Oregon Code § 253.080·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Duties
of clerk on receipt of ballot; manner of counting ballots.
(1) Upon receipt of an envelope
containing a marked ballot from an absent elector, the clerk shall keep it
safely in the office and, before delivering the ballot for counting, shall
compare the signature of the absent elector that appears on the ballot envelope
with that upon the electors registration record.
(2) Except as
otherwise provided in this chapter, ballots for absent electors shall be
counted and returns shall be made, as nearly as possible, in the same manner as
for other ballots cast at the election. [Amended by 1957 c.641 §6; 1961 c.92 §1;
1979 c.190 §209; 1991 c.107 §9; 1999 c.410 §30; 2013 c.520 §3; 2015 c.169 §1;
2021 c.551 §23]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 253.080
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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