§ 247.570 — Notice of deaths to Secretary of State and county clerk; effect of notice

Oregon § 247.570

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 6
• Title 23: Elections
• Ch. 247: Qualification and Registration of Electors

Text

(1) Not later than five business days after receiving a report of death as authorized by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics under ORS 432.133, a county registrar designated under ORS 432.035 shall furnish to the county clerk of that county the name, age, date of birth and residence address of the person for whom the registrar has received the report of death. If the person was registered to vote in the county, the county clerk immediately shall cancel the registration of the person.
(2) Not later than five business days after receiving information from the county registrar under subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk shall furnish the information to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the appropriate names received under this subsection to each county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel the registrations of those persons.
(3) The Oregon Health Authority, during the last week of each month, shall furnish to the Secretary of State a list of the name, age, date of birth, county of residence and residence address of each resident of this state who has died during the preceding month and for whom a report of death was not submitted to a county registrar. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the appropriate names to each county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel registrations of those persons.

Legislative History

1963 c.346 §4; 1979 c.190 §60; 2003 c.596 §1; 2009 c.595 §193; 2013 c.366 §72; 2025 c.444 §3