ORS 198.765
Requirements for filing petition

  • validity and certification of signatures

(1)

A petition shall not be accepted for filing unless the signatures thereon have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed. A petition for formation of a district shall not be accepted for filing if it is not accompanied by the economic feasibility statement required under ORS 198.749 (Economic feasibility statement for district formation). When a petition for formation of a district includes a proposed permanent rate limit for operating taxes, the petition shall be filed not later than 180 days before the date of the next May or November election at which the petition for formation will be voted upon. Petitions required to be filed with the county board shall be filed with the county clerk of the principal county. Petitions required to be filed with the district board shall be filed with the secretary of the district board. It is not necessary to offer all counterparts of a petition for filing at the same time, but all counterparts when certified as provided by subsection (3) of this section shall be filed at the same time.

(2)

Within 10 days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county clerk or district secretary, as the case may be, shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. In the case of a petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, within 10 days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county assessor shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified landowners. If the requisite number of qualified signers have signed the petition, the county clerk or district secretary shall file the petition. If the requisite number have not signed, the county clerk or district secretary shall so notify the chief petitioners and may return the petition to the petitioners.

(3)

A petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county clerk or the district secretary is attached thereto certifying that the county clerk or district secretary has compared the signatures of the signers with the appropriate records, that the county clerk or district secretary has ascertained therefrom the number of qualified signers appearing on the petition, and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. In the case of a petition required or permitted to be signed by landowners, a petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county assessor is attached thereto certifying that the county assessor has compared the signatures of the signers with the appropriate records and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified landowners.

(4)

No petition for dissolution shall be accepted for filing within one year after an election held on the question of dissolution of a district. [1971 c.727 §18; 1973 c.117 §2; 1989 c.92 §4; 1991 c.70 §3; 1995 c.712 §83; 1997 c.541 §344; 1999 c.318 §47; 2011 c.8 §2]

Source: Section 198.765 — Requirements for filing petition; validity and certification of signatures, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors198.­html.

198.010
“District” defined for chapter
198.115
Barring district employees from membership on governing board
198.180
“District” defined for ORS 198.190
198.190
Compensation and expenses of governing body members
198.210
“District” defined for ORS 198.220
198.220
Bond or letter of credit for member of district governing body
198.310
“District” defined for ORS 198.320
198.320
Filling of vacancies on governing bodies of certain districts
198.335
Definitions for ORS 198.335 to 198.365
198.340
Designation of registered office and agent
198.345
Effect of failure to file certain reports
198.350
Financial statement
198.355
Hearing on dissolution
198.360
Continuation or termination of district
198.365
County board as trustees for inactive district
198.410
Definition for ORS 198.425 and 198.430
198.425
Recall of district officers generally
198.430
Recall of officers of districts other than districts defined in ORS 255.012
198.440
Statement of justification from affected officer
198.510
Definitions for ORS 198.510 to 198.600
198.530
Procedure for adopting, amending or repealing ordinances or regulations
198.540
Notice prior to adoption of ordinance affecting regulation
198.550
Publication of ordinance
198.560
Filing of ordinance
198.570
When ordinances take effect
198.590
Petition to adopt, amend or repeal ordinance
198.600
Penalty for violation of regulations
198.605
Local service districts
198.608
Unfunded PERS liability or surplus upon split, consolidation or merger of districts
198.611
Power of district to contract for purchase or lease of real or personal property
198.705
Definitions for ORS 198.705 to 198.955
198.715
Short title
198.720
Boundaries
198.725
Procedure when two counties affected
198.727
Merger or consolidation
198.730
Notice
198.735
Right of interested person to appear
198.740
Election procedure governed by law under which district operates
198.745
Content of resolution calling election
198.747
Effective date of boundary change
198.748
Prospective petition for formation
198.749
Economic feasibility statement for district formation
198.750
Content of petition proposing formation or change of organization
198.755
Number of signatures required
198.760
Requirements for signers of petition
198.765
Requirements for filing petition
198.770
Method of determining validity of landowner signatures
198.775
Security deposit to accompany petition
198.780
Filing of duplicates of certain documents
198.782
Documents to be filed with Secretary of State before business transacted
198.785
Proceeding to contest validity of formation or change of organization
198.790
Rights of creditors after change of organization
198.792
District formation or annexation proceedings to relieve public health danger
198.793
Change of district name
198.794
Effect of district name change
198.795
Jurisdiction over district formation
198.800
Formation petition
198.805
Conduct of hearing
198.810
Order for formation
198.813
Formation of county service district for water management services in Washington County
198.815
Election on formation
198.820
Order by county board
198.825
Election of first members of board when no formation election required
198.830
Petition for formation by all landowners in proposed district
198.835
Order for formation of district in single county
198.840
Notice of hearing
198.845
Costs
198.850
Annexation petition or resolution
198.855
Annexation election
198.857
Annexation without election by petition of landowner
198.860
Effect of annexation order
198.866
Annexation of city to district
198.867
Approval of annexation to district by electors of city and district
198.869
Annexation contract
198.870
Petition for withdrawal of property from district
198.875
Election on withdrawal petition
198.880
Effect on withdrawn area
198.882
Tax relief to withdrawn area
198.885
Merger of districts
198.890
Consolidation of districts
198.895
Initiation of merger and consolidation
198.900
Content of petition for annexation, merger or consolidation
198.902
Application of district petition requirements to cities
198.903
Joint assembly of governing bodies of affected districts or cities
198.905
Certification of election results
198.910
Joint meeting of governing bodies of merged or consolidated districts and cities
198.912
Apportionment of board members for certain surviving or successor districts
198.915
Election of board members at regular district election
198.920
Dissolution procedure
198.925
Findings of fact by district board
198.927
Annexation of dissolved district
198.930
Plan for dissolution and liquidation
198.935
Election on dissolution
198.940
Dissolution without election
198.945
Trustees for dissolved district
198.950
Power of trustees to convey assets
198.955
Disposition of assets
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