(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS § 254.470:

(a) A county clerk may apply to the Secretary of State for approval of any procedure to be used in lieu of the secrecy envelope procedures described in ORS § 254.470; and

(b) Upon receiving an application under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the secretary may approve a procedure to be used in lieu of the secrecy envelope procedures described in ORS § 254.470 if the secretary determines that the procedure will provide substantially the same degree of secrecy as ORS § 254.470.

(2) A procedure approved by the secretary under this section must comply with the prohibitions set forth in ORS § 254.470 (13). [1995 c.607 § 84; 2007 c.154 § 39; 2019 c.508 § 5; 2021 c.551 § 14; 2022 c.84 § 1]

[Amended by 1979 c.190 § 139; renumbered 249.880]

[1999 c.410 § 40; 2003 c.14 § 121; repealed by 2007 c.154 § 67]