Permanent Administrative Order
OAR 165-014-0005
Designating the State and Local Initiative, Referendum, Referral and Recall Manuals and Forms
The Elections Division hereby provides notice of a permanent administrative order for OAR 165-014-0005. Prior to the effective date of the administrative rule, the Elections Division held a public hearing and accepted public comments.
FILING CAPTION: Amends the manuals on initiatives and referendums, referrals, recalls and circulator training.
RULE SUMMARY: The changes to this rule and the associated manuals and forms implement Senate Bill 166 (2023). Senate Bill 166 (2023) changes the filing officer for certain judicial candidates from the Secretary of State to county elections officials. Additional amendments to this rule and the associated manuals and forms were made throughout the manuals to update filing deadlines and provide clarity for the various procedures and requirements laid out in the State Initiative and Referendum, Recall, County, City, and District Initiative and Referendum, County, City, and District Referral and Circulator Training Manuals including procedures related to petitions. Changes time the Elections Division may take to conduct signature verification on sponsorship petitions when two or more petitions are filed for verification within 10 business days of one another. Changes the time local elections officials may take to conduct signature verification for local initiatives and referendum petitions to 30 days.
RULE TEXT: The rule text and the associated manuals may be found at this link. The manuals are also available on the Elections Division's website.
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