Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.037 (2026)

Time for filing petition or declaration

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249.037 Time for filing petition or declaration. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy shall be filed not sooner than the 250th day and not later than the 70th day before the date of the nominating election.

(2) If a vacancy occurs in a partisan elective office after the 80th day and before the 70th day before the nominating election, a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy for that office may be filed not later than the 65th day before the nominating election.

(3) A declaration of candidacy for the office of precinct committeeperson shall be filed not sooner than the 250th day and not later than the 70th day before the date of the primary election. [Formerly 249.060; 1987 c.267 §16; 1995 c.607 §§16,16a; 1995 c.712 §25; 1999 c.999 §37; 2001 c.145 §1; 2005 c.797 §32; 2011 c.652 §1; 2018 c.70 §8; 2019 c.675 §28]

249.040 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]

249.041 [1957 c.608 §69; 1975 c.779 §19; 1979 c.190 §113; renumbered 249.068]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: State ex rel Kotek v. Fagan, 484 P.3d 1058 (Or. 2021).

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State ex rel Kotek v. Fagan, 484 P.3d 1058 (Or. 2021). “See ORS 249.037(1) (declaration of candidacy must be filed at least 70 days before nominating election).”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.037(1) — 1 case

State ex rel Kotek v. Fagan, 484 P.3d 1058 (Or. 2021). “See ORS 249.037(1) (declaration of candidacy must be filed at least 70 days before nominating election).”

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