Chapter 232 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

SB 330

Relating to voters’ pamphlet; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 251.185.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 251.185 is amended to read:

          251.185. (1) The Secretary of State shall have printed in the voters’ pamphlet for a general election or any special election a copy of the title and text of each state measure to be submitted to the people at the election for which the pamphlet was prepared. The pamphlet must include the procedures for filing a complaint under ORS 260.345. Each measure shall be printed in the pamphlet with:

          (a) The number and ballot title of the measure;

          (b) The financial estimates and any statement prepared for the measure under ORS 250.125;

          (c) The explanatory statement prepared for the measure; and

          (d) Arguments relating to the measure and filed with the Secretary of State.

          (2) A county measure or measure of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, and ballot title, explanatory statement and arguments relating to the measure, filed by the county or metropolitan service district under ORS 251.285 shall be included in the voters’ pamphlet described in subsection (1) of this section if required under ORS 251.067.

SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 251.185 by section 1 of this 2009 Act apply to voters’ pamphlets distributed on or after the effective date of this 2009 Act.

Approved by the Governor June 4, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 4, 2009

Effective date January 1, 2010

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