Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.875 (2026)

Time for completing filing; verification of signatures

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      249.875 Time for completing filing; verification of signatures. (1) A recall petition shall be void unless completed and filed not later than the 120th day after filing the prospective petition described in ORS 249.865. Not later than the 90th day after filing the prospective petition the petition shall be submitted to the filing officer who shall verify the signatures not later than the 30th day after the submission. The filed petition shall contain only original signatures. A recall petition shall not be accepted for signature verification if it contains less than 100 percent of the required number of signatures. The petition shall not be accepted for filing until 100 percent of the required number of signatures of electors have been verified.

      (2) The provisions for verification of signatures on an initiative or referendum petition contained in ORS 250.105, are applicable to the verification of signatures on a recall petition. [Formerly 254.420; 1989 c.68 §4; 1991 c.719 §9; 2022 c.84 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Comm. to Recall Dan Holladay v. Jakob Wiley, 120 F.4th 590 (9th Cir. 2024).
Comm. to Recall Dan Holladay v. Jakob Wiley, 120 F.4th 590 (9th Cir. 2024). “Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.875 (1). Plaintiffs Jeana Gonzalez, Adam Marl, and the Committee to Recall Dan Holladay organized a recall campaign against the mayor of Oregon City, Dan Holladay.”
Minnix, No. 3:25-cv-01962 (D. Or. Oct. 25, 2025). “ORS 249.875. However, Plaintiff does not face external pressures such as a certain date by which ballots are printed or an impending election deadline.”
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