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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Subject to ORS 260.705 and not sooner than the seventh day before the date of an election, the county clerk may:
(a) Begin opening return identification and secrecy envelopes of ballots delivered by mail and received by the county clerk; and
(b) In accordance with a security plan approved by the Secretary of State under ORS 254.074, begin scanning ballots into a vote tally system.
(2) The county clerk may take any other actions that are necessary to count ballots delivered by mail.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Elections § 254.478 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-23-elections/or-rev-st-sect-254-478/
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