Bill Text: OR SB155 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the voters' pamphlet.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB155 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB155-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 2518

                         Senate Bill 155

Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senate 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.

  Requires statements and arguments to be filed electronically
with Secretary of State.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the voters' pamphlet; amending ORS 251.065, 251.115
  and 251.255.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 251.065 is amended to read:
  251.065. (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
subsection, not later than the 68th day before the primary
election, a candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for
nomination or election at the primary election to the office of
President or Vice President of the United States, United States
Senator, Representative in Congress or a state office as defined
in ORS 249.002 may file with the Secretary of State a portrait of
the candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should
be nominated or elected. A candidate or agent on behalf of the
candidate for nomination or election to a county or city office,
or to an elected office of a metropolitan service district
organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a portrait and
statement under this subsection if permitted under ORS 251.067.
  (b) A portrait and statement may be filed not later than the
63rd day before the primary election in the event of a vacancy
described in ORS 249.037 (2).
  (2) Not later than the 70th day before the general election, a
candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election at the
general election to the office of President or Vice President of
the United States, United States Senator, Representative in
Congress or a state office as defined in ORS 249.002 may file
with the Secretary of State a portrait of the candidate and a
statement of the reasons the candidate should be elected. A
candidate or agent on behalf of the candidate for election to a
county or city office, or to an elected office of a metropolitan
service district organized under ORS chapter 268, may file a
portrait and statement under this subsection if permitted under
ORS 251.067.

  (3) In the case of a special election to fill a vacancy as
described in ORS 251.022, the Secretary of State by rule shall
set the deadline for filing with the secretary a portrait of the
candidate and a statement of the reasons the candidate should be
nominated or elected.
    { - (4)(a) A portrait and statement filed for a candidate for
nomination or election to a state office as defined in ORS
249.002 may be filed electronically with the Secretary of
State. - }
    { - (b) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this
section, a portrait and statement filed electronically under this
subsection may be filed with the secretary: - }
    { - (A) Not later than the 64th day before the primary
election; - }
    { - (B) Not later than the 68th day before the general
election; or - }
    { - (C) In the event of a vacancy described in ORS 249.037
(2), not later than the 63rd day before the primary election. - }

    { - (c) Notwithstanding ORS 251.145, materials filed
electronically under this subsection are exempt from public
inspection until the fourth business day after the final date for
filing materials set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this
section. - }
   { +  (4) All portraits and statements described in this
section must be filed using an electronic filing system
designated by the Secretary of State under ORS 251.014. + }
  (5) Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary
of State by rule shall establish the format of the statements
permitted under this section.
  (6)  { - (a) - }  A portrait or statement filed under this
section
  { - shall - }  { +  must + } be accompanied by a telephone or
electronic facsimile transmission machine number where the
candidate may be contacted for purposes of ORS 251.087.
    { - (b) A statement filed under this section must be printed
or typewritten. - }
  SECTION 2. ORS 251.115 is amended to read:
  251.115. (1) Not later than the 70th day before the general
election, the party officers as designated in the organizational
documents of any statewide political party or assembly of
electors having nominated candidates may file with the Secretary
of State a statement of arguments for the success of its
principles and election of its candidates on a statewide basis
and opposing the principles and candidates of other political
parties or organizations on a statewide basis.
  (2) Not later than the 70th day before the general election,
the party officers as designated in the organizational documents
of any less than statewide political party or assembly of
electors having nominated candidates may file with the Secretary
of State a statement of arguments for the success of its
principles and election of its candidates on a county basis and
opposing the principles and candidates of other political parties
or organizations on a county basis.
  (3)(a) Any statewide political party or assembly of electors
having nominated candidates shall pay a fee of $1,200 to the
Secretary of State when the statement is filed or may submit a
petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the
signatures of 500 active electors.
  (b) Any less than statewide political party or assembly of
electors having nominated candidates shall pay a fee of $600 to
the Secretary of State when the statement is filed or may submit
a petition in a form prescribed by the secretary containing the
signatures of 300 active electors.
  (c) The signatures on a petition submitted under this
subsection shall be certified by the county clerk in the manner
provided in ORS 249.008 or by the Secretary of State. The
petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
    { - (4)(a) A statement of arguments filed under this section
must be printed or typewritten. - }
    { - (b) A statement of arguments filed by a statewide
political party or assembly of electors may be filed
electronically. - }
   { +  (4) A statement of arguments filed under this section
must be filed using an electronic filing system designated by the
Secretary of State under ORS 251.014. + }
  (5) The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the size of
the statements permitted under this section, except that any
statewide political party or assembly of electors having
nominated candidates shall be allotted more space than any less
than statewide political party or assembly of electors having
nominated candidates.
  (6) For purposes of this section, an 'active elector' is a
person whose registration is considered active as described in
ORS 247.013.
  SECTION 3. ORS 251.255 is amended to read:
  251.255. (1) 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 at which a state measure is to be
voted upon, any person may file with the Secretary of State an
argument supporting or opposing the measure.
  (2) A person filing an argument under this section shall pay a
fee of $1,200 to the Secretary of State when the argument is
filed or may submit a petition in a form prescribed by the
Secretary of State containing the signatures of 500 electors.
Each person signing the petition shall subscribe to a statement
that the person has read and agrees with the argument. The
signatures on each petition shall be certified by the county
clerk in the manner provided in ORS 249.008. The petition shall
be filed with the Secretary of State.
  (3) An argument filed under this section   { - may be filed
electronically - }  { +  must be filed using an electronic filing
system designated by the Secretary of State under ORS
251.014 + }.
  (4) The Secretary of State by rule shall establish the size and
length of arguments permitted under ORS 251.245 and this section,
except that the length of an argument may not exceed 325 words.
The size and length limitations shall be the same for arguments
submitted under ORS 251.245 or this section.
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