General Information: Petition Signer Requirements (ORS 249.064 and 249.076)

Electors’ signatures on candidate nominating petitions must be verified by the appropriate county elections official before filing the candidate’s completed nominating petition with the Elections Division. Signers must meet all of the following requirements:

signers on any one signature sheet must be active registered voters in the same county
each signer must be an active registered voter of the candidate’s electoral district and a member of the same political party as the candidate at the time of signing the petition
and
each signer must provide a signature and residence or mailing address

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