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Adoption of Updated State Initiative & Referendum Manual under OAR 165-014-0005

PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

CHAPTER 165

SECRETARY OF STATE, ELECTIONS DIVISION

FILING CAPTION: Adopts revisions to the State Initiative and Referendum Manual.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  07/06/2018

AGENCY APPROVED DATE:  07/06/2018

CONTACT:

Michelle Teed

503-986-1518

elections.sos@oregon.gov

Public Service Building

255 Capitol St., Suite 501

Salem,OR 97310

AMEND: 165-014-0005

RULE TITLE: Designating the Initiative, Referendum and Recall Manuals and Forms

RULE SUMMARY: Adopts the revised State Initiative and Referendum Manual, dated July 1, 2018. The adoption of the proposed revisions was noticed on May 16, 2018.

RULE TEXT:

(1) The Secretary of State designates the State Initiative and Referendum Manual revised 07/01/2018 and associated forms as the procedures and forms to be used for the state initiative and referendum process.

(2) The Secretary of State designates the Recall Manual revised 01/2018 and associated forms as the procedures and forms to be used for the recall process.

(3) The Secretary of State designates the County, City, and District Initiative and Referendum Manual revised 01/2018 and associated forms as the procedures, except where state law permits the procedure to be otherwise under local charter or ordinance, and forms to be used for the local initiative and referendum process.

(4) The Secretary of State designates the County, City and District Referral Manual revised 01/2018 and associated forms as the procedures, except where state law permits the procedure to be otherwise under local charter or ordinance, and forms to be used for the local referral process.

(5) The Secretary of State designates the Circulator Training Manual revised 01/2018 and associated forms as the curriculum, procedures and forms to be used to register as required under ORS 250.048 by a person who will be paid to gather signatures on a state initiative, referendum or recall petition.

(6) For purposes of subsection (5) of this rule, initiative is meant to include each phase of the petition's signature gathering effort including the sponsorship phase, the primary signature gathering effort and any supplemental signature gathering efforts.

[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]

STATUTORY/OTHER AUTHORITY: ORS 246.025, 246.150, 249.009, ORS 250.015, 250.029, 250.031, 250.045, 250.048, 250.052, 250.067, 250.105, 250.141, 250.165, 251.260, 251.325, 254.108, 255.069, 255.075, 255.135, 260.262, 260.345, 260.200, 250.215, 250.265, 250.315, 251.255

STATUTES/OTHER IMPLEMENTED: ORS 250.015, 250.045, 250.048, 250.052, 250.067, 250.085, 250.105, 250.165, 250.168, 250.175, 255.135, 255.140, 255.145, 255.155, 255.165, 255.175, 255.215, 250.185, 250.195, 250.205, 250.265, 250.270, 250.275, 250.285, 250.296, 250.305, 250.315, 250.325

 The updated Manual can be found on the Elections Division website at: 

https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/stateIR.pdf