Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 255.305 (2026)

Election expenses paid by district; exceptions; apportionment of expenses; rules

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255.305 Election expenses paid by district; exceptions; apportionment of expenses; rules. (1) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 198.775, 261.210 and 568.542, the expenses incurred for a district election shall be paid by that district.

(2) When two or more districts hold an election on the same day, the expenses of the election shall be equitably apportioned among the districts.

(3) The Secretary of State by rule:

(a) May designate a formula for the apportionment of expenses under subsection (2) of this section; and

(b) Designate categories of election expenses that are chargeable to a district. [Formerly 259.230; 1983 c.514 §14; 1995 c.243 §3; 2019 c.450 §7]

255.310 [Repealed by 1963 c.160 §1]

ELECTION DATES

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Dement Ranch v. Curry Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 474 P.3d 435 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).

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Dement Ranch v. Curry Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 474 P.3d 435 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “at 1:29:05 (comments of John Swenson); see also Or Laws 2019, ch 450, § 10 (“Sections 2 to 6 of this 2019 Act, the amendments to ORS 255.305 and 607.080 by sections 7 and 8 of this 2019 Act and the repeal of ORS 607.”

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