Oregon Statutes 247.290 – Registration update requirement; procedure; exceptions
(1) An elector shall update a registration if:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 247.290
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 247.002
- Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 247.002
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) The residence address of the elector is changed for any reason within the county in which the elector is registered, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section;
(b) The elector desires to change or adopt a political party affiliation;
(c) The mailing address of the elector is changed, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section; or
(d) The name of the elector is changed, except as provided in ORS § 254.411.
(2) A registration may be updated by an elector in the same manner as an original registration or by the county clerk as provided in this chapter.
(3) An elector need not update a registration if:
(a) The United States Postal Service or a city or county changes the residence or mailing address of the elector and the residence of the elector has not been relocated; or
(b) The registration of the elector has been updated by the county clerk under ORS § 247.292 or 247.296. [1957 c.608 § 43; 1961 c.115 § 1; 1965 c.583 § 1; 1971 c.241 § 2; 1975 c.678 § 18; 1979 c.190 § 52; 1981 c.173 § 13; 1985 c.471 § 4; 1987 c.733 § 5; 1989 c.20 § 4; 1993 c.493 § 1; 1993 c.713 16,16a; 1995 c.742 § 6; 1999 c.318 § 1; 1999 c.410 § 12; 2007 c.154 § 6]