Or. Admin. R. 165-007-2024 - Timelines for the referrals to the November 5, 2024, General Election from the 2023 regular legislative session
(1) When a document is to be filed with the
Secretary of State, Elections Division under this rule, the document must be
delivered to, and received in its entirety, in the office of the Secretary of
State, Elections Division, not later than 5:00:00 p.m. on the designated filing
deadline date.
(2) The following
timeline is adopted for any amendment to the Oregon Constitution or if an Act
of the Eighty-second Legislative Assembly, during its 2023 regular session, is
referred to the people by the Legislative Assembly under Article IV, section 1
(3)(c), of the Oregon Constitution to the statewide General Election on
November 5, 2024, as directed in SB 28.
(a)
February 29, 2024: Last day for joint legislative committee to designate a
person to file the explanatory statement and provide the Elections Division
with the ORESTAR account username, first and last name, and contact information
for that person.
(b) March 14,
2024:
(A) Last day for joint legislative
committee to file final explanatory statement with the Secretary.
(B) Last day for joint legislative committee
to file final ballot title with the Secretary.
(c) March 21, 2024: Last day for an elector
dissatisfied with the explanatory statement, or ballot title to petition the
Oregon Supreme Court for a different explanatory statement, or ballot
title.
(d) July 30, 2024: Last day
for court ordered changes to ballot title, and/or explanatory statement to be
filed with the Secretary.
(e)
August 6, 2024: Last day for the Attorney General to file the modified ballot
title with the Secretary of State if the Supreme Court refers the ballot title
to the Attorney General for modification.
(f) August 27, 2024:
(A) Last day to file measure arguments to be
included in the state voters' pamphlet.
(B) Last day for Legislative Assembly to
submit arguments in support of the measure, as provided in ORS
251.245.
(g) September 3, 2024: Measure arguments
become available for public inspection (ORS
251.145).
(h) September 5, 2024: Secretary of State
certifies the ballot to the county election officials (ORS
254.085).
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: SB 28 (2023), ORS 246.150 & ORS 254.465
Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 28 (2023)
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