Or. Admin. Code § 165-025-0100 - Candidates for Presidential Elector
(1) For
purposes of this rule, a "certifying party" is any major or minor party,
assembly of electors, or chief sponsor of a certificate of nomination made by
individual electors who may certify names of candidates for presidential
elector under ORS 248.355(2) and
this rule.
(a) Any major or minor party may
certify names of candidates for presidential elector as described in this
rule.
(b) Any assembly of electors
under ORS 249.735 that nominates
candidates for President and Vice President of the United States may certify
names of candidates for presidential elector as described in this rule. Before
certifying names of candidates for presidential elector, an assembly of
electors must specify the names of candidates for presidential elector during
its nominating convention and vote on those candidates at the same time it
nominates candidates for President and Vice President of the United
States.
(c) Any chief sponsor of a
certificate of nomination made by individual electors under ORS
249.740 that nominates
candidates for President and Vice President of the United States may certify
the names of candidates for presidential elector as described in this rule. A
chief sponsor's authority to certify candidates is limited to certifying the
names of candidates for presidential elector that are included in the
prospective certificate and certificate of nomination for President and Vice
President of the United States.
(2) The Elections Division adopts SEL 147 as
the form of the pledge to be signed by candidates for presidential
elector.
(3) To certify a candidate
for presidential elector, a certifying party must provide the following to the
Elections Division:
(a) A letter specifying
the names of the candidates to be certified, signed by one or more authorized
representatives of the certifying party; and
(b) A pledge in the form specified in section
2, signed by each candidate for presidential elector specified in the
letter.
(4) The
certifying party must deliver the documents specified in section 3 to the
Elections Division no later than 5:00:00 p.m. on the 70th day before the
election of presidential electors.
(5) A certifying party may fill a vacancy in
its selections for presidential elector as follows:
(a) A major party may fill a vacancy in its
selections in the manner described in ORS
249.190.
(b) A minor party may fill a vacancy in its
selections in the manner described in ORS
249.842(1).
(c) An assembly of electors described in OAR
165-025-001(1)(b) may fill a vacancy in its selections in the manner described
in ORS 249.842(2).
(d) A vacancy in selections certified by a
chief sponsor under OAR 165-025-001(1)(c) may be filled in the manner described
in ORS 249.842(4).
(6) The Secretary of State shall
issue certificates of election to candidates for presidential elector as
provided in ORS 254.555.
Notes
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 246.150, Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, HB 4019 (2024) & ORS 248.370
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 4019 (2024) & ORS 248.370
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