Bill Text: OR HB2912 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

---

Bill Title: Relating to elections.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-23 - Chapter 479, (2011 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2012. [HB2912 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2912-Enrolled.html

---

     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 2912

Sponsored by Representative WINGARD (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to elections; amending ORS 258.280.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. ORS 258.280 is amended to read:
  258.280. (1) The Secretary of State shall order a full recount
of the votes cast for nomination or election to a public office
for which the Secretary of State is the filing officer, and the
county clerk who conducted the election shall order a full
recount of the votes cast for nomination or election to any other
public office if the canvass of votes of the election reveals
that:
  (a) Two or more candidates for that nomination or office have
an equal and the highest number of votes; or
  (b) The difference in the number of votes cast for a candidate
apparently nominated or elected to the office and the votes cast
for the closest apparently defeated opponent is not more than
one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both candidates.
   { +  (2)(a) Unless otherwise provided by a home rule charter,
at an election described in ORS 249.088, the Secretary of State
shall order a full recount of the votes cast for nomination or
election to a nonpartisan office for which the Secretary of State
is the filing officer, and the county clerk who conducted the
election shall order a full recount of the votes cast for
nomination or election to any other nonpartisan office, if the
canvass of votes of the election reveals that the number of votes
cast for a candidate differs from a majority of votes cast for
the office by not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total
votes cast for the office.
  (b) This subsection does not apply to the office of sheriff,
the office of county clerk, the office of county treasurer or a
candidate to fill a vacancy, as described in ORS 249.088. + }
    { - (2) - }  { +  (3) + } The cost of a full recount
conducted under this section shall be paid by the county for a
county office, by the city for a city office, by the special
district for a special district office or by the state for any
other office.
                         ----------

Enrolled House Bill 2912 (HB 2912-A)                       Page 1

Passed by House April 5, 2011

    .............................................................
                         Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate June 13, 2011

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

Enrolled House Bill 2912 (HB 2912-A)                       Page 2

Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

Enrolled House Bill 2912 (HB 2912-A)                       Page 3