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Or. Rev. Stat. § 198.755

Number of signatures required

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      198.755 Number of signatures required. (1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than:

      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the greater, registered in the territory subject to the petition; or

      (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the territory subject to the petition.

      (2) A petition for annexation shall be signed by not less than:

      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the area proposed to be annexed; or

      (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the area proposed to be annexed.

      (3) A petition for withdrawal shall be signed by not less than:

      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the district; or

      (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the district.

      (4) A petition for merger and a petition for consolidation shall be signed by not less than:

      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in each district which it is proposed to merge or consolidate; or

      (b) Fifteen owners of land in each district or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage located in each district, whichever is the greater number of signers.

      (5) A petition for dissolution shall be signed by not less than:

      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors registered in the district; or

      (b) Owners of 15 percent of the acreage within the district. [1971 c.727 §15; 1973 c.117 §1; 1983 c.83 §9]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Tsubota v. County Court of Sherman
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Tsubota v. County Court of Sherman (1989) orctapp “ORS 198.755(1)(b) provides: “(1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than: “ * * * * * “(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the territory subject to the petition.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 198.755(1)(b) — 1 case
Tsubota v. County Court of Sherman (1989) orctapp “ORS 198.755(1)(b) provides: “(1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than: “ * * * * * “(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the territory subject to the petition.”
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