ORS 254.458¹
Alternatives to secrecy envelope procedures

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 254.470 (Procedures for conducting election by mail):

(a) A county clerk may apply to the Secretary of State for approval of any procedure to be used in lieu of the envelope procedures described in ORS 254.470 (Procedures for conducting election by mail); and

(b) Upon receiving an application under subsection (1) of this section, the secretary may approve a procedure to be used in lieu of the envelope procedures described in ORS 254.470 (Procedures for conducting election by mail) if the secretary determines that the procedure will provide substantially the same degree of secrecy as ORS 254.470 (Procedures for conducting election by mail).

(2) A procedure approved by the secretary under this section must comply with the prohibitions set forth in ORS 254.470 (Procedures for conducting election by mail) (11). [1995 c.607 §84; 2007 c.154 §39; 2019 c.508 §5]

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 254—Conduct of Elections, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ors254.­html (2019) (last ac­cessed May 16, 2020).
 
2 OregonLaws.org contains the con­tents of Volume 21 of the ORS, inserted along­side the per­tin­ent statutes. See the preface to the ORS An­no­ta­tions for more information.
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent. Currency Information