(A) An eligible elector may become a candidate for an elective city position by filing a nomination petition in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State and available from the Recorder pursuant to ORS 249.061.
(B) Except as permitted under division (E) of this section, a nomination petition must contain signatures of not fewer than 25 city-qualified electors, or a minimum of 1% of city electors participating in the last gubernatorial election, as follows:
(1) The signatures need not all be attached to one paper, but each separate paper of the petition must be attached to an affidavit of the circulator showing the number of signers and stating that each signature is the genuine signature of the person;
(2) Each signature must have next to it the signer’s residence, by its street and number or other description;
(3) The Recorder must certify the signatures in the nomination petition for genuineness by comparing them and the other required information with the elector registration cards on file with the County Clerk; and
(4) After the petition is filed with the Recorder, the Recorder has ten days to verify the signatures, and attach to the petition a certificate stating the number of signatures believed genuine.
(C) Declarations of candidacy are not permitted or accepted within the city from candidates interested in filing for City Council or Mayoral positions.
(D) Individuals filing nomination petitions must comply with state campaign finance reporting requirements pursuant to ORS Ch. 260.
(E) During any time period in which a state of emergency has been declared within the city by the federal government, the Governor or the City Council, a nomination petition may be accompanied by a fee in lieu of the signatures required by division (B) of this section. The fee in lieu shall be $25 unless a different amount is established by resolution of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 1.30.040) (Ord. 358, passed 2-20-2007; Ord. 372, passed 8-4-2008; Ord. 389, passed 4-19-2010; Ord. 471, passed 8-3-2020)