Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 204.010 (2026)

Terms of office of county officers

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204.010 Terms of office of county officers. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the term of office of each officer mentioned in ORS 204.005 is four years.

(2) When two or more county commissioners are elected for one county at a general election and one of them is elected to fill a vacancy, as provided in ORS 204.005 (1)(f), one of them shall hold office for two years and the others four years. [Amended by 1983 c.327 §13; 1983 c.350 §16; 2005 c.797 §59; 2009 c.491 §3]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1978–1978 · leading case: Thompson v. Clatskanie Peoples Pub. Util. Dist., 583 P.2d 26 (Or. Ct. App. 1978).

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Thompson v. Clatskanie Peoples Pub. Util. Dist., 583 P.2d 26 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “If he was, and if he was elected, then he took office for a four-year term or for a two-year term, depending upon whether another commissioner was standing for election at the same time (ORS 204.010) on or about January 1, 1969.”

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