OAR 165-020-0035: Nominating Schedule for Filling Vacancy in Office of Board Member of District

(1) The purpose of this rule is to provide a nominating schedule for candidates' names to be printed on the official district election ballot to fill the remainder of an unexpired term resulting from a vacancy in the office of an elected board member. (2) This rule shall apply only when a vacancy in the office of an elected board member occurs after the 101st day before the regular district election and on or before the 62nd day before the regular district election. (3) As soon as practicable after a vacancy in the office of district board member occurs the district elections authority shall deliver written confirmation of the vacancy to the elections officer. The written confirmation shall include the office information, position or zone number and the expiration date of the term. (4) Upon receipt of the written confirmation of the vacancy the elections officer shall publish in the next available edition of a newspaper of general circulation or mail to each elector of the district an amended notice of district board election. The amended notice shall contain: (a) All the information contained in the original published notice, including the same filing date and time, for the office(s) originally scheduled for election; (b) The new office information for the office in which the vacancy exists; and (c) The filing deadline date and time, as determined by the elections officer, for the office in which the vacancy exists. (5) Candidates shall file for election in accordance with ORS 255.235(1)(a) and (b). (6) The elections officer shall accept candidate filings for not fewer than seven calendar days after receipt of written confirmation of vacancy. (7) The office title only shall be printed on the ballot in those cases when no nominations are received by the election officer.