ORS 251.365 Cost of pamphlet preparation; allocation of revenue

Any county clerk preparing, printing and distributing a county voters’ pamphlet may apportion the cost of preparing, printing and distributing the county voters’ pamphlet as a cost of the election according to the formula established by the Secretary of State for the allocation of election costs. The apportioned election costs shall be reduced for each electoral district by the amount of any revenue received by the county clerk from the submission of candidate portraits, statements and arguments for that electoral district.

Any revenue collected by the county clerk from the submission of candidate portraits, statements or arguments for any electoral district which may exceed the apportioned cost of the election for that electoral district shall be applied to reduce the shared costs of the election for all remaining electoral districts.