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258.005[1965 c.586 §2; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.006Definitions 258.010[1953 c.397 §1; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.015[1965 c.586 §3; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.016Grounds for contest; persons authorized to contest 258.020[1953 c.397 §2; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.025[1965 c.586 §4; 1979 c.190 §24; renumbered 246.520] 258.026When election results may be set aside 258.030[1953 c.397 §30; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.035[1965 c.586 §5; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.036Petition of contest; location of filing; contents of petition 258.040[1953 c.397 §37; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.045[1965 c.586 §6; 1979 c.190 §25; renumbered 246.530] 258.046Payment of costs, disbursements and attorney fees 258.055Publication of notice of contest; service and filing of copies of petition of contest; court hearing 258.063Effect of successful contest of recall election 258.065Effect of successful contest of nomination or election 258.075Effect of successful contest of measure; special election dates; tax election participation contests 258.085Appeal to Court of Appeals 258.105[1965 c.586 §7; 1979 c.190 §246; renumbered 246.540] 258.110[1953 c.397 §31; 1957 c.608 §207; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.115[1965 c.586 §8; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.120[1953 c.397 §33; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.125[1965 c.586 §9; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.130[1953 c.397 §32; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.135[1965 c.586 §10; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.145[1965 c.586 §11; 1967 c.335 §25; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.150Authority of Secretary of State over recounts; county clerk to provide notice to Secretary of State 258.155[1965 c.586 §12; 1979 c.190 §28; renumbered 246.550] 258.160[1953 c.397 §34; 1957 c.608 §208; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.161Filing demand for recount with Secretary of State; partial or full recount; deposit; waiver of deposit; deadline for filing demand; recount related to presidential election 258.165[1965 c.586 §13; 1969 c.537 §1; 1979 c.190 §29; renumbered 246.560] 258.170[1953 c.397 §35; 1957 c.608 §209; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.171Full recount required to change results; exception for recount demand made by county clerk 258.180[1953 c.397 §38; 1957 c.608 §210; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.181One recount only; two or more recount demands 258.190Secretary of State ordering recount after demand; notice 258.192[1959 c.582 §2; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.194[1959 c.582 §3; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.196[1959 c.582 §§4,5,6; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.198[1959 c.582 §7; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.200Counting boards; appointment; compensation 258.205[1965 c.586 §14; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.210[1953 c.397 §3; 1957 c.608 §211; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.211Opening ballot boxes; conduct of recount by hand; persons permitted to be present 258.215[1965 c.586 §15; 1973 c.662 §2; 1975 c.212 §1; 1977 c.829 §18; 1979 c.317 §14; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.220[1953 c.397 §8; 1957 c.608 §212; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.221Completion of recount; certification of votes and cost; notification of person demanding recount 258.225[1965 c.586 §16; 1979 c.317 §15; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.230[1953 c.397 §9; 1957 c.608 §213; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.231Costs to be included and excluded from recount costs 258.235[1965 c.586 §17; 1979 c.317 §16; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.240[1953 c.397 §10; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.241Official return of election after recount 258.245[1965 c.586 §18; 1979 c.190 §254; renumbered 254.315] 258.250Payment of cost of recount 258.255[1965 c.586 §19; 1979 c.317 §17; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.260Costs to be collected for multicounty or statewide election recounts 258.265[1965 c.586 §20; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.270Payment of costs where more than one recount conducted simultaneously 258.275[1965 c.586 §21; 1977 c.508 §13; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.280Automatic full recount required in certain elections of candidates for office; costs of recount to be paid by governmental unit 258.285[1965 c.586 §22; 1979 c.317 §18; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.290Automatic full recount required in certain elections on measures; costs of recount to be paid by governmental unit; exception 258.295[1965 c.586 §26; 1979 c.190 §256; renumbered 254.335] 258.300Elections officials to notify Secretary of State when automatic full recount required 258.305[1965 c.586 §27; 1979 c.190 §257; renumbered 254.345] 258.310[1953 c.397 §4; 1957 c.608 §214; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.315[1965 c.586 §28; 1979 c.317 §19; 1979 c.317 §19a; 1979 c.519 §29; repealed by 1979 c.19 §431] 258.320[1953 c.397 §5; 1957 c.608 §215; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.325[1965 c.586 §29; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.330[1953 c.397 §6; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.335[1965 c.586 §§30,31; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.345[1965 c.586 §32; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.355[1965 c.586 §23; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.365[1965 c.586 §24; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.375[1965 c.586 §25; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431] 258.380[1977 c.231 §2; 1979 c.190 §241; renumbered 254.175] 258.405[1965 c.139 §§2,4; 1967 c.384 §1; 1979 c.190 §30; renumbered 246.570] 258.410[1953 c.397 §7; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.415[1965 c.139 §3; 1967 c.384 §2; 1979 c.190 §31; renumbered 246.580] 258.420[1953 c.397 §11; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.425[1965 c.139 §5; 1967 c.335 §26; 1971 c.749 §85; 1979 c.190 §32; renumbered 246.590] 258.430[1953 c.397 §12; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.435[1965 c.139 §6; 1979 c.190 §33; renumbered 246.600] 258.440[1953 c.397 §13; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.445[1965 c.139 §7; 1979 c.190 §34; renumbered 246.610] 258.450[1953 c.397 §14; 1957 c.608 §216; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.460[1953 c.397 §15; 1957 c.608 §217; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.510[1953 c.397 §17; 1957 c.608 §218; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.520[1953 c.397 §18; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.530[1953 c.397 §19; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.540[1953 c.397 §20; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.550[1953 c.397 §16; 1957 c.608 §219; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.560[1953 c.397 §21; 1957 c.608 §220; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.570[1953 c.397 §36; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.610[1953 c.397 §22; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.620[1953 c.397 §23; 1957 c.608 §221; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.630[1953 c.397 §25; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.640[1953 c.397 §24; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.650[1953 c.397 §26; 1957 c.608 §222; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.660[1953 c.397 §27; 1957 c.608 §223; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.670[1953 c.397 §28; 1957 c.608 §224; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.680[1953 c.397 §29; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.710[1963 c.530 §1; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.720[1963 c.530 §2; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.730[1963 c.530 §3; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.740[1963 c.530 §§4,8,26; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.750[1963 c.530 §28; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.760[1963 c.530 §32; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.770[1963 c.530 §5; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.780[1963 c.530 §6; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.790[1963 c.530 §§7,15; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.800[1963 c.530 §9; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.820[1963 c.530 §10; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.830[1963 c.530 §11; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.840[1963 c.530 §§12,18; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.850[1963 c.530 §19; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.860[1963 c.530 §17; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.870[1963 c.530 §13; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.880[1963 c.530 §14; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.890[1963 c.530 §16; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.910[1963 c.530 §§20,22; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.920[1963 c.530 §21; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.930[1963 c.530 §23; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.940[1963 c.530 §24; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.950[1963 c.530 §25; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.960[1963 c.530 §27; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.970[1963 c.530 §§29,30,31; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.990[1953 c.397 §39; repealed by 1965 c.586 §34] 258.995[1965 c.586 §33; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]

Chapter 258 — Election Contests; Recounts

ORS 258.190 Secretary of State ordering recount after demand; notice

(1)

After a recount demand is filed, the Secretary of State shall direct the official who conducted the election or the clerk of any county containing precincts in which ballots were cast on the measure or for the nomination or office specified in the demand for a recount to conduct a recount in the precincts specified in the demand.

(2)

If the demand for a recount of votes cast for a nomination or office is filed, the Secretary of State, not later than the third day after the filing of the first demand, shall notify the affected candidates that a recount is to be made in the precincts specified in the demand. The notice shall be sent by electronic mail or, if an electronic mail address for the affected candidate is unavailable, by certified or registered mail.

(3)

The official who is to conduct the recount, within a reasonable time before the recount, shall notify the affected candidates or the individual filing the demand for recount for a measure of the date, time and place of the recount.

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