(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the filing officer makes the determination under subsection (1) of this section on or after the 61st day before the date of the election.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "District" means a district defined in ORS 255.012.
(b) "Filing officer" means the:
(A) Secretary of State, regarding a candidate for a state office or an office to be voted on in the state at large or in a congressional district.
(B) County clerk, regarding a candidate for a county office.
(C) County clerk of the county in which the administrative office of the district is located, regarding a candidate for a district office to be voted on in a district located in more than one county.
(D) County clerk, regarding a candidate for a district office to be voted on in a district situated wholly within the county.
(E) City clerk, auditor or recorder, regarding a candidate for a city office. [Formerly 250.161; 1983 c.514 §12; 1991 c.719 §28; 1999 c.410 §48; 2007 c.154 §28; 2009 c.366 §1; 2018 c.70 §6]