Oregon Statutes 253.545 – County clerk duties upon receipt of application; application as registration
(1) Upon receipt of an application made under ORS § 253.540, the county clerk, without regard to whether the applicant is an elector of the county, shall mail the materials prescribed in ORS § 253.065 to the applicant.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 253.545
- Clerk: means the county clerk. See Oregon Statutes 253.005
- County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 253.005
- Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 253.005
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS Chapter 247, the completed and signed application submitted under ORS § 253.540 shall constitute a valid registration for the applicant.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the county clerk receives an application from a military or overseas elector after the fifth day before an election, the county clerk need not mail the ballot for that election but may deliver the ballot by making it available in the office of the clerk. [1979 c.190 § 221; 1981 c.485 § 2; 1993 c.493 § 27; 2013 c.520 § 9]