EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

ORS § 251.067 establishes a framework for including candidate information and ballot measures in voter pamphlets (state and county), but it addresses conditional inclusion and allocation mechanisms rather than establishing the baseline statutory requirement itself. The section presupposes the existence of pamphlets by referencing ORS 251.065, 251.305-251.435, and 251.285, but does not independently codify the requirement to publish them, their content requirements, or distribution rules. To fully satisfy INFO.1, one would need to examine those cross-referenced statutes to determine whether they contain the foundational requirement for pamphlet publication with enumerated content and distribution specifications. This section alone specifies when candidates and measures appear in which pamphlet (state vs. county), but not why pamphlets must exist or what core content must be included.

ORS § 251.167 clearly establishes statutorily-codified triggers for multilingual voter materials (voters' pamphlets). The statute specifies a concrete population threshold of 300 or more speakers for mandatory translation into identified languages, identifies the languages themselves through a data-driven methodology (American Community Survey, Population Research Center estimates), requires updates every five years, mandates translations into the five most commonly spoken state languages and the ten most commonly spoken county languages, and includes a fallback provision for counties with no language reaching the 300-speaker threshold (translation into the single most commonly spoken non-English language). These triggers are binding on the Secretary of State and are enumerated with specificity regarding both population criteria and language-minority identification mechanisms.

ORS 251.430 addresses public access to candidate-filed materials, but only establishes a DELAY in access (temporary exemption until the fourth business day after filing deadline), not affirmative public accessibility requirements. The statute creates a procedural timeline for when exemptions lapse, confirming that access eventually occurs, but does not codify affirmative duties to make candidate filings publicly accessible, nor does it address nominating petitions or eligibility certifications specifically—only materials 'for inclusion in a county voters' pamphlet.' The criterion requires statute to affirmatively require public accessibility of candidate-filing documents within a defined time. This section implicitly assumes eventual public access (by lifting the exemption) but does not affirmatively mandate or detail how candidate filings must be made publicly accessible or establish substantive access procedures.

ORS 254.165 establishes a codified procedure for handling candidate disqualifications or withdrawals, including ballot adjustment requirements and a notification requirement to the Secretary of State. However, the statute does NOT codify a public-notice procedure. The law requires internal notification to the Secretary of State but does not enumerate specific requirements for notifying the general public or voters about the ballot change. The statute addresses ballot printing mechanics and government-to-government notification, but not the public-notice component that would fully satisfy CAND.2, which asks whether 'public-notice procedure' is codified. A complete answer would require statutory language specifying voter notification methods, timing, and content regarding the disqualification or withdrawal.

ORS 247.281 does establish notification requirements with clear timing codified in statute (70-60 days before election). However, this section addresses notice to electors with inactive registration status, not general pre-election notification to all voters about election date, polling place, and registration deadline as the criterion asks. The content requirements focus on reactivation procedures, not standard election information. The statute does specify that the Secretary of State shall design a standard form, establishing procedural clarity for this specific notice type. While timing and content are defined, this is narrowly tailored to inactive voter reactivation rather than general voter election notification.