{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-249.020","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 249.020","heading":"Filing of candidates’ nominating petition or declaration of candidacy.","body":"(1) An eligible elector may become a candidate for nonpartisan office, or for the nomination to an office by the major political party of which the elector is a member, by filing a nominating petition or a declaration of candidacy.\n      (2) At the time of filing, a declaration of candidacy shall be accompanied by the filing fee specified in ORS 249.056.\n      (3) At the time of filing, a nominating petition shall contain the signature sheets described under ORS 249.064.","path":["06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections","23. Elections","Chapter 249 — CANDIDATES; RECALL"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors249.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"8b5c1a6d33516b7d1a30d7f702c03785ee7fd599da8f1a6168edc72f43d02e84","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-249.016","next":"us-or/ors-249.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}