Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 247.002 (2026)

Definitions

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      247.002 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

      (1) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.

      (2) “Elector” means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, Oregon Constitution.

      (3) “Registration card” means:

      (a) A state voter registration card approved by the Secretary of State under ORS 247.171;

      (b) A federal voter registration application form prescribed by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31);

      (c) An electronic record containing an individual’s legal name, age, residence and citizenship information and electronic signature submitted to the Department of Transportation in the manner described in ORS 247.017; or

      (d) An electronic record containing an individual’s legal name, age, residence and citizenship information submitted to the Oregon Health Authority in the manner described in ORS 247.018. [1979 c.190 §39; 1993 c.713 §1; 2015 c.8 §2; 2023 c.492 §3]

 

      Note: The amendments to 247.002 by section 3, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative June 1, 2026. See section 9, chapter 492, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until June 1, 2026, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

      247.002. As used in this chapter:

      (1) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.

      (2) “Elector” means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, Oregon Constitution.

      (3) “Registration card” means a state voter registration card approved by the Secretary of State under ORS 247.171, a federal voter registration application form prescribed by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31) or an electronic record containing an individual’s legal name, age, residence and citizenship information and electronic signature submitted to the Department of Transportation in the manner described in ORS 247.017.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1995–2016 · leading case: State v. J. C. N.-V., 380 P.3d 248 (Or. 2016).
State v. J. C. N.-V., 380 P.3d 248 (Or. 2016). “060 (1983) (marriage); ORS 247.002(2) (1983) (voting); ORS 471.430 (1963) (purchase of alcohol).”
Meyer v. Bradbury, 134 P.3d 1005 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “” ORS 247.002(2). In other words, an elector is a properly registered voter.”
State v. Running, 87 P.3d 656 (Or. 2004). “The source lists are the [DMV] files and the most recent electors [ — defined by ORS 247.002 as ‘individual[s] qualified to vote under section 2, Article II, Oregon Constitution’ — ] of the county.”
Voting Rights Coalition v. Wilson, 60 F.3d 1411 (9th Cir. 1995). “With respect to this circuit, Alaska, Hawaii, Montana and Oregon treat registration as a qualification of voting.”
State v. J. C. N.-V. (Or. 2016). “And it is evident that those general sentiments about the lesser capacity of juve- niles extended to their moral development and their capac- ity to be criminally culpable. See, e.g.”
State v. J. C. N.-V. (Or. 2016). “And it is evi- dent that those general sentiments about the lesser capac- ity of juveniles extended to their moral development and their capacity to be criminally culpable. See, e.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 247.002(2) — 4 cases
State v. J. C. N.-V., 380 P.3d 248 (Or. 2016). “060 (1983) (marriage); ORS 247.002(2) (1983) (voting); ORS 471.430 (1963) (purchase of alcohol).”
Meyer v. Bradbury, 134 P.3d 1005 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “” ORS 247.002(2). In other words, an elector is a properly registered voter.”
State v. J. C. N.-V. (Or. 2016). “And it is evident that those general sentiments about the lesser capacity of juve- niles extended to their moral development and their capac- ity to be criminally culpable. See, e.g.”
State v. J. C. N.-V. (Or. 2016). “And it is evi- dent that those general sentiments about the lesser capac- ity of juveniles extended to their moral development and their capacity to be criminally culpable. See, e.”
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