Oregon Code § 221.621·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Disincorporation procedure; petition; election.
(1) This section establishes the
procedure for determining whether a city shall disincorporate. The question
shall be decided by election. The governing body of the city shall call an
election when a petition is filed as provided in this section.
(2) The
requirements for preparing, circulating and filing a petition and calling an
election under this section shall be as provided for an initiative measure
under ORS 250.265 to 250.346, except that notwithstanding ORS 250.325, the
governing body of the city shall not consider adoption or rejection of the
measure before submitting it to the electors.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, if ORS 250.255 makes ORS
250.265 to 250.346 inapplicable to a city, the requirements for preparing,
circulating and filing a petition under this section shall be as provided for
an initiative petition under the city charter or an ordinance adopted under the
city charter.
(4) The question
of disincorporation shall be submitted to the electors of the city at an
election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in any
year, but shall not be submitted more than once in two consecutive calendar
years. [1983 c.350 §27 (enacted in lieu of 221.620, 221.630, 221.640 and
221.660); 1987 c.784 §1]