{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-198.755","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 198.755","heading":"Number of signatures required.","body":"(1) A petition for formation shall be signed by not less than:\n      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the greater, registered in the territory subject to the petition; or\n      (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.\n      (2) A petition for annexation shall be signed by not less than:\n      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the area proposed to be annexed; or\n      (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.\n      (3) A petition for withdrawal shall be signed by not less than:\n      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the district; or\n      (b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the district.\n      (4) A petition for merger and a petition for consolidation shall be signed by not less than:\n      (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\n      (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.\n      (5) A petition for dissolution shall be signed by not less than:\n      (a) Fifteen percent of the electors registered in the district; or\n      (b) Owners of 15 percent of the acreage within the district.","path":["05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use","19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs","Chapter 198 — Special Districts Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"182e9253ba05248a10e0b6e76af618c41070d0ddad1aae844d567ac60c3fa00a","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-198.750","next":"us-or/ors-198.760"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}