OAR 165-010-0070: Filling Vacancy in Nomination of Major Political Party

(1) The purpose of this rule is to specify the period following a vacancy within which a major political party must notify the filing officer of the name of the new nominee. (2) The Secretary of State hereby specifies that the deadline for notifying the filing officer of the name of the new nominee, where there is a vacancy in nomination of a major political party office from the primary election, is the 70th day before the general election, except that the deadline is the 62nd day before the general election if the vacancy occurs after the 84th day before the general election.