2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 6, Chapters 201 - 260
ORS Chapter 253
253.030 Application for ballot; primary election; rules; continuing validity of application.

(1) Before an election any elector may apply to the clerk for the absentee ballot of the election.

(2) An application for an absentee ballot must be received by the clerk not later than 8 p.m. the day of the election.

(3) If an applicant not affiliated with any political party desires to vote in any major political party primary election, the applicant may request and shall be sent a ballot for a major political party if that political party has provided under ORS 254.365 for a primary election that admits electors not affiliated with any political party.

(4) Application for an absentee ballot may be made in any manner designated by the Secretary of State by rule, including in writing, by electronic mail or by using a facsimile machine. As used in this subsection, facsimile machine means a machine that electronically transmits or receives facsimiles of documents through connection with a telephone network.

(5) If an elector desires, the elector s application shall be valid for every subsequent election until the elector otherwise notifies the clerk or is no longer an elector of the county. [Amended by 1957 c.641 3; 1959 c.458 2; 1969 c.676 2; 1975 c.675 29; 1977 c.179 3; 1979 c.190 203; 1985 c.471 8; 1987 c.719 6; 1989 c.503 36; 1991 c.107 4; 1991 c.168 1; 1993 c.493 24; 1995 c.607 78; 1995 c.712 48; 1999 c.999 42; 2007 c.155 9; 2007 c.881 9]