Oregon Code § 221.230·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Election dates; emergency elections.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no election on a city
measure referred by the city governing body or for a city office shall be held
on any date other than:
(a) The second
Tuesday in March;
(b) The third
Tuesday in May;
(c) The fourth
Tuesday in August; or
(d) The first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(2) Except as
provided in subsection (3) of this section, no election on a city measure other
than a city measure referred by the city governing body shall be held on any
date other than:
(a) The third
Tuesday in May; or
(b) The first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(3) An emergency
election may be held on a date other than those provided in subsection (1) or
(2) of this section if the city governing body by resolution finds that an
emergency exists that will require an election sooner than the next available
election date to avoid extraordinary hardship to the community. A determination
under this subsection as to whether an emergency exists is within the sole
discretion of the city governing body.
(4) A city
governing body, with adequate notice, shall hold a public hearing, on a date
other than a regularly scheduled council meeting, for the purpose of making
findings substantiating the fact that an emergency exists before scheduling an
election on a date other than those specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this
section.
(5) Notice of a
citys intent to hold an emergency election shall be filed with the county
elections authority no later than 47 days preceding the desired election date.
At the time the notice of election is given to the county elections authority,
the city shall also file with the elections authority a certified copy of the
ballot title and a copy of the resolution and findings adopted by the city
governing body to authorize the emergency election as required under subsection
(4) of this section. [1979 c.316 §4; 1981 c.639 §5; 1985 c.808 §70; 1987 c.267 §68;
1989 c.923 §9; 1991 c.71 §3; 1993 c.713 §52; 1995 c.607 §65; 1995 c.712 §114;
2015 c.44 §2; 2021 c.551 §19]