{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-249.046","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 249.046","heading":"Party membership required for nomination of party; effect of inactive registration; exceptions.","body":"(1) If a candidate has not been a member of the major political party for at least 180 days before the deadline for filing a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall not be entitled to receive the nomination of that major political party. If a candidate’s registration becomes inactive, the inactive status shall not constitute a lapse of membership in the party if, immediately before the registration became inactive, the candidate was a member of the party and was not a member of any other political party within the 180 days preceding the deadline for filing a nominating petition or declaration of candidacy.\n      (2) The requirement that the candidate be qualified by length of membership does not apply to:\n      (a) Any candidate whose 18th birthday falls within the period of 180 days;\n      (b) A write-in candidate; or\n      (c) Any candidate for the office of precinct committeeperson who becomes a United States citizen within the period of 180 days.","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":"5d0c04ca9fe5ed7b4c802509b4e3891ee1699ace79162742681967fcfa9af1db","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-249.042","next":"us-or/ors-249.048"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}