ORS 254.408
Procedure for voting by person for whom no evidence of registration is found


(1)

A person offering to vote and who claims to be an elector, but for whom no evidence of active or inactive registration can be found, shall be granted the right to vote in the manner provided in this section.

(2)

Whenever an elector updates a registration at a county clerk’s office after the ballots have been mailed under ORS 254.470 (Procedures for conducting election by mail), the elector shall vote in that election in the manner provided in this section.

(3)

An elector voting under this section shall complete and sign a registration card.
(4)(a)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the elector shall insert the ballot into a small envelope provided by the county clerk and then insert the small envelope into a larger envelope. The larger envelope shall be delivered to the county clerk and shall be segregated and not counted until the registration of the elector is verified under this section.

(B)

The county clerk shall inform the elector of any alterations to the process described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that are necessary if the Secretary of State has approved a procedure under ORS 254.458 (Alternatives to return identification envelope procedures) to be used in lieu of the envelope procedures.

(b)

An envelope provided under this subsection must comply with the prohibitions set forth in ORS 254.470 (Procedures for conducting election by mail) (13).

(5)

The county clerk shall determine if the elector is validly registered to vote and if the vote was properly cast. The ballot shall be counted only if the county clerk determines the registration of the elector is considered active or inactive.

(6)

A vote shall be counted only if the elector is qualified to vote for the particular office or on the measure. [Formerly 247.205; 1999 c.410 §53; 2007 c.154 §35; 2019 c.508 §4; 2021 c.473 §13; 2021 c.551 §13]

Source: Section 254.408 — Procedure for voting by person for whom no evidence of registration is found, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.­html.

254.005
Definitions
254.016
Elections conducted under this chapter
254.025
Construction of statutes applicable to primary elections
254.035
Time and place of elections for city officers
254.046
Expense of city election
254.056
Date and purpose of general election and primary election
254.065
Person receiving most votes nominated or elected
254.068
Simulated election for individuals under 18 years of age
254.071
Information regarding ballot format and method of voting ballot
254.074
County elections security plan
254.076
Register of candidates for nomination
254.085
Secretary of State’s statement of offices, candidates and measures
254.095
City elections officers’ statements of offices, candidates and measures
254.098
Expenses for change in information filed under ORS 254.085 or 254.095
254.103
Filing of measures referred by county governing body
254.108
Numbering county, city and district measures
254.115
Official primary election ballot
254.125
Nominating ballot for candidates to nonpartisan office
254.135
Official general or special election ballots
254.145
Design and contents of official ballots
254.155
Order of candidate names on ballot
254.165
Adjusting ballot when vacancy occurs
254.175
Providing ballot title and financial estimates in lieu of printing on ballot
254.185
Printing or furnishing of ballots by county clerk
254.195
Ballot specifications
254.235
Testing of voting machines and vote tally systems
254.321
Providing map of proposed boundaries for election on establishing or changing county or city boundaries
254.365
Voting at primary election by major party members and nonaffiliated electors
254.370
Record of nonaffiliated electors
254.408
Procedure for voting by person for whom no evidence of registration is found
254.411
Voting after name change
254.415
Challenging ballot of person offering to vote
254.426
Procedure on challenged ballot
254.431
Special procedure for ballots challenged due to failure to sign return envelope or nonmatching signature
254.445
Assistance in marking ballot
254.458
Alternatives to return identification envelope procedures
254.465
Elections to be conducted by mail
254.470
Procedures for conducting election by mail
254.471
Extension of deadline for returning ballots in case of emergency
254.472
Compartments for marking ballots
254.473
State payment for return of ballots by mail
254.474
Voting booths for primary and general elections
254.476
Personnel for counting ballots
254.478
Preparation for counting ballots
254.480
Replacement ballots
254.482
Persons authorized to watch receiving and counting of votes
254.483
Ballot security
254.485
Tally of ballots
254.495
Tally and return sheets
254.500
Tally of write-in votes
254.505
Ballots to be counted
254.515
Counting ballots marked “Federal only.”
254.525
Test of vote tally system
254.529
Choice of conducting hand recount of ballots or risk-limiting audit
254.532
Risk-limiting audit
254.535
Preservation of certain materials
254.545
Duties of county clerk after election
254.546
Duties of county clerk after recall election
254.548
Individual nominated or elected by write-in votes
254.555
Secretary of State’s duties after election
254.565
Duties of city elections officer after election
254.568
Certificate of election required before taking oath of office
254.575
Procedure when tie vote
254.650
Special election in case of death of nominee of major political party within 47 days of general election
254.655
Order calling special election
254.660
Conduct of special election
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