OAR 165-008-0030: Conduct of Public Hearings

If the Secretary of State is required to hold a hearing pursuant to either subsection (2) or (3) of Section 6, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the following shall apply: (1) The Secretary of State, or the Secretary’s designee will be the presiding officer at the hearing. (2) Persons wishing to testify must provide their name and address at the beginning of the hearing. (3) Each person may testify only once, even if there are multiple hearings. A person who testified at one hearing may be denied an opportunity to testify again at another hearing. (4) Each person may speak for no more than five minutes.