ORS 247.281 Notice to elector of inactive registration; contents

The county clerk shall mail a notice to each elector:

Whose registration is inactive as of the 75th day before the date of a primary election or general election;

Whose registration is considered inactive due to a nonmatching signature under ORS 254.431 or a name change under ORS 254.411; and

For whom the county clerk has a valid and current mailing address.

The notice sent under subsection (1) of this section must:

Inform the elector that the elector’s registration is currently inactive;

State the reason for the inactivation;

Contain information on how the elector can reactivate the elector’s registration; and

Be sent to the elector no earlier than 70 days and no later than 60 days before the election.

In addition to the notice required to be sent under subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk may mail a notice to each elector described in subsection (1)(b) of this section whose registration is inactive as of the 75th day before the date of an election other than a primary election or general election. Any notice the county clerk chooses to send under this subsection must comply with the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section.

The Secretary of State shall design a standard form to be used in all notifications sent by the county clerk under this section.