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Or. Rev. Stat. § 246.110

Secretary of State as chief elections officer

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      246.110 Secretary of State as chief elections officer. The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of this state, and it is the secretary’s responsibility to obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the election laws. [1957 c.608 §2; 1979 c.190 §5; 1995 c.607 §1]

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Cited in 20 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: City of Eugene v. Roberts
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City of Eugene v. Roberts (1988) or · cites it 10× “The defendants relied on a collective reading of ORS 246.110 [3] and 246.120 [4] as the source of authority for the Secretary of State's directive.”
Kucera v. Bradbury (2004) or · cites it 7× “In addition to authorizing rulemaking, the legislature has enacted ORS 246.110, which provides: “The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of this state, and it is the secretary’s responsibility to obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and…”
State Ex Rel. Fidanque v. Paulus (1984) or · cites it 2× “The secretary is directed to send two copies of an "approved" prospective petition to the Attorney General for preparation of a ballot title.”
State Ex Rel. Keisling v. Norblad (1993) or · cites it 2× “ORS 246.110 designates the Secretary of State as "the chief election officer of the state" and the Secretary of State is charged with the duty to "diligently seek out any evidence of violation of any election law," ORS 246.”
City of Eugene v. Roberts (1988) orctapp · cites it 7× “Defendants cite ORS 246.110 and 246.120 as the source of the Secretary of State’s authority to issue the directive.”
Teledyne Industries, Inc. v. Paulus (1984) or · cites it 2× “” ORS 246.110. She is the official to whom this court is directed to certify an explanatory statement.”
State ex rel Sajo v. Paulus (1984) or “” ORS 246.110 declares the Secretary of State to be the “chief election officer of this state” with responsibility to “obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the election laws.”
June v. Roberts (1990) or “ORS 246.110; 251.235. She therefore is an appropriate party respondent in this proceeding.”
United Telephone Employees Pac v. Secretary of State (1995) orctapp “” ORS 246.110. It vested the secretary with the broad authority to promulgate rules that the secretary “considers necessary to facilitate and assist in achieving and maintaining a maximum degree of correctness, impartiality and efficiency in administration of the election laws.”
Sollis v. Hand (1990) or “ORS 246.110; ORS 251.235; Teledyne Industries v.”
Goldstein v. Radakovich (1984) orctapp “722(2)(b), the complaint was made to the Secretary of State. As the officer responsible to “obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the election laws,” ORS 246.”
Reeves v. Wagner (2018) orctapp “" ORS 246.110. A candidate may be nominated by a minor political party through a certificate of nomination signed by a party officer.”
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