Oregon Code § 188.135·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
[See note following]
Note:
After adjournment of the 2001
regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the Multnomah County Circuit Court
ordered adoption of congressional district boundaries. The courts order arose
out of
Perrin v. Kitzhaber
, No. 0107-07021, which held the congressional
district boundaries described in 188.135 unconstitutional. The courts opinion
was dated October 19, 2001. The courts judgment was dated October 30, 2001.
The ordered congressional district boundaries were set forth in 188.140 and the
text of 188.135 was deleted.
In 2011, the
Legislative Assembly amended 188.140 to delete the boundaries ordered by the
court in 2001 and adopt new congressional district boundaries.
In 2021, the
COVID-19 pandemic prevented the United States Census Bureau from meeting the
March 31, 2021, deadline set forth in federal law to provide states with the
P.L. 94-171 redistricting data necessary to conduct congressional
reapportionment. The United States Census Bureau instead provided Oregon with
this redistricting data on August 12, 2021. On September 27, 2021, the
Legislative Assembly met in a special legislative session and amended ORS