[Repealed by Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980]
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1546, 7-16-1974]
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980]
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1546, 7-16-1974]
[Ord. No. 1546, 7-16-1974]
The City Recorder shall be the elections
officer of the City of Lake Oswego. The City Recorder shall arrange
for, conduct and supervise all procedures necessary or convenient
for the conducting of elections, both regular and special, within
the city. To the extent not prohibited by law or the City Charter,
the City Council may authorize and direct that administrative or ministerial
functions which would otherwise be performed by the City Recorder
be delegated to the respective county election officials under such
conditions and agreements as the City Council shall deem proper.
[Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980]
[Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980; Ord. No. 1932, 4-15-1986]
1.
Nomination to an elective city office shall
be by petition signed by at least 20 qualified electors. Such qualified
electors shall be duly registered voters under the laws of Oregon
and shall be currently eligible to vote at any regular or special
election of the City of Lake Oswego.
2.
Nominating petitions shall be made upon
forms adopted by rule by the Oregon Secretary of State. Such forms
shall be furnished free of charge by the City Recorder.
3.
The City Recorder shall place an identifying
mark or notation on each petition distributed, and shall maintain
a record thereof, and of the names and addresses of the persons to
whom petition forms have been distributed.
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1932, 4-15-1986]
[Ord. No. 2688,
Amended, 12-1-2015; Ord.
No. 1768, 7-15-1980]
1.
All nomination papers comprising a petition
shall be assembled and filed with the Recorder as one instrument within
the period established by ORS 221.180 or other applicable state law.
2.
The Recorder shall make a record of the
exact time at which each petition is filed and shall take and preserve
the name and address of the person by whom it is filed.
[Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
Within the period of time provided
for the filing of nominating petitions, a candidate for whom a nominating
petition has been filed may, in writing signed by the candidate and
delivered to the City Recorder, withdraw or disclaim candidacy for
such office. Thereafter, and within the time set for the filing of
nominating petitions, a subsequent nominating petition for such candidate
for a different office may be filed if the petition contains sufficient
valid signatures of persons whose names have not already appeared
as a petitioner for the nomination of said candidate on a different
petition previously filed. Except as provided in this section, a candidate
for whom a nominating petition has been filed may not be nominated
for a different elective office than the office for which the candidate
was first nominated by a petition filed with the City Recorder.
[Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980; Ord. No. 1827, 5-4-1982]
1.
If the petition is not signed by the required
number of qualified electors as determined by the County Board of
Electors, the Recorder shall notify the candidate and person who filed
the petition within five days after the receipt of the County Board
of Elector’s determination.
2.
If the petition is insufficient for any
reason other than that specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection,
the Recorder shall return it within five days after discovery of the
insufficiency to the person who filed it, certifying in writing how
the petition is insufficient.
[Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980]
A deficient petition may be amended and filed again as a new petition, or a substitute petition for the same candidate may be filed, within the regular time for filing nomination petitions as provided by LOC § 11.02.130.
[Ord. No. 1768, 7-15-1980; Ord. No. 1827, 5-4-1982; Ord. No.
2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
1.
The Recorder shall notify an eligible person
of nomination, and such person shall file with the Recorder written
acceptance of nomination within five days of notification of nomination.
2.
The form of acceptance of nomination shall
be substantially as follows:
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To the Recorder of the City of Lake
Oswego:
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I, ________________________, reside
at _________________________, in the City of Lake Oswego, Oregon and
hereby accept nomination for the office of ____________________.
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(Signature)
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3.
Any person holding the office of City Councilor
who seeks the office of Mayor during the first two years of the person’s
term shall, upon filing of acceptance of nomination for the office,
file an irrevocable resignation from the office of Councilor held,
which is to carry an effective date of no later than the first of
the next January.
4.
If the nominee is a Councilor for the City
of Lake Oswego serving in the first two years of the nominee’s
term and the nomination is for the office of Mayor, the form of acceptance
shall be as follows:
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To the Recorder of the City of Lake
Oswego:
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I, ____________________, reside at
____________________, in the City of Lake Oswego, Oregon, hereby accept
nomination for the office of Mayor and hereby irrevocably resign from
the position of Councilor effective (effective date no later than
January 1 of the year following the year of acceptance of nomination).
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5.
Upon receipt of such acceptance of nomination,
the Recorder shall cause the nominee’s name to be printed on
the ballot.
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980]
[Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980]
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1994, 11-21-1989]
[Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980; Ord. No. 2101, Amended, 8-1-1994]
The City Council may by resolution
propose and refer to the voters any measure, including advisory questions.
The resolution shall contain a complete statement of the measure,
the ballot title and shall state the election at which the measure
will be submitted to the voters. If the Council refers a proposed
ordinance to the voters, the text of the ordinance shall be attached
to or incorporated in the resolution referring the ordinance to the
voters.
[Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980; Ord. No. 1827, 5-4-1982; Ord. No.
2101, Amended, 8-1-1994; Ord. No. 2316, Amended, 3-5-2002]
Any general ordinance of the City
Council and any comprehensive plan textual amendment or major plan
map amendment of a legislative nature ordered pursuant to LOC 50.75
(Legislative Decisions) are subject to referral to the voters by petition
of City electors except any general ordinance which carries an emergency
clause which declares the ordinance to be effective earlier than 30
days after its enactment. A petition to refer must be filed for signature
verification with the City Recorder no later than the 30th day after
the date of enactment of the matter that is the subject of the petition.
[Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980]
In order for a person to circulate
an initiative, referendum or recall petition related to a city measure
or elected City office that person must be a qualified voter of the
State of Oregon.
[Ord. No. 2837,
Added, 12-17-2019]
The City shall submit explanatory
statements for the voters pamphlets for all municipal legislation
referred or initiated by petition. The City Attorney or City Manager
shall prepare the explanatory statement.
[Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980]
Not later than the 30th day after
each election the City Elections Officer shall declare in writing
the total vote cast for each office and measure, the vote in favor
of each candidate or measure and the vote against each measure. Not
later than the 7th day after making the declaration of vote, the Elections
Officer shall file the declaration with the City Council. The Council
shall review the declaration and, if it is approved, the declaration
shall be entered into the Council Journal and become the official
election results.
[Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980]
Unless otherwise stated in a measure
initiated by the people or proposed by the Council, the measure shall
become effective on the day after entry into the Council Journal of
the declaration of vote, but in no case shall the date be later than
the 38th day after the election.
[Ord. No. 1762, 4-22-1980]
If the State Constitution or general
state law do not provide for a specific procedure to control any aspect
of the exercise by the voters of the power to recall an elected City
officer, the City Elections officer shall be guided by the initiative
and referendum procedures in determining an appropriate procedure
to be followed, with the objective of such determination being the
facilitation of the exercise of the recall power by the voters.
