Oregon Law
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248.002Definitions 248.004Powers of political parties; liability of political parties and of officers, employees and members of political parties 248.005Parties to insure widest and fairest representation of members 248.006Qualification and maintenance of status as major political party; loss of status as major political party; calculation of number of party members 248.007Organization of major political parties; applicability of ORS 248.012 to 248.315; election of precinct committeepersons; notice to Secretary of State; use of primary election 248.008Qualification as minor political party; party member registration requirement; eligibility to nominate candidates; maintenance of status as minor political party; loss of status as minor party 248.009Process for nominating candidates by minor political party; notice to filing officer; notice of nominating convention 248.010[Amended by 1957 c.608 §49; 1965 c.407 §1; 1975 c.779 §4; 1979 c.190 §71; 1983 c.514 §5; repealed by 2019 c.675 §33] 248.011Enforcement of ORS 248.005 or political party rules 248.012Notice of committee meetings required 248.015Precinct committeepersons; qualifications; election; vote required; term 248.017Eligibility for candidacy for office of precinct committeeperson 248.018[1973 c.827 §24b; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 248.019Write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson; process 248.020[Amended by 1957 c.608 §50; repealed by 1965 c.407 §18] 248.021Nomination of separate elector as precinct committeeperson 248.023Certificates of election; acceptance of office; list of precinct committeepersons; offices declared vacant when no committeeperson elected 248.024Resignation or ineligibility of precinct committeeperson 248.025[1965 c.407 §6; 1979 c.190 §79; renumbered 248.031] 248.026Selection of precinct committeeperson to fill vacancy; effective date of selection; term; powers 248.027Committeeperson to continue on central committee despite change in precinct 248.029Recall of committeeperson; procedure; cost 248.030[Amended by 1957 c.608 §51; repealed by 1965 c.407 §18] 248.031Precinct committeepersons as county central committee; status and functions of committee 248.033Organizational meeting; notice 248.035Transfer of property; election of officers; notice of election; eligibility to vote 248.040[Repealed by 1965 c.407 §18] 248.043Procedure if meeting not called; filling vacancies when no precinct committeeperson elected; term of appointee; notice to county clerk 248.045Proxies prohibited; bylaws or rules; executive committee functions; voting privileges 248.047[1965 c.407 §11; 1967 c.540 §1; 1975 c.779 §8; 1979 c.190 §75; renumbered 248.024] 248.049[1967 c.540 §3(1),(2); repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 248.050[Repealed by 1965 c.407 §18] 248.053[1967 c.540 §4; 1979 c.190 §78; renumbered 248.029] 248.055[1965 c.407 §12; 1967 c.540 §2; 1975 c.779 §9; 1979 c.190 §76; renumbered 248.026] 248.057[1967 c.124 §2; 1979 c.190 §77; renumbered 248.027] 248.060[Amended by 1957 c.608 §52; repealed by 1965 c.407 §18] 248.070[Amended by 1957 c.608 §53; 1961 c.94 §1; repealed by 1965 c.407 §18] 248.071[1965 s.s. c.1 §3 (enacted as 248.070); repealed by 1967 c.227 §1] 248.072Authority of state central committee 248.075State central committee; organizational meeting; notice 248.080[Amended by 1957 c.608 §54; repealed by 1965 c.407 §18] 248.085Transfer of property; election of officers; bylaws or rules; executive committee functions 248.090[Amended by 1957 c.608 §55; 1965 s.s. c.1 §4; 1971 c.627 §1; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.095[1989 c.986 §4; repealed by 1993 c.797 §33] 248.100[Amended by 1965 c.407 §15; 1975 c.779 §12; 1979 c.190 §71; renumbered 248.012] 248.110[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 248.120[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 248.130[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 248.140[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 248.150[Amended by 1957 c.608 §56; 1965 c.320 §1; repealed by 1967 c.227 §1] 248.160[Amended by 1957 c.608 §57; 1975 c.779 §12a; 1979 c.190 §87; repealed by 1983 c.567 §22] 248.170[1973 c.773 §8; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.175[1973 c.773 §9; renumbered 171.062] 248.180[1973 c.773 §10; renumbered 171.064] 248.210[1961 c.667 §2; 1965 c.407 §16; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.220[1961 c.667 §3; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.310[Amended by 1957 c.608 §58; 1975 c.779 §13; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 248.315Selection of delegates to national convention 248.320[Amended by 1957 c.608 §59; 1969 c.603 §1; subsections (2), (3), (4) enacted as 1969 c.603 §4; 1971 c.685 §1; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.325[1971 c.590 §2; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.330[Amended by 1957 c.608 §60; 1969 c.603 §2; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.340[Amended by 1957 c.608 §61; renumbered 248.355] 248.350[Amended by 1957 c.608 §62; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.352[1965 c.526 §§2,3,5; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.354[1965 c.526 §4; repealed by 1975 c.779 §28] 248.355Selection of presidential electors; candidate’s pledge 248.360Election and number of presidential electors to be elected; names of presidential electors not printed on ballot 248.370Convening of electors; vacancies; duties 248.380Electors’ mileage expenses 248.990[1965 c.407 §17; 1975 c.779 §14; 1979 c.190 §93; repealed by 1987 c.718 §5]

Chapter 248 — Political Parties; Presidential Electors

ORS 248.005 Parties to insure widest and fairest representation of members

Each political party by rule shall insure the widest and fairest representation of party members in the party organization and activities. Rules shall be adopted by procedures that assure the fair and open participation of all interested party members.

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