Or. Admin. Code § 165-002-0020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 165-002-0020 - Schedule and Fees for Providing Statewide and Less Than Statewide Voter List

(1) Any person may obtain an electronic copy of a statewide or less than statewide voter list from the Office of the Secretary of State, Elections Division, or any county elections official. The following fees for providing a list electronically will apply:

(a) $25.00 fee for staff and processing time, and media used

(b) $.025 per 100 voters

(c) The maximum charge excluding the fee assessed under paragraph 2 of this rule will be $500.00.

(2) For any special formatting requests, an hourly fee of $35.00 per hour will be assessed. The minimum fee assessed under this paragraph will be $35.00 and the maximum $100.00. Special formatting requests do not include providing the electronic copy of a statewide or less than statewide voter list in an alternate electronic format such as an Excel or Access file, rather than a tab delimited text file.

(3) In accordance with ORS 247.945(4) the charge for a statewide voter list is $500.00. No special formatting requests will be permitted for a statewide voter list.

(4) A request for a hardcopy of a less than statewide voter list, labels, or other non-electronic formats must be made with the county elections official of each county in which voters to be listed reside.

(5) In accordance with ORS 192.440(3)(a) a county may establish fees reasonably calculated to reimburse the county for the actual cost of making the list available, including costs for summarizing, compiling or tailoring the public records, either in organization or media, to meet the person's request.

(6) Any fee calculated under paragraph 1 of this rule may be rounded up to the nearest nickel.

(7) All requests for a statewide or less than statewide voter list will be accompanied by a completed SEL 510, Customer Request Form for Statewide or Less Than Statewide Voter List.

(8) The voter list must not be used for commercial purposes. Under ORS 247.955 a person will not be considered to use the voter list for commercial purposes if the person obtains the list of electors for the purpose of resale to candidates or political committees for political purposes only.

Or. Admin. Code § 165-002-0020

ELECT 12-2006, f. & cert. ef. 8-23-06; f. & cert. ef. 12-31-07; ELECT 20-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-31-09

Stat. Auth.: ORS 192.440, 246.150

Stats. Implemented: ORS 192.440