Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 249 § 249.006 — Official dating of petitions and declarations; certain information to be made

Official dating of petitions and declarations; certain information to be made publicly available on website. (1) Immediately upon being filed, a nominating petition, declaration of candidacy, withdrawal, certificate of nomination or other document required to be filed under this chapter must be dated and time stamped by the filing officer. (2) Not more than five business days after a declaration of candidacy is filed under subsection (1) of this section, a county elections official or city elections officer shall make the name of the candidate and the office for which the candidate filed to be a candidate publicly available on the website for the county or city. (3) Not more than two business days after a candidate is determined by a county elections official or city elections officer to be eligible to be a candidate, the county elections official or city elections officer shall make the declaration of candidacy filed by the candidate under subsection (1) of this section publicly available on the website for the county or city. This subsection does not apply to any declaration of candidacy filed by a candidate for precinct committeeperson. (4) Not more than two business days after a withdrawal is filed under subsection (1) of this section, a county elections official or city elections officer shall make the withdrawal publicly available on the website for the county or city. (5)(a) If a county elections official or city elections officer does not make the information described in subsections (2) to (4) of this section publicly available on the website for the county or city, a person may request the information from the county elections official or city elections officer. The county elections official or city elections officer shall provide the information requested under this paragraph to the person not more than five business days after the official or officer receives the request. (b) A county elections official or city elections officer may charge and collect a fee from a person who submits a request under paragraph (a) of this subsection if the person requests a physical copy of the information. (c) A county elections official or city elections officer may not charge or collect a fee from a person who submits a request under paragraph (a) of this subsection if the person requests a digital copy of the information or if the person requests only to inspect the information at the elections office. [Formerly 249.130; 2025 c.410 §1]