Oregon Ballot Access
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Oregon FEC Information
ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
255 Capitol St NE, Ste 501
Salem OR 97310
Phone: (503) 986-1518
Email: oregon.sos@state.or.us
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION
OREGON FORMS
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Getting on the Ballot for 2012
We faxed SEL 198, SEL 199 and SEL 301 to the Secretary of State on September 21, 2011.
We received approval September 22, 2011 to start circulating the Petition.
- Petition ID: MPP-11-03
- NO Petition Circulator Will Be Paid
- County: Fill in name for each county
- Established in: Statewide
- Name of Political Party: America's Third Party
Note: We will NOT be paying petitioners. Signatures for each page of petitions must come from registered voters within a particular county. Petitioners must sign an affidavit on the bottom of each petition page.
Major party qualifications:
Have at least 5% of the number of electors registered in the state [248.006]
Primary ballot access:
1. Secretary of State Selects nationally recognized candidates [249.078] No filing fees
2. Petition (for those not selected) 1,000 signatures from each of the 5 congressional districts, including signatures from voters in 5% of the precincts in at least 1/4 of the counties in the district [249.078]
Minor party qualifications:
Petition: 1.5% of the total votes cast for governor [248.008]
General ballot access for minor party candidates:
Party submits names of candidates directly to the Secretary of State
General ballot access for independent candidates:
Obtain prior approval from the Secretary of State to circulate petition
Petition: 1% of all votes cast in the previous presidential election [249.740]
Deadline: 70 days before the general election [249.722]
Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 67 days before the election
Primary date: third Tuesday after the first Monday in May (May 18, 2004) [254.056]
Participation: Closed, but parties may open to unaffiliated registered voters
Voter registration: 21 days before the election for party change and new registration; registration updates may be done the day before the election
Source: The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....
Write-In Information
There are no requirements for write-in candidates for President in order to have votes counted. The candidate needs to fill out and turn in the “Write-In Candidate Acceptance.”
Source: Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/
