Bill Text: OR HB2432 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 2432 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to ballots.

Sponsorship: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2432 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2432-Introduced.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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                         House Bill 2432

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Rules)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Prohibits abbreviation of name of political party printed on
official general or special election ballot.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to ballots; amending ORS 254.135.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 254.135 is amended to read:
  254.135. (1) The official general or special election ballot
shall be styled 'Official Ballot' and shall state:
  (a) The name of the county for which it is intended.
  (b) The date of the election.
  (c) The names of all candidates for offices to be filled at the
election whose nominations have been made and accepted and who
have not died, withdrawn or become disqualified. The ballot may
not contain the name of any other person.
  (d) The number, ballot title and financial estimates under ORS
250.125 of any measure to be voted on at the election.
  (2) The names of candidates for President and Vice President of
the United States shall be printed in groups together, under
their political party designations. The names of the electors may
not be printed on the general election ballot. A vote for the
candidates for President and Vice President is a vote for the
group of presidential electors supporting those candidates and
selected as provided by law. The general election ballot shall
state that electors of President and Vice President are being
elected and that a vote for the candidates for President and Vice
President shall be a vote for the electors supporting those
candidates.
  (3)(a) The name of each candidate nominated shall be printed
upon the ballot in   { - but - }  { +  only + } one place,
without regard to how many times the candidate may have been
nominated. The name of a political party, or names of political
parties, shall be added opposite the name of a candidate for
other than nonpartisan office according to the following rules:
  (A) For a candidate not affiliated with a political party who
is nominated by a minor political party, the name of the minor
political party shall be added opposite the name of the
candidate;

  (B) For a candidate not affiliated with a political party who
is nominated by more than one minor political party, the names of
not more than three minor political parties selected by the
candidate shall be added opposite the name of the candidate;
  (C) For a candidate who is a member of a political party who is
nominated by a political party of which the candidate is not a
member, the name of the political party that nominated the
candidate shall be added opposite the name of the candidate;
  (D) For a candidate who is a member of a political party who is
nominated by more than one political party of which the candidate
is not a member, the names of not more than three political
parties selected by the candidate shall be added opposite the
name of the candidate;
  (E) For a candidate who is nominated only by a political party
of which the candidate is a member, the name of the political
party of which the candidate is a member shall be added opposite
the name of the candidate; and
  (F) For a candidate who is nominated by a political party of
which the candidate is a member and by any political party or
parties of which the candidate is not a member, the name of the
political party of which the candidate is a member and the names
of not more than two other political parties selected by the
candidate shall be added opposite the name of the candidate.
  (b) If a candidate is required to select the name of a
political party to be added on the ballot under paragraph (a) of
this subsection, the candidate shall notify the filing officer of
the selection not later than the 61st day before the day of the
election.
  (c) The word 'incumbent' shall follow the name of each
candidate for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax
Court or circuit court who is designated the incumbent by the
Secretary of State under ORS 254.085.
  (d) The word 'nonaffiliated' shall follow the name of each
candidate who is not affiliated with a political party and who is
nominated by an assembly of electors or individual electors.
  (e) If two or more candidates for the same office have the same
or similar surnames, the location of their places of residence
shall be printed opposite their names to distinguish one from
another.
   { +  (f) The name of a political party on the ballot shall be
printed in full and may not be abbreviated. + }
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