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- Candidate: means a candidate for nomination or election to any elective office. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Full recount: means a recount of all the precincts in which votes were cast for the nomination or office for which a candidate received a vote or on any measure that appeared on the ballot. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
- 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 258.006
- Partial recount: means a recount conducted in a number of precincts equal to the greater of:
(a) Five percent of the precincts in which votes were cast for the nomination or office for which a candidate received a vote or on any measure that appeared on the ballot; or
(b) Three specified precincts in which votes were cast for the nomination or office for which a candidate received a vote or on any measure that appeared on the ballot. See Oregon Statutes 258.006
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100