2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 6, Chapters 201 - 260
ORS Chapter 251
251.065 Filing portrait and statement by or for candidate; format of statement; rules.

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, not later than the 68th day before the primary election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election at the primary election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for nomination or election to a county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067.

(b) A portrait and statement may be filed not later than the 63rd day before the primary election in the event of a vacancy described in ORS 249.037 (2).

(2) Not later than the 70th day before the general election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election at the general election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election to a county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067.

(3) In the case of a special election to fill a vacancy as described in ORS 251.022, the Secretary of State by rule shall set the deadline for filing with the secretary a portrait of the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be nominated or elected.

(4)(a) A portrait and statement filed for a candidate for nomination or election to a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may be filed electronically with the Secretary of State.

(b) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a portrait and statement filed electronically under this subsection may be filed with the secretary:

(A) Not later than the 64th day before the primary election;

(B) Not later than the 68th day before the general election; or

(C) In the event of a vacancy described in ORS 249.037 (2), not later than the 63rd day before the primary election.

(c) Notwithstanding ORS 251.145, materials filed electronically under this subsection are exempt from public inspection until the fourth business day after the final date for filing materials set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(5) Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of State by rule shall establish the format of the statements permitted under this section.

(6)(a) A portrait or statement filed under this section shall be accompanied by a telephone or electronic facsimile transmission machine number where the candidate may be contacted for purposes of ORS 251.087.

(b) A statement filed under this section must be printed or typewritten. [Formerly 255.031; 1981 c.375 1; 1983 c.567 13; 1985 c.808 30; 1987 c.267 25; 1989 c.503 9; 1993 c.493 92,93; 1995 c.550 6; 1995 c.712 36; 1999 c.318 10; 1999 c.999 40; 2011 c.646 2a; 2011 c.652 2]