{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-545.199","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 545.199","heading":"Increase in number of directors upon determination of board or petition; election on increase.","body":"(1) An irrigation district may increase the number of its board of directors from three to five members when:\n      (a) In the judgment of the board of directors, it is necessary or beneficial to the welfare of the district; or\n      (b) Fifty or more qualified electors within the district file with the board a petition requesting an election for the purpose of increasing the number of directors.\n      (2) Upon the determination of the board or upon the filing of a petition requesting the increase, the board shall submit the question to the district electors at the next regular election or at a special election ordered by the board for such purpose. At the same election, two persons shall be elected to serve as directors if the electors, by a majority of votes cast at the election, increase the number of the board.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 545 — Irrigation Districts"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors545.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"8c22cab33e42c615cce1ca24832ce510cf4a3e0ce6e509e496a5262575b10783","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-545.198","next":"us-or/ors-545.200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}