ORS 246.570: Sale of vote recording systems to counties; security interest.

(1) The Secretary of State may enter into an agreement, for a term of not more than five years, with any county within the state for the sale to the county of approved voting machines or vote tally systems or computers or computer systems described in ORS 246.590. The agreement shall include a provision creating a security interest for the Secretary of State in the voting machines or vote tally systems or computers or computer systems. The security interest shall not be released until the sale is completed and the terms of the sale agreement are satisfied. (2) The Secretary of State on having entered into an agreement with a county may purchase the necessary voting machines or vote tally systems or computers or computer systems using money made available under the provisions of ORS 246.590. [Formerly 258.405; 1995 c.144 §15]