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CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
ORDINANCE NO. ___________ (GENERAL)
AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.275 RELATED TO THE
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION RESULTS
WHEREAS, Chapter VIII, Section 28, of the Springfield Charter provides that all elections must comply
with state law, except as provided otherwise by the Charter or City ordinance;
WHEREAS, ORS 254.565 establishes the duties of the chief city elections officer after an election,
including the duty to proclaim the nomination and election of candidates of city offices and to proclaim
the results of city measures in the case that two or more measures contain conflicting provisions;
WHEREAS, Springfield Municipal Code section 2.275(1) currently requires the City Council to proclaim
the election results provided by a
elections statutes; and
WHEREAS, as provided in Springfield Municipal Code section 2.205, the City Recorder is the chief
elections filing officer for the City of Springfield;
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to amend Springfield Municipal Code
section 2.275 to allow proclamation of election results by the City Recorder, rather than by
proclamation of the Mayor or Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.275 is amended to read as follows:
(1) Upon receiving the abstract of the vote tally for nominated or elected officers and
measures from the County, the city recorder will act as follows, no later than 40 days
after the election.
(2)The city recorder must:
(a) Prepare a register of nominations, including the name of each candidate
nominated, the position for which the candidate was nominated, and the date of
entry;
(b)Proclaim to the City Council the candidates nominated or elected and the
measures approved;
(c)Proclaim which measure is paramount if approved measures contain
conflicting provisions; and
(d)Prepare and deliver to each candidate a certificate of nomination or
election.
Section 2. Severability Clause. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereof.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this ___ day of _________, 2022,
by a vote of _____ for and ____ against.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this ______ day of __________, 2022.
_______________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Recorder
1/3/2022
Ordinance No. 6433