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~)... - - - -- - - - - -- -~- - -=- ~ - - -~ - - -- - -= --=- -- ~~-- =-= =-=---=--- - =-= - ----:=..~'\... , II , I Ii ~ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __=-~___ _ _~ _ ===---== ___ ___ = _ _ _ ,I Signature Sheet Requirements (ORS 249.031,249.061 and 249.064) All signature sheets must be approved, in writing, by the city elections official before circulating. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of those signature sheets. Signature Sheet Requirements Each signature sheet must incl ude all of the following: -+ candidate's name, office for which the candidate is running and political party, if applicable ~ statement that one or more/no petition circulators will be paid ~ statement that signers on anyone signature sheet must be active registered voters in the same county -+ area for placing the petition identification number ~ statement that signers must initial any changes that they or the circulator make to their printed name, residence or mailing address or date they signed the petition 4 area for placing the signature sheet number -+ petition circulator's certification stating that the circulator witnessed the signing of the signature sheet by each individual whose signature appears on the signature sheet, that the circulator believes each individual is an elector qualified to sign the petition and that any compensation received was not based on the number of signatures obtained -+ area for providing date when circulator signed certifi- cation -+ area for placing the county elections official's certification and -+ ten signature lines unless a variation is approved by the city elections official Each signature line must include fields for: signature date of signing petition printed name residence or mailing address precinct number Signers are required to provide a signature and residence or mailing address. However, an elector's printed name, the date they signed the petition and precinct number are not mandatory under Oregon law. These information fields, while optional for the signers, provide valuable assistance to county elections of- ficials who perform the signature verification. If these optional fields are not completed, the signatures may still be submitted for signature verification. If the county elections official can determine from the signature alone that the elector was an active registered voter at the time the elector signed the petition, that signature will count toward the total signature requirementforthe petition. If no date is provided by the elector, the signature is considered valid only if the county elections official determines that the elector was an active registered voter during the period beginning the date the petition was approved for circulation through the petition is filed for signature verification. ~-----=-------=- ----= --=========-~ -~- - -- - -- ~ -=- ~- ~-~ -=- ~ -- --- =- -= --- - ------= -= - - --- ---- --. --