Oregon Statutes 255.155 – Procedure for elector dissatisfied with title of district measure
(1) Any elector dissatisfied with a ballot title filed with the elections officer by the district attorney or district elections authority may petition the circuit court of the judicial district in which the administrative office of the district is located seeking a different title and stating the reasons the title filed with the court is insufficient, not concise or unfair. The petition shall name as respondent the district attorney or district elections authority, depending on who prepared the ballot title, and must be filed not later than the seventh business day after the title is filed with the elections officer. The court shall review the title and measure to be initiated or referred, hear arguments, if any, and certify to the elections officer a title for the measure which meets the requirements of ORS § 250.035.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 255.155
- County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 255.005
- District elections authority: means the county court or board of county commissioners, district board or other body or officer authorized or required to call a district election. See Oregon Statutes 255.005
- Elections officer: means the:
(a) County clerk of the county in which the administrative office of the district is located regarding a measure, or a candidate for an office, to be voted on in a district located in more than one county. See Oregon Statutes 255.005
- Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 255.005
- Measure: includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:
(a) A proposed law. See Oregon Statutes 255.005
(2) An elector filing a petition under this section shall notify the county clerk in writing that the petition has been filed. The notice shall be given not later than 5 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed.
(3) The review by the circuit court shall be the first and final review, and shall be conducted expeditiously to insure the orderly and timely circulation of petitions or conduct of the election at which the measure is to be submitted to the electors. [1979 c.190 § 294; 1983 c.514 § 13a; 1987 c.707 § 21; 1989 c.503 § 16; 1993 c.493 § 99; 1995 c.534 § 5]