Or. Admin. Code § 165-025-0110 - Certificates of Ascertainment
(1) In addition to
the certificates of election issued under OAR
165-025-0100
(6), the Secretary of State shall issue
certificates of ascertainment of presidential electors as required by
law.
(2) Each year in which a
President and Vice-President of the United States are to be nominated and
elected, the Secretary of State shall select one or more security features to
be used for purposes of verifying the authenticity of certificates of
ascertainment.
(a) In selecting security
feature(s), the Secretary of State shall consider best practices used by other
states, the needs of the parties who receive certificates of ascertainment as
required by federal law, technological developments, and the reliability and
reproducibility of the available security feature(s).
(b) No later than ninety days before the date
of the general election, the Secretary of State shall document what security
feature(s) shall be used for certificates of ascertainment that year, shall
place the documentation in a sealed envelope, and shall maintain it in a secure
manner.
(c) The Secretary of State
shall maintain the security feature(s) in confidence in accordance with best
practices for sensitive information and shall disclose it only as necessary to
those officials responsible for producing, receiving, and authenticating the
certificates of ascertainment.
Notes
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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