Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 236.210 (2026)

Filling vacancies in county offices; qualification

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236.210 Filling vacancies in county offices; qualification. (1) When there is a vacancy in any elective county office other than the office of county judge or county commissioner, the county court or board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to perform the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled by election.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, when a vacancy occurs in the nonpartisan office of county judge who does not exercise judicial functions or county commissioner, the remaining members of the county court or board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to perform the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled by election.

(3) When a vacancy occurs in the office of county judge who exercises judicial functions, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment as provided in section 16, Article V of the Oregon Constitution.

(4) Before a person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) of this section takes office, the person shall qualify in the same manner as required by law of the officer in whose place the person is appointed. [Amended by 1965 c.221 §24; 1983 c.327 §6; 1985 c.17 §1; 1987 c.549 §1; 2001 c.430 §3]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1978–2020 · leading case: State ex rel Rosenblum v. Nisley, 473 P.3d 46 (Or. 2020).

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State ex rel Rosenblum v. Nisley, 473 P.3d 46 (Or. 2020). “”); ORS 236.210 (describ- ing a similar process for a vacancy in most elective county offices).”

Thompson v. Clatskanie Peoples Pub. Util. Dist., 583 P.2d 26 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “He was appointed pursuant to ORS 236.210 and subject to Article V, section 16 of the Oregon Constitution.”

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