Or. Admin. R. 166-150-0035 - County Clerk - Elections
(1) Absentee Ballot Requests: Used to enter a
citizen's request for a ballot to be sent to them for the purpose of voting, or
to change their current status as an absentee voter. Information includes voter
name, address of residence, and mailing address. (Minimum retention: 1 year)
(2) Abstract of Votes (Record of
Elections): Documents election results for General, Primary, Emergency, Recall,
and Special Elections. Information includes candidate name/ballot title,
precinct name, total votes per candidate/ballot title, total per precinct,
under/over votes, and certification by County Clerk or election official.
(Minimum retention: Permanent)
(3)
Ballots: Documents ballots of voters who voted in Primary, General, Emergency,
Recall, District, and Special elections. (SEE Vote by Mail Records)
(4) Contribution and Expenditure Reports:
Documents contributions and expenditures by candidates or political action
committees. Includes statement of organization, amount, source, and detail of
contributions and expenditures. May also include receipts for expenditures. The
Secretary of State Elections Division maintains the statewide record copy of
Statements of Organization. (Minimum retention:
(a) Statements of Organization: 6
years
(b) All other records: 4
years after the date required to file update reports)
(5) Election Filings (Candidates and
Referrals): Documents all necessary papers required to be filed by a candidate
or governing body for primary, general, emergency, and special elections. May
include petition of nomination, declaration of candidacy, certification of
nomination, certificate of election, notice of measure election, and withdrawal
of candidates. (Minimum retention: 4 years)
(6) Election Preparation Records: Used to
prepare and administer elections. Records may include such information as
number of ballots and ballot styles for each precinct, listing of measures and
candidates by precinct, ballot layout records, and public certification test
records. May also include documents on reconciliation. (SEE Vote by Mail
Records)
(7) Election Security
Plan: Records document the clerk's compliance with ORS
254.074 in which they clearly
outline, in writing, the county's procedures for ensuring a secure elections
process. Information in the plan includes but is not limited to a written
security agreement entered into with any vendor handling ballots; security
procedures for transporting ballots; security procedures at official places of
deposit for ballots; security procedures for processing ballots; security
procedures governing election observers; security procedures for ballots
located in county elections work areas, buildings and storage areas; security
procedures for vote tally systems, including computer access to vote tally
systems; and postelection ballot security. These plans are required to be filed
with the Secretary of State by the January 31 in each calendar year or one
business day after any revision is made to the county elections security plan.
(Minimum retention: 5 years)
(8)
Help America Vote Act Identification Records: Records are used to verify the
identity of a person registering to vote exists and their residence in the
county they are attempting to register to vote in. Records include but are not
limited to current and valid photo identification containing voter name and
address, or a current copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check,
paycheck, or other government document that shows their name and address. The
address listed must match the residence or mailing address submitted on their
voter registration card. (Minimum retention: Retain until verified by county
elections official)
(9)
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Records: Documents the initiative,
referendum, and recall process by which voters propose laws and amendments to
the State Constitution, refer an act of the Legislature or other governing body
to a vote of the electorate, or recall a public official. Includes petitions,
signature sheets, summaries of signature verification, text of proposed law,
amendment, or response from public official. (Minimum retention:
(a) Initiative & Referendum Signature
Sheets: 6 years after election if measure is approved, as defined by ORS
250.235 &
255.205;
(b) Recall Signature Sheets: 4 years after
election if measure is approved;
(c) Signature sheets if measure is not
approved: 90 days after election or 90 days after deadline for sufficient
signatures;
(d) Initiative &
Referendum Copy of Measure: Permanent, if measure is approved; and
(e) All other records: 4 years)
(10) Legal Notices and
Publications: Documents required pre-election legal notices by the County
Clerk. May include publication of ballot title and notice of election. (Minimum
retention: 4 years)
(11) Poll
Books: Records issuance of ballot to eligible voter in an election. Includes
name of elector, party affiliation, home address, ballot number, precinct
number, and signature of voter. NOTE: Vote by Mail replaced poll elections in
2000. (Minimum retention:
(a) Records created
prior to 1931: Permanent;
(b) All
other records: 2 years)
(12) Registration List Authorizations:
Documents the request and authorization for transmittal of voter registration
information to citizens. Record consists of request and authorization for list
of electors for a particular political boundary. (Minimum retention: 2 years)
(13) Secretary of State Reports:
Documents required reports to the Office of the Secretary of State summarizing
election registration, participation, and costs. May include Special District
Election Report, Election Equipment Amortization Worksheet, Average Ballots
Cast Worksheet, Allocated Cost Worksheet, and Local Elections Billing
Worksheet. (Minimum retention: 2 years)
(14) Vote by Mail Records: Records are used
to prepare, administer and abstract elections conducted by mail. Records
include counted, duplicated, rejected, and defective ballots; returned signed,
non-deliverable, and secrecy envelopes; and other documents used to prepare,
administer and abstract elections conducted by mail. (Minimum retention:
(a) Retain counted, duplicated, rejected, and
defective ballots 2 years after elections containing federal candidates;
(b) Retain counted, duplicated,
rejected, and defective ballots 90 days after the last day to contest the
election for all other elections not containing federal candidates;
(c) Retain unused ballots 45 days after the
election regardless of federal/nonfederal candidates;
(d) Retain returned signed envelopes 2 years
after the election regardless of federal/nonfederal candidates;
(e) Retain secrecy and non-deliverable
envelopes 60 days after the last day to contest the election for all elections
regardless of federal/nonfederal candidates; and
(f) Retain all other records used to prepare,
administer and abstract elections conducted by mail 2 years after the election
to which they relate)
(15) Voter Registration Records: Documents
the registration or cancellation of registration of eligible voters or the
cancellation of confidential voter status. Voter Registration Cards include the
following information: name, signature, mailing and residence address, previous
registration information, if ever registered in Oregon, date of birth,
affirmation of citizenship, state residency, and political party. May also
include records canceling or making inactive voter registration such as the
notice of deceased list from Secretary of State, notice of change of address
from Department of Motor Vehicles, U.S. Postal Service notice, and related
correspondence (ORS 247.580). (Minimum retention:
(a) Voter Registration Cards and all other
records scanned into Oregon Centralized Voter Registration (OCVR): Destroy
after entered into Oregon Centralized Voter Registration system;
(b) All other records: 2 years)
(16) Voters Pamphlet Records:
Documents the compilation, publication, and distribution of the County Voters'
Pamphlet for primary, general, and statewide special elections. The County
Voters' Pamphlet contains candidate statements, candidate photographs, ballot
measure arguments, explanatory statements of ballot measures, and other
information to assist voters. (Minimum retention:
(a) Retain 1 copy permanently;
(b) Retain pamphlet preparation records: 4
years after election)
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 192 & 357
Stats. Implemented: ORS 192.005 - 192.170 & 357.805 - 357.895
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