Oregon Statutes § 255.085 Notice of district election on issuance of bonds or on other measure
Statute Text
(1)
(a)
Not later than the 61st day before a district election on a measure, the district elections authority shall deliver to the elections officer a notice stating the date of the election and a ballot title. The district elections authority shall prepare the ballot title for a measure referred by the authority with the assistance of the district attorney for the county of the elections officer or an attorney employed by the district elections authority. The district elections authority shall include the ballot title for the measure at the time the measure is submitted to the elections officer.
(b)
For each local option tax measure or general obligation bond measure placed on the ballot by a municipal corporation, the elections officer shall file a copy of the notice delivered under paragraph (a) of this subsection with the Secretary of State in the manner set forth in ORS
294.474
.
(2)
A notice of measure election and receipt of ballot title called to approve the issuance of bonds shall include:
(a)
The purpose for which the bonds are to be used;
(b)
The amount and the term of the bonds;
(c)
The kind of bonds proposed to be issued;
(d)
If the bond election is authorized by ORS
450.900
, the additional notice requirements in ORS
450.905
; and
(e)
The ballot title for the measure.
(3)
(a)
In the case of a measure submitted by initiative or referendum petition, the elections officer shall publish the notice of measure election and receipt of ballot title in the next available edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the district after the deadline for filing the notice.
(b)
In the case of a measure referred by the district elections authority, the elections officer shall publish the notice of measure election and receipt of ballot title in the next available edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the district after the notice of election is filed.
(c)
In addition to publishing the notice of measure election and receipt of ballot title as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, the elections officer may publish the notice of measure election and receipt of ballot title on the county's website for a minimum of seven days.
History
Amended by 2021 Ch. 551 , § 26 , eff. 1/1/2022 .
Amended by 2017 Ch. 552 , § 6 , eff. 1/1/2018 .
Formerly 259.090 ; 1981 c.173 §32; 1981 c.391 §11; 1983 c.379 §2; 1985 c.808 §42; 1987 c.707 §23; 1989 c.923 §14; 1991 c.71 §10; 1991 c.107 §12; 1993 c.493 §46; 1993 c.713 §59; 1995 c.712 §120; 2011 c. 607 , § 11
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