AN ACT
SB 825
Relating to ballot measure
numbers; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 250.115 and 254.108.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 250.115 is amended to read:
250.115. (1) The Secretary of State shall number the
measures to be voted on in the state at large consecutively[, beginning with number one, and not
repeating any number in any subsequent election until the number of measures
reaches 99. When the number of measures reaches 99, the numbering sequence
shall recommence with the number 1 at the next election at which a state
measure is voted on] and shall not
repeat any number in any subsequent election. For each election, the numbers
assigned shall begin with the number after the last number assigned under this
section at the previous election. The measures shall be assigned numbers in
the order in which the measures are filed with the secretary.
(2) The Secretary of State shall number state measures not
referred to under subsection (1) of this section consecutively, beginning with
the number after the last number assigned under subsection (1) of this section,
in the order in which the measures are filed with the secretary.
SECTION 2.
ORS 254.108 is amended to read:
254.108. (1) The county clerk shall number county, city and
district measures consecutively[,
beginning with number 1, and not repeating any number in any subsequent
election until the number of measures reaches 99. When the number of measures
reaches 99, the numbering sequence shall recommence with the number 1 at the
next election at which a county, city or district measure is voted on] and shall not repeat any number in any
subsequent election. For each election, the numbers assigned shall begin with
the number after the last number assigned under this section at the previous
election. The measures shall be assigned numbers in the order in which the
measures are filed with the clerk and in a manner that will not confuse county,
city or district measures with state measures. The number assigned to each
county, city and district measure shall be preceded by a unique county prefix
number. The Secretary of State by rule shall assign a prefix number to each
county for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
(2) If a district or city is located in more than one
county, the district elections officer under ORS 255.005 or the county clerk
under ORS 254.095 shall immediately certify a district or city measure to the
county clerk of any other county in which the district or city is located.
SECTION 3.
The first number assigned to a measure
under ORS 250.115, as amended by section 1 of this 2001 Act, shall be the
number after the last number assigned to a measure under ORS 250.115 (1999
Edition) prior to the effective date of this 2001 Act.
SECTION 4.
The first number assigned to a measure
under ORS 254.108, as amended by section 2 of this 2001 Act, shall be the
number after the last number assigned to a measure under ORS 254.108 (1999
Edition) prior to the effective date of this 2001 Act.
Approved by the Governor May
30, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State May 30, 2001
Effective date January 1,
2002
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