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Permanent Administrative Order ELECT 6-2020

The Elections Division is providing this notice of amendment to OAR 165-014-0005.  The official notice is below, and the filed materials can be found on our website at:  https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/rulemaking.aspx

PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

CHAPTER 165 SECRETARY OF STATE

FILED 03/17/2020 1:25 PM

ARCHIVES DIVISION SECRETARY OF STATE & LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL ELECTIONS DIVISION

FILING CAPTION: Adopts revisions to the manuals on initiatives and referendums, recalls, referrals and circulator training.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/17/2020 AGENCY APPROVED DATE: 03/17/2020

CONTACT: Michelle Teed 503-986-1518 elections.sos@oregon.gov 255 Capitol St NE Suite 501 Salem, OR 97310 Filed By: Candy Mifsud Rules Coordinator

AMEND: 165-014-0005

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

NOTICE FILED DATE: 01/22/2020

RULE SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment adopts current revisions to the State Initiative and Referendum, Recall, County, City, and District Initiative and Referendum, County, City, and District Referral and Circulator Training Manuals.

RULE TEXT:

(1) The Secretary of State designates the State Initiative and Referendum Manual revised 03/2020 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 03/2020 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 03/2020 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 03/2020 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 03/2020 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.

STATUTORY/OTHER AUTHORITY: ORS 246.150, 249.009, ORS 250.015, 250.029, 250.031, 250.045, 250.048, 250.052, 250.067, 250.105, 250.165, 254.108, 255.135, 260.262, 260.200, 250.205, 250.215, 250.265, 250.315, 260.118

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