Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 254 § 254.365 — for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 254 ·
Oregon Code § 254.365·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any
political party.
(c) An elector
not affiliated with any political party who wishes to vote in the primary
election of a major political party shall apply to the county clerk in writing.
The application must be completed, signed and submitted by the elector
electronically, in person or by mail, in a manner determined by the secretary
by rule and must indicate which major political party ballot the elector wishes
to receive. Except for electors described in subsection (4) of this section,
and subject to ORS 247.203, the application must be received by the county
clerk not later than 5 p.m. of the 21st day before the date of the election.
(d) If the
primary election ballot includes city, county or nonpartisan offices or
measures, the county clerk shall mail to each elector who is not eligible to
vote for party candidates a ballot limited to those offices and measures for
which the elector is eligible to vote.
(4)(a) For each
elector who updates a voter registration after the deadline in ORS 247.025, the
county clerk shall make the official ballot, the return identification envelope
and the secrecy envelope available either by mail or at the county clerks
office or at another place designated by the county clerk. An elector to whom
this subsection applies must request a ballot from the county clerk.
(b) The county
clerk is not required to make available a secrecy envelope under this
subsection if the Secretary of State has approved a different procedure under
ORS 254.458 that provides substantially the same degree of secrecy.
(5) The ballot
shall contain the following warning:
______________________________________________________________________________
Any person who,
by use of force or other means, unduly influences an elector to vote in any
particular manner or to refrain from voting is subject to a fine.
______________________________________________________________________________
(6)(a) Upon
receipt of any ballot described in this section, the elector shall mark the
ballot, sign the return identification envelope supplied with the ballot and
comply with the instructions provided with the ballot.
(b) The elector
may return the marked ballot to the county clerk by United States mail or by
depositing the ballot at the office of the county clerk, at any place of
deposit designated by the county clerk or at any location described in ORS
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 254.365
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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