(1) In each election, an elector has the right to cast the elector’s ballot in a confidential manner, with no other person knowing how the elector voted in the election.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 254.400

  • ballot: includes material posted in a voting compartment or delivered to an elector by mail. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
  • County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
  • Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 254.005
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2)(a) The Secretary of State or county clerk may not disclose as a public record under ORS § 192.311 to 192.478 any information that would reveal how a particular elector voted in an election.

(b) As used in this subsection, ‘information’ may be defined by the secretary by rule. [2023 c.600 § 3]

 

[Formerly 250.655; 1995 c.607 § 40; repealed by 2007 c.154 § 67]

 

[1989 c.666 § 2; repealed by 1993 c.713 § 43]