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250.005Definitions 250.010[Amended by 1957 c.608 §120; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.015Form of petition; numbering of signature sheets; rules 250.020[Amended by 1957 c.608 §121; 1961 c.121 §4; 1979 c.190 §232; 1979 c.519 §17; renumbered 254.085] 250.025Qualifications for signers of petition; removal of signatures 250.027Signature on petition subject to inspection as public record; copy of signature on petition 250.029Withdrawal of initiative or referendum petition; form 250.030[Amended by 1957 c.608 §122; 1961 c.121 §5; 1979 c.190 §233; 1979 c.317 §8a; 1979 c.519 §18a; renumbered 254.095] 250.031Rules for conduct of election under Article XI, section 11, of Oregon Constitution 250.035Form of ballot titles for state and local measures 250.036Form of ballot title for measure subject to Article XI, section 11 (8), of Oregon Constitution; exception 250.037Form of ballot title for measure requesting approval of certain bonds 250.038Form of ballot title for measure authorizing imposition or renewal of local option taxes or establishing permanent rate limitation 250.039[Formerly ORS 250.055; repealed by 1995 c.534 §19] 250.040[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.041Applicability of ORS 250.005 to 250.038 to counties and cities 250.042Effect of failure of petition circulator to certify signature sheet 250.043Acceptance of initiative or referendum petition without original signatures 250.044When actions challenging constitutionality of state measure must be filed in Marion County Circuit Court 250.045Prospective petition; signature requirement; cover and signature sheet requirements; rules 250.048Registration and training for paid petition circulators; requirements; effect of failure to register; criminal records check; registration of organizations that pay petition circulators; rules 250.050[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.052Official templates of cover and signature sheets; electronic template; rules 250.055[1979 c.675 §3; 1981 c.145 §1; renumbered 250.039] 250.060[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.062Identical draft ballot titles required for certain state measures 250.065Preparation of ballot titles for certain state measures 250.067Notice of draft ballot title; written comments; certification of title; correction of clerical errors; rules 250.070[Amended by 1957 c.608 §123; 1961 c.121 §6; 1979 c.190 §234; renumbered 254.107] 250.075Preparation of ballot titles by Legislative Assembly 250.080[Amended by 1979 c.190 §242; renumbered 254.185] 250.085Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of state measure; Supreme Court review of title 250.090[Amended by 1957 c.608 §124; 1979 c.190 §243; renumbered 254.195] 250.095State measures affecting a county or district 250.100[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.105Petition filing requirements; monthly filing; signature verification; rules 250.110[Amended by 1953 c.632 §6; 1957 c.608 §126; 1961 c.170 §2; subsection (7) enacted as 1967 c.26 §4; 1977 c.508 §6; 1979 c.190 §237; renumbered 254.135] 250.115Numbering of state measures 250.120[Amended by 1953 c.632 §6; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.121[1957 c.608 §130; 1961 c.68 §2; 1979 c.190 §244; renumbered 254.205] 250.125Estimate of financial impact of state measures; financial estimate committee; application to Native American or American Indian tribal governments; notice in voters’ pamphlet if no funding source identified 250.127Preparation and filing of estimates and statements of financial impact of state measure 250.130[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.131Court review of procedures under which estimates and statements of financial impact of state measure were prepared 250.135Retention of petition materials 250.137Citizens’ Initiative Review Commission; members; term of office; rules 250.139Citizen panels; composition; compensation; selection and review of certain state measures; moderators; rules 250.140[Amended by 1957 c.608 §127; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.141Citizen panel statements; preparation; inclusion in voters’ pamphlet; rules 250.143Evaluation of citizen panel procedures; findings and recommendations; appointment of certain commission members 250.145[1953 c.58 §1; 1955 c.52 §1; 1969 c.104 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.146[2011 c.365 §8; repealed by 2013 c.722 §13] 250.147Contributions to Citizens’ Initiative Review Commission; prohibitions; disclosure 250.149Determination of sufficient funds for commission and citizen panels 250.150[Amended by 1957 c.608 §128; 1961 c.74 §2; 1967 c.340 §2; 1979 c.190 §245; renumbered 254.215] 250.155Application of ORS 250.165 to 250.235 250.160[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.161[1957 c.608 §131; 1979 c.190 §240; renumbered 254.165] 250.165Prospective petition; cover and signature sheet requirements; circulation; filing deadline 250.168Determination of compliance with constitutional provisions; notice; appeal 250.170[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.175Preparation of ballot titles for certain county measures; correction of clerical errors; notice 250.180[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.185Preparation of ballot titles by county governing body 250.190[Amended by 1957 c.608 §132; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.195Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of county measure 250.200[Amended by 1957 c.608 §133; 1961 c.89 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.205Filing and signature requirements for nonhome rule counties 250.210[Amended by 1957 c.608 §134; 1979 c.519 §19; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.215Filing officer for county measure; filing requirements; signature verification 250.220[Amended by 1957 c.608 §135; 1961 c.89 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.221Date of election 250.225[1963 c.345 §§5,6; 1979 c.190 §269; 1979 c.519 §29a; renumbered 254.475] 250.226[1979 c.190 §160; repealed by 1987 c.724 §7] 250.230[Amended by 1957 c.608 §136; 1979 c.190 §227; 1979 c.317 §9; renumbered 254.035] 250.235Retention of petition materials 250.255Application of ORS 250.265 to 250.346 250.265Prospective petition; cover and signature sheet requirements; circulation; filing deadline 250.270Determination of compliance with constitutional provisions; notice; appeal 250.275Preparation of ballot titles for certain city measures; correction of clerical errors; notice 250.285Preparation of ballot titles by city governing body 250.290[Amended by 1965 s.s. c.1 §1; repealed by 1971 c.767 §1] 250.295[1971 c.767 §2; 1979 c.190 §395; renumbered 188.130] 250.296Procedure for elector dissatisfied with ballot title of city measure 250.300[Amended by 1979 c.190 §396; renumbered 188.310] 250.305Signature requirements 250.310[Amended by 1955 c.726 §1; 1957 c.608 §137; 1959 c.317 §3; 1961 c.114 §11; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.315Filing officer; filing requirements; signature verification 250.320[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.325Procedure following filing of initiative petition 250.330[Amended by 1957 c.608 §138; 1979 c.190 §252; 1979 c.749 §3; renumbered 254.295] 250.335[1979 c.190 §170; repealed by 1987 c.724 §7] 250.340[Amended by 1957 c.608 §139; 1979 c.190 §255; renumbered 254.325] 250.345[1967 c.609 §1; repealed by 1977 c.301 §15] 250.346Retention of petition materials 250.350[Amended by 1957 c.608 §140; 1977 c.508 §7; 1977 c.644 §4a; 1979 c.190 §264; renumbered 254.415] 250.355Date of election 250.360[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.365[1963 c.595 §5 (247.610 to 247.650, 250.365 and 250.375 enacted in lieu of 247.251); repealed by 1967 c.64 §7] 250.370[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.375[1963 c.595 §6 (247.610 to 247.650, 250.365 and 250.375 enacted in lieu of 247.251); 1965 c.174 §10; repealed by 1967 c.64 §7] 250.380[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.390[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.400[Amended by 1957 c.608 §141; 1977 c.508 §8; 1979 c.190 §265; renumbered 254.425] 250.410[Amended by 1957 c.608 §142; 1979 c.190 §45; renumbered 247.035] 250.420[Amended by 1957 c.608 §143; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.430[Amended by 1957 c.608 §144; 1977 c.508 §9; 1979 c.190 §253; 1979 c.519 §20a; renumbered 254.305] 250.440[Amended by 1957 c.608 §145; 1979 c.190 §251; repealed by 1979 c.749 §5] 250.460[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.461[1957 c.608 §146; 1961 c.162 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.470[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.471[1957 c.608 §147 (1), (2); 1979 c.190 §271; renumbered 254.495] 250.480[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.490[Amended by 1955 c.113 §1; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.500[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.510[Amended by 1957 c.608 §148; 1973 c.154 §3; 1979 c.190 §272; renumbered 254.505] 250.520[Amended by 1957 c.608 §149; 1961 c.114 §12; 1965 c.174 §8; 1979 c.190 §273; renumbered 254.515] 250.530[Amended by 1957 c.608 §150; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.540[Amended by 1955 c.498 §13; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.541[1957 c.608 §147 (3); repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.545[1963 c.337 §4; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.550[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.560[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.570[Amended by 1957 c.608 §151; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.580[1971 c.29 §9; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1] 250.582[1971 c.29 §§10,11; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1] 250.584[1971 c.29 §12; repealed by 1973 c.125 §1] 250.586[1971 c.29 §8; repealed by 1975 c.675 §36] 250.610[Amended by 1957 c.608 §152; 1961 c.174 §2; 1979 c.190 §248; 1979 c.519 §21a; renumbered 254.245] 250.620[Amended by 1957 c.608 §153; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.630[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.631[1957 c.608 §154; 1961 c.114 §13; 1965 c.174 §9; 1977 c.352 §4; 1979 c.190 §262; renumbered 254.395] 250.640[Amended by 1955 c.726 §2; repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.645[1955 c.726 §5; 1957 c.608 §155; 1979 c.190 §261; renumbered 254.385] 250.650[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.655[1961 c.63 §2; 1979 c.190 §263; renumbered 254.405] 250.660[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.670[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.680[Amended by 1957 c.608 §156; 1979 c.190 §268; renumbered 254.455] 250.690[Amended by 1955 c.726 §3; 1957 c.608 §157; 1979 c.190 §267; renumbered 254.445] 250.700[Amended by 1957 c.608 §158; 1979 c.190 §266; renumbered 254.435] 250.710[Amended by 1957 c.608 §159; 1977 c.179 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.720[Amended by 1957 c.608 §160; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.810[Amended by 1957 c.608 §161; 1963 c.603 §1; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.820[Amended by 1957 c.608 §162; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.830[Amended by 1957 c.608 §163; 1979 c.519 §22; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.840[Amended by 1957 c.608 §164; 1961 c.47 §1; 1963 c.603 §2; 1969 c.81 §2; 1975 c.675 §20; 1979 c.519 §23; repealed by c.190 §431] 250.845[1963 c.603 §4; 1977 c.829 §13; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.850[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.860[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 250.870[Amended by 1957 c.608 §165; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.880[Repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 250.990[Amended by 1955 c.726 §6; 1957 c.608 §166; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]

Chapter 250 — Initiative and Referendum

ORS 250.315 Filing officer; filing requirements; signature verification

(1)

An initiative or referendum petition relating to a city measure shall be filed with the city elections officer for signature verification. The filed petition shall contain only original signatures.

(2)

An initiative or referendum petition relating to a city measure shall not be accepted for filing if it contains less than 100 percent of the required number of signatures.

(3)

For any petition requiring a number of signatures exceeding 4,500, the Secretary of State by rule shall designate a statistical sampling technique to verify whether a petition contains the required number of signatures of electors. A petition may not be rejected for the reason that it contains less than the required number of signatures unless two separate sampling processes both establish that the petition lacks the required number of signatures. The second sampling must contain a larger number of signatures than the first sampling.

(4)

The Secretary of State may employ professional assistance to determine the sampling technique referred to in subsection (3) of this section.

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