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Or. Rev. Stat. § 247.005

Policy

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      247.005 Policy. (1) Each elector has the right to vote in any election in which the elector:

      (a) Is qualified to vote;

      (b) Has registered to vote in a manner authorized by law; and

      (c) Casts a ballot in a manner authorized by law.

      (2) It is the policy of this state that all election laws and procedures shall be established and construed to assist the elector in the exercise of the right of franchise. [1969 c.337 §3; 1979 c.190 §40; 2023 c.600 §1]

 

      247.007 [1989 c.175 §2; 1993 c.713 §2; renumbered 254.399 in 2023]

 

      247.008 [1979 c.559 §2; 1983 c.567 §4; repealed by 1987 c.719 §17 and 1987 c.733 §13]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2020 · leading case: Kucera v. Bradbury
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Kucera v. Bradbury (2004) or · cites it 8× “The court also concluded that the Secretary of State’s instructions to county clerks to screen elector signature sheets for circulator signature and dating problems before verifying the elector signatures were inconsistent with ORS 247.”
Whitehead v. Clarno (2020) orctapp “The system of empowering people to propose new laws or to change the Oregon Constitution became nationally known as “direct democracy” and was commonly referred to as “the Oregon System.”
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