Or. Admin. R. 165-020-0020 - Notice of Election of Board Members for Special Districts

(1) The Secretary of State hereby adopts by reference and designates SEL 815, Notice of Election of Board Members for Special Districts to comply with ORS 255.069.

(2) The elections officer shall deliver the SEL 815, or similar form that contains at a minimum the information set forth in subsection (3) of this rule, to each district elections authority, no later than the dates prescribed in ORS 255.069(1). The elections officer shall instruct the district elections authority to review the information on the form and make additions and corrections as necessary. If the information supplied by the elections officer to the district elections authority is correct, the district elections authority shall so indicate.

(3) The SEL 815 shall contain:

(a) Name of district;

(b) Date of election;

(c) Open board positions;

(d) Title of office;

(e) Term of each office;

(f) Name of county in which declaration of candidacy or petition of nomination is to be filed;

(g) Deadline for candidate filings;

(h) Designation of newspaper in which legal notice is to be published; and

(i) Signature of authorized district election authority, title and date signed.

(4) The elections officer shall prepare the notice required by ORS 255.075 using the updated information submitted by the district elections authority under subsection (2) of this rule.

(5) In making the designation of a newspaper of general circulation in the district for publication of the district's notices the elections officer shall consider the criteria set forth in ORS 193.020.

(6) In addition to the information required in a publication made pursuant to ORS 255.075, the elections officer shall also include a statement as to where declarations of candidacy and petitions for nomination may be filed.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 165-020-0020

SD 13-1980, f. & ef. 2-1-80; ELECT 29-1993, f. & cert. ef. 7-23-93; ELECT 10-2003, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-03; ELECT 26-2007, f. & cert. ef. 12-31-07; ELECT36-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-31-09

Forms referenced are available from the agency.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 246.120 & 246.150

Stats. Implemented: ORS 255.075