OAR 165-020-0050: Purpose

(1) This rule provides a uniform billing system for state, county, city and special district elections as authorized under ORS 246.179, 254.046, and 255.305. (2) All chargeable costs incurred by the county election officer for the conduct of an election held for the state on a date other than the primary or general election, shall be paid by the state, if provided by the act calling for the election or pursuant to ORS 246.179. (3) All chargeable costs incurred by the county election officer for the conduct of an election held for a city on a date other than the primary or general election, shall be paid by the city. (4) All chargeable costs incurred by the county election officer for the conduct of an election held for a special district shall be paid by the special district. Chargeable costs do not include expenses incurred by the county election officer for the election of directors of a soil and water conservation district organized under ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933. (5) Any chargeable cost billed for an election shall be supported by such documentation as copies of payroll registers, invoices, vouchers, sales slips, billings, and receipts. Any cost not specified in this rule, or any unsupported chargeable cost, need not be paid. (6) Documentation will be provided to the electoral districts upon request. (7) Any electoral district bills and supporting documentation shall be subject to audit by the secretary of state at any time for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the chargeable costs. (8) The following forms are adopted by reference and designated for use to detail all costs to be billed to each electoral district holding an election: (a) Election Equipment Amortization Worksheets forms SEL 950, SEL 950A, or SEL 950B. (A) These forms shall be the forms used for calculating the amortization of election equipment. (B) The total amortization costs billed to electoral districts over the years the election equipment is used cannot exceed the total cost of purchasing, operating and maintaining the equipment during the years the equipment is used. (C) Amortization of election equipment is not mandatory; however, any county election official who chooses to amortize such equipment must use a method designated by this rule. (b) Average Ballots Cast/Average Aggregate Registration Worksheet form SEL 951 shall be the form used for computing the average number of ballots cast per election for prior four years. (c) Allocated Cost Worksheet form SEL 952 shall be the form used for computing the allocated cost of the election. (d) Local Elections Billing Worksheet form SEL 953 shall be the form used for computing the total district cost. (e) Voters’ Pamphlet Cost Worksheet form SEL 955 shall be the form used for computing the voters’ pamphlet cost allocated to each district. [ED. NOTE: Forms referenced are available from the agency.]