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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 580
Sponsored by Senator FREDERICK (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act tells local election chiefs to put certain papers on the county or city website.
The Act becomes law 91 days after the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).
Requires filing officers in each county and city to make publicly available on the county or city
website within two business days certain election documents that are filed with the filing officer.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to election documents posted on county or city websites; amending ORS 249.006; and pre-
scribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 249.006 is amended to read:
249.006. (1) Immediately upon [filing] being filed, a nominating petition, declaration of candi-
dacy, withdrawal, certificate of nomination or other document required to be filed under this chapter
[shall] must be dated and time stamped by the filing officer.
(2) Not more than two business days after dating and time stamping a document under
subsection (1) of this section, a county elections official shall make the document publicly
available on the website for the county.
(3) Not more than two business days after dating and time stamping a document under
subsection (1) of this section, a city elections officer shall make the document publicly
available on the website for the city.
SECTION 2.This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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