Oregon Code § 258.200·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Counting boards; appointment; compensation.
(1) After receiving notice from the Secretary of
State that a recount is to be made, the official directed to conduct the
recount shall appoint counting boards from the list of electors qualified to
vote in the county in which the recount is demanded. The official shall appoint
as many counting boards as may be necessary to complete the recount within the
shortest practicable time after the demand is filed. No member of the counting
boards shall have been a candidate for any office voted upon at the election.
The members of a counting board shall not all be members of the same political
party.
(2) Each member
of the counting board shall be compensated at a rate not less than the federal
or state minimum wage, whichever is higher. [Formerly 251.560; 1981 c.173 §38;
1993 c.493 §49; 1999 c.410 §66]