{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-248.019","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 248.019","heading":"Write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson; process.","body":"(1) Subject to ORS 248.015 (4), a person may participate as a write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson by filing with the county elections official a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration shall be made on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule and must be filed no later than 8 p.m. on the date of the election. The form prescribed by the secretary must require that the person:\n      (a) States that the person will serve as a precinct committeeperson if elected;\n      (b) Requests that the county elections official count any write-in votes received by the write-in candidate; and\n      (c) Attests that the person is legally qualified to serve as a precinct committeeperson.\n      (2) Upon receipt of the form filed under subsection (1) of this section, the county elections official shall determine whether the person meets the qualifications to serve as a precinct committeeperson. If the county elections official determines that the person meets the qualifications, the county elections official shall record the write-in votes received by the person during that election.\n      (3) If no person qualifies as a candidate or write-in candidate for a position of precinct committeeperson, that position shall be vacant.","path":["06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections","23. Elections","Chapter 248 — Political Parties; Presidential Electors"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors248.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"6489352f9442cdeb3bfe1c349e6fa72be69f87a6edefe454ea3dee978c58a491","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-248.018","next":"us-or/ors-248.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}