ORS 248.015
Precinct committeepersons

  • qualifications
  • election
  • vote required
  • term

(1)

A precinct committeeperson shall be a representative of the major political party in the precinct. At the primary election a major political party shall elect from its members a precinct committeeperson for every 250 electors, or major fraction thereof, who are registered in the precinct 251 days before the primary election. In any event the political party members of a precinct shall be entitled to elect not less than two committeepersons in the precinct. A person may not hold office as precinct committeeperson in more than one precinct.

(2)

A member of a major political party who meets the party membership requirements set forth in ORS 249.046 (Party membership required for nomination of party) may become a candidate for precinct committeeperson of the precinct in which the person is registered, of a precinct within the same county adjoining that precinct or of a precinct that is both in the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the person is registered, by filing a declaration of candidacy described in ORS 249.031 (Contents of petition or declaration), except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(3)

ORS 249.031 (Contents of petition or declaration) (1)(i) does not apply to declarations of candidacy for candidates for precinct committeeperson.

(4)

A member of the major political party who has been a member of that party for 180 days before the primary election may be elected by write-in votes as precinct committeeperson of the precinct in which the member is registered, of a precinct within the same county adjoining that precinct or of a precinct that is both in the same county and state Representative district as the precinct in which the person is registered. A member elected by write-in votes must meet the requirements for write-in candidates set forth in this section and ORS 248.019 (Write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson) or 248.021 (Nomination of separate elector as precinct committeeperson).

(5)

Unless a qualified person receives at least three votes, no person is deemed to have been elected as precinct committeeperson and the office of precinct committeeperson shall be vacant.

(6)

The term of office of a precinct committeeperson is from the 24th day after the date of the primary election until the 24th day after the date of the next following primary election.

(7)

A precinct committeeperson is not considered a public officer. [1965 c.407 §§3, 7; subsection (6) enacted as 1967 c.540 §3(3); 1969 c.282 §1; 1977 c.199 §1; 1977 c.644 §1; 1979 c.190 §73; 1981 c.862 §1; 1991 c.87 §1; 1991 c.107 §3; 1995 c.712 §17; 2019 c.675 §26]

Source: Section 248.015 — Precinct committeepersons; qualifications; election; vote required; term, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors248.­html.

248.002
Definitions
248.004
Powers of political parties
248.005
Parties to insure widest and fairest representation of members
248.006
Qualification and maintenance of status as major political party
248.007
Organization of major political parties
248.008
Qualification as minor political party
248.009
Process for nominating candidates by minor political party
248.011
Enforcement of ORS 248.005 or political party rules
248.012
Notice of committee meetings required
248.015
Precinct committeepersons
248.017
Candidacy for office of precinct committeeperson by person who attains age of 18 years after deadline for filing declaration of candidacy
248.019
Write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson
248.021
Nomination of separate elector as precinct committeeperson
248.023
Certificates of election
248.024
Resignation or ineligibility of precinct committeeperson
248.026
Selection of precinct committeeperson to fill vacancy
248.027
Committeeperson to continue on central committee despite change in precinct
248.029
Recall procedure
248.031
Precinct committeepersons as county central committee
248.033
Organizational meeting
248.035
Transfer of property
248.043
Procedure if meeting not called
248.045
Proxies prohibited
248.072
Authority of state central committee
248.075
State central committee
248.085
Transfer of property
248.315
Selection of delegates to national convention
248.355
Selection of presidential electors
248.360
Election time and number of presidential electors to be elected
248.370
Convening of electors
248.380
Electors’ mileage expenses
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