Chapter 234 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

SB 858

Relating to voters’ pamphlets; amending ORS 251.125 and 251.335.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 251.125 is amended to read:

251.125. [On] At the bottom of each allotted space of the voters’ pamphlet containing a portrait or statement filed by a candidate, political party or assembly of electors, the Secretary of State shall [indicate] include:

(1) A statement identifying the person who furnished the portrait or statement[.]; and

(2) A disclaimer in boldfaced type in substantially the following form:

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The above information has not been verified for accuracy by the State of Oregon.

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SECTION 2. ORS 251.335 is amended to read:

251.335. (1) As used in this section, “district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 255.012.

[(1)] (2) Not later than the date specified by the Secretary of State, any candidate for nomination or election to county, city or special district office within the county, or an agent of the candidate, may file with the county clerk of a county that prepares a county voters’ pamphlet a portrait of the candidate and a typewritten statement of the reasons the candidate should be elected. The portrait and statement must comply with the applicable rules of the Secretary of State.

[(2)] (3) The county clerk may not accept the filing of a statement or portrait of any candidate unless the filing is accompanied by the appropriate fee described in ORS 251.325.

[(3) As used in this section, “district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 255.012.]

(4) At the bottom of each allotted space of the county voters’ pamphlet containing a portrait and statement filed by a candidate, the county clerk shall include:

(a) A statement identifying the person who furnished the portrait and statement; and

(b) A disclaimer in boldfaced type in substantially the following form:

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The above information has not been verified for accuracy by the county.

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Approved by the Governor June 14, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 15, 2005

Effective date January 1, 2006

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