75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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                         House Bill 2657
 
Sponsored by Representative BAILEY
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Increases filing fee for candidates for office of state Senator
and state Representative. Provides that nominating petition for
office of state Senator or state Representative contain at least
250 signatures or number of signatures at least equal to two
percent of votes cast in electoral district for candidates,
whichever is less.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to candidates; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
  249.056 and 249.068.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 249.056 is amended to read:
  249.056. (1) At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy a
candidate for the following offices shall pay to the officer with
whom the declaration is filed the following fee:
  (a) United States Senator, $150.
  (b) Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney
General, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Representative in Congress,
judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals or Oregon Tax Court,
or executive officer or auditor of a metropolitan service
district, $100.
  (c) County office, district attorney or circuit court judge,
$50.
  (d)   { - State Senator or Representative or - }  Councilor of
a metropolitan service district under ORS chapter 268, $25.
   { +  (e) State Senator or state Representative, $250. + }
  (2) No filing fee shall be required of persons filing a
declaration of candidacy for precinct committeeperson or justice
of the peace.
  SECTION 2. ORS 249.068 is amended to read:
  249.068. (1) Except as otherwise provided for a candidate for
nonpartisan office in ORS 249.072:
  (a) A nominating petition for an office to be voted for in the
state at large or for a candidate for Representative in Congress
shall contain signatures of members of the same major political
party as the candidate. Except as provided in this subsection,
there shall be at least 1,000 signatures or the number of
signatures at least equal to two percent of the vote cast in the
state or congressional district, as the case may be, for the
 
candidates of that major political party for presidential
electors at the last presidential election, whichever is less;
  (b) For an election next following any change in the boundaries
of a congressional district, there shall be at least 1,000
signatures or the number of signatures at least equal to two
percent of the average number of votes cast in all congressional
districts in this state, as the case may be, for the candidates
of that major political party for presidential electors at the
last presidential election, whichever is less;
  (c) In the case of a candidate nominated by a major political
party that did not nominate presidential electors at the last
presidential election, there shall be at least 1,000 signatures;
and
  (d) If the office is one to be voted for in the state at large,
the signatures shall include those of electors registered in at
least five percent of the precincts in each of at least seven
counties. If the office is one to be voted for in a congressional
district the signatures shall include those of electors
registered in at least five percent of the precincts in each of
at least one-fourth of the counties in the congressional
district.
   { +  (2) In the case of candidates for the office of state
Senator or state Representative:
  (a) A nominating petition for the office of state Senator or
state Representative shall contain the signatures of electors who
are members of the same major political party as the candidate.
There shall be at least 250 signatures or the number of
signatures at least equal to two percent of the votes cast in the
electoral district for the candidates of that major political
party for presidential electors at the last presidential
election, whichever is less;
  (b) In the case of major political party candidates for the
office of state Senator or state Representative, for an election
next following any change in the boundaries of the districts of
state Senators or state Representatives under section 6, Article
IV of the Oregon Constitution, there shall be at least 250
signatures or the number of signatures at least equal to two
percent of the average number of votes cast in all state
senatorial or state representative districts in this state, as
the case may be, for the candidates of that major political party
for presidential electors at the last presidential election,
whichever is less;
  (c) In the case of a candidate nominated by a major political
party that did not nominate presidential electors at the last
presidential election, there shall be at least 250 signatures;
  (d) If the office under this subsection is to be voted for in
more than one county, the signatures shall include those of
electors registered in at least six percent of the precincts in
the electoral district that are located in each of two or more of
the counties, or portions of the counties, within which the
electoral district is located. If six percent of the precincts of
the electoral district in one of the counties or portion thereof
does not constitute a whole precinct, the nominating petition
shall contain signatures from at least one precinct in that
county; and
  (e) If the office is to be voted for in only one county or in a
city, the signatures shall include those of electors registered
in at least 10 percent of the precincts in the electoral
district. + }
    { - (2) - }  { +  (3) + } Except as otherwise provided in
this section or for a candidate for nonpartisan office in ORS
249.072:
  (a) A nominating petition for an office not provided for in
subsection (1) { +  or (2) + } of this section shall contain the
signatures of electors who are members of the same major
political party as the candidate. There shall be at least 500
signatures or the number of signatures at least equal to two
percent of the vote in the electoral district for the candidates
of that major political party for presidential electors at the
last presidential election, whichever is less;
    { - (b) In the case of major political party candidates for
the office of state Senator or state Representative, for an
election next following any change in the boundaries of the
districts of state Senators or state Representatives under
section 6, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, there shall be
at least 500 signatures or the number of signatures at least
equal to two percent of the average number of votes cast in all
state senatorial or state representative districts in this state,
as the case may be, for the candidates of that major political
party for presidential electors at the last presidential
election, whichever is less; - }
    { - (c) - }  { +  (b) + } In the case of a candidate
nominated by a major political party that did not nominate
presidential electors at the last presidential election, there
shall be at least 500 signatures;
    { - (d) - }  { +  (c) + } If the office under this subsection
is to be voted for in more than one county, the signatures shall
include those of electors registered in at least six percent of
the precincts in the electoral district that are located in each
of two or more of the counties, or portions of the counties,
within which the electoral district is located. If six percent of
the precincts of the electoral district in one of the counties or
portion thereof does not constitute a whole precinct, the
nominating petition shall contain signatures from at least one
precinct in that county; and
    { - (e) - }  { +  (d) + } If the office is to be voted for in
only one county or in a city, the signatures shall include those
of electors registered in at least 10 percent of the precincts in
the electoral district.
  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 249.056 and 249.068 by
sections 1 and 2 of this 2009 Act apply to declarations of
candidacy and nominating petitions for elections to the offices
of state Senator and state Representative occurring on or after
the effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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