Oregon Code § 254.476·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Personnel for counting ballots.
(1) The county clerk may employ personnel as necessary to open envelopes,
handle ballots, prepare ballots for counting and count ballots. The personnel
may not all be members of the same political party. A candidate on the ballot
at an election, other than an incumbent candidate for county clerk, or a person
who is a member of the household, spouse, domestic partner, child, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sibling, brother-in-law,
sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, stepparent or stepchild of any
candidate on the ballot may not be employed and may not serve as a volunteer in
the capacity described in this section.
(2) As used in
this section, member of the household has the meaning given that term in ORS
244.020. [1999 c.410 §41; 2009 c.511 §10; 2023 c.266 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 254.476
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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