Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.046 (2026)

Party membership required for nomination of party; effect of inactive registration; exceptions

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249.046 Party membership required for nomination of party; effect of inactive registration; exceptions. (1) If a candidate has not been a member of the major political party for at least 180 days before the deadline for filing a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall not be entitled to receive the nomination of that major political party. If a candidate’s registration becomes inactive, the inactive status shall not constitute a lapse of membership in the party if, immediately before the registration became inactive, the candidate was a member of the party and was not a member of any other political party within the 180 days preceding the deadline for filing a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy.

(2) The requirement that the candidate be qualified by length of membership does not apply to:

(a) Any candidate whose 18th birthday falls within the period of 180 days;

(b) A write-in candidate; or

(c) Any candidate for the office of precinct committeeperson who becomes a United States citizen within the period of 180 days. [1979 c.190 §108; 1991 c.719 §6; 1995 c.742 §11; 2023 c.136 §2]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Libertarian Party of Oregon v. Roberts, 750 P.2d 1147 (Or. 1988).

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Libertarian Party of Oregon v. Roberts, 750 P.2d 1147 (Or. 1988). · cites it 4× “One might question how far such regulations of party organizations (and exclusion of some potential nominees by reason of party affiliation, ORS 249.046, 249.048) can be justified as preserving elections from "undue influence therein, from power, bribery, tumult and other…”

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