Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 251.245 (2026)

Committee to prepare and file argument in support of measure referred by Legislative Assembly

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251.245 Committee to prepare and file argument in support of measure referred by Legislative Assembly. (1) For any measure referred to the electors by the Legislative Assembly, an argument prepared by the Legislative Assembly in support of the measure may be printed in the voters’ pamphlet. The size and length of an argument under this section shall be determined as specified in ORS 251.255.

(2) A joint committee consisting of one Senator, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and two Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be appointed to prepare the argument. The committee shall electronically file the argument with the Secretary of State not later than the 70th day before a general election or the 68th day before a special election held on the date of any primary election. There shall be no fee for including an argument submitted under this section in the voters’ pamphlet. [Formerly 255.465; 1987 c.267 §33; 1995 c.712 §43; 1999 c.318 §17; 2011 c.646 §7]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2020 · leading case: Rogers v. Lane Cnty., 771 P.2d 254 (Or. 1989).

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Rogers v. Lane Cnty., 771 P.2d 254 (Or. 1989). · cites it 2× “[6] Pursuant to ORS 251.245 the Joint Committee was appointed for the purpose of providing the legislative argument in support of SJR 7.”

MacAfee v. Paulus, 616 P.2d 493 (Or. 1980). “ORS 251.245 - ORS 251.275. Judicial review.”

Linn Cnty. v. Brown, 461 P.3d 966 (Or. 2020). “215(1), a legislative argument in support of the measure, pre- pared by a different legislative committee, ORS 251.245, and arguments for and against the measure, submitted by interested persons, ORS 251.”

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