Oregon Revised Statutes Education and Culture § 332.122

(1) In common school districts and union high school districts the directors may be nominated in one of the following methods or a combination thereof:

(2) A person shall be nominated as a candidate for director by filing a petition for nomination or a declaration of candidacy under ORS 255.235.

(3) If a candidate is nominated by petition, the petition:

(4) A candidate for school director must be an elector registered in the district. If the district is zoned and the candidate seeks nomination from a zone, the candidate also must be a resident of that zone.