ORS 255.295: Preparing abstract; notification of results.

(1) Not later than the 27th day after the date of an election, the elections officer shall prepare an abstract of the votes and deliver it to the district elections authority. Not later than the 45th day after the date of an election, the district elections authority shall determine from it the result of the election.

      (2) Subject to ORS 254.548, the elections officer may issue a certificate of election only after the district elections authority has notified the elections officer in writing of the result of the election.