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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 198.705 to 198.955 that provides a different effective date, an annexation, withdrawal, consolidation or merger shall not become effective during the period:
(a) Beginning after the 90th day before a primary election or general election and ending on the day after the election; or
(b) Beginning after the deadline for filing the notice of election before any other election held by any district or other municipal corporation involved in the annexation, withdrawal, consolidation or merger and ending on the day after the election.
(2) If the effective date established for an annexation, withdrawal, consolidation or merger is a date that is prohibited under this section, the annexation, withdrawal, consolidation or merger shall become effective on the day after the election.
(3) For the purposes of ORS 308.225 only, the effective date of an annexation shall be the date of the order declaring the annexation under ORS 198.855.
(4) For purposes of ad valorem taxation, a boundary change must be filed in final approved form with the county assessor and the Department of Revenue as provided in ORS 308.225.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs § 198.747 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-19-miscellaneous-matters-related-to-government-and-public-affairs/or-rev-st-sect-198-747/
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