in order to remedy a potential violation of ORS 255.405, or in order to comply
with a court order requiring the board of a qualifying district to remedy a
violation of ORS 255.405, shall, prior to voting on whether to adopt the
proposed new electoral system:

(a) Provide
public notice to residents of the qualifying district about the proposed remedy
to a violation or potential violation of ORS 255.405.

(b)(A) Hold at
least two public hearings over a period of not more than 60 calendar days in
which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of the
qualifying district or the board of the qualifying district. Before conducting
these hearings, the board of the qualifying district may conduct outreach to
the public, including to non-English-speaking communities, to explain the
proposed electoral system and encourage public participation.

(B) The public
hearings conducted under this paragraph must be conducted before a draft map or
draft maps of the proposed qualifying district boundaries is drawn.

(c) Make publicly
available:

(A) The draft map
or draft maps of the proposed qualifying district boundaries;

(B) The
methodology used to establish the draft map or draft maps of the qualifying
district boundaries; and

(C) The potential
sequence of elections if terms of office for members of the board of the
qualifying district are staggered.

(d) Hold at least
two public hearings over a period of not more than 60 calendar days in which
the public is invited to provide input regarding the content of the draft map
or draft maps and, if applicable, the proposed sequence of elections.

(e)(A) Make
publicly available the final version of the map or maps to be voted on by the
board of the qualifying district and the methodologies used to establish the
final version of the map or maps. The materials described in this subparagraph
must be made publicly available no later than seven days before the map or maps
will be considered by the board of the qualifying district.

(B) If a map made
publicly available under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is subsequently
altered, the revised map and methodologies used to establish the revised map
shall be made publicly available for at least seven days before the revised map
will be considered by the board of the qualifying district.

(2) If the board
of a qualifying district votes to change the electoral system of the qualifying
district under this section, the new electoral system:

(a) May not apply
to the first qualifying district election held after the vote by the board of a
qualifying district; and

(b) Shall apply
to qualifying district elections held after the election described in paragraph
(a) of this subsection.

(3) In carrying
out the actions described in subsection (1) of this section, the board of a
qualifying district shall consult with the county clerk that administers the
electoral system of the qualifying district and take into consideration any
recommendations made by the county clerk. [2019 c.449 §5]



255.418 [1975 c.766 §18; 1979 c.190 §197;
renumbered 251.275]



255.420 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]



255.421 [1957 c.608 §203; 1959 c.457 §5;
1961 c.49 §4; 1965 c.350 §1; repealed by 1973 c.712 §5 (255.422 enacted in lieu
of 255.421)]



255.422 [1973 c.712 §6 (enacted in lieu of
255.421); repealed by 1975 c.766 §29]