Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 198.755: Number of signatures required.

(1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than:
      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the greater, registered in the territory subject to the petition; or
      (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the territory subject to the petition.
      (2) A petition for annexation shall be signed by not less than:
      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the area proposed to be annexed; or
      (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the area proposed to be annexed.
      (3) A petition for withdrawal shall be signed by not less than:
      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the district; or
      (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the district.
      (4) A petition for merger and a petition for consolidation shall be signed by not less than:
      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in each district which it is proposed to merge or consolidate; or
      (b) Fifteen owners of land in each district or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage located in each district, whichever is the greater number of signers.
      (5) A petition for dissolution shall be signed by not less than:
      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors registered in the district; or
      (b) Owners of 15 percent of the acreage within the district.

Where this section sits in the code

05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs
Chapter 198 — Special Districts Generally

(1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than:

(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the greater, registered in the territory subject to the petition; or

(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the territory subject to the petition.

(2) A petition for annexation shall be signed by not less than:

(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the area proposed to be annexed; or

(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the area proposed to be annexed.

(3) A petition for withdrawal shall be signed by not less than:

(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the district; or

(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the district.

(4) A petition for merger and a petition for consolidation shall be signed by not less than:

(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in each district which it is proposed to merge or consolidate; or

(b) Fifteen owners of land in each district or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage located in each district, whichever is the greater number of signers.

(5) A petition for dissolution shall be signed by not less than:

(a) Fifteen percent of the electors registered in the district; or

(b) Owners of 15 percent of the acreage within the district.

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