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Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.722 (2026)

Time for filing certificate; filing officers; rules

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      249.722 Time for filing certificate; filing officers; rules. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a certificate of nomination of a candidate for public office shall be filed not sooner than the 15th day after the date of the primary election and not later than the 70th day before the date of the general election.

      (2) A certificate of nomination of a candidate for:

      (a) State office, United States Senator or Representative in Congress shall be filed with the Secretary of State.

      (b) County office shall be filed with the county clerk.

      (c) City office shall be filed with the chief city elections officer.

      (3) For a special election, including an election to fill a vacancy that occurs after the 70th day before the general election, the Secretary of State by rule may adopt a schedule specifying the period within which a certificate of nomination must be filed. If the Secretary of State does not adopt a rule under this subsection, a certificate of nomination must be filed before the 61st day preceding the election. [1979 c.190 §128; 1987 c.267 §23; 1993 c.493 §§8,9; 1995 c.607 §20; 1995 c.712 §32; 1999 c.999 §39; 2001 c.145 §2; 2005 c.593 §3; 2005 c.797 §33]

 

      249.730 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §111; 1963 c.176 §2; 1977 c.324 §3; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]

 

      249.732 [1979 c.190 §129; 1983 c.756 §6; 1989 c.923 §28; repealed by 1993 c.493 §113 and 1993 c.797 §33]

 

(Nomination by Assembly of Electors)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2018 · leading case: Kucera v. Bradbury, 97 P.3d 1191 (Or. 2004).
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Kucera v. Bradbury, 97 P.3d 1191 (Or. 2004). ““(3) Before beginning to circulate the certificate of nomination, the chief sponsor of the certificate shall file a signed copy of the prospective certificate with the filing officer referred to in ORS 249.722. The chief sponsor of the certificate shall include with the…”
Goldstein v. Radakovich, 683 P.2d 149 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). “Although the filing officer in this case was the Multnomah County Clerk, ORS 249.722(2)(b), the complaint was made to the Secretary of State.”
Reeves v. Wagner, 434 P.3d 429 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “720(3) ; ORS 249.722. In anticipation of an upcoming election, the Reeves group sought to resolve the conflict concerning the leadership of the LPO by asking the *433 Secretary to determine who should be recognized as the leaders of the LPO for purposes of nominating candidates…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.722(2)(b) — 1 case
Goldstein v. Radakovich, 683 P.2d 149 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). “Although the filing officer in this case was the Multnomah County Clerk, ORS 249.722(2)(b), the complaint was made to the Secretary of State.”
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