# ORS § 266.325: 266.325 Changing number of board members

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.325

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 266.325
- **Heading:** 266.325 Changing number of board members
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 24 / Chapter 266 / Section 266.325

## Text

(1) This section establishes the procedure for determining the following questions:

(a) Whether a district having a three-member board shall increase the number of members to five.

(b) Whether a district having a five-member board shall decrease the number of members to three.

(2) The question of increasing or decreasing the membership of the district board shall be determined at a regular district election. The district board shall order that the question be submitted to the electors when a petition is filed with the secretary of the board requesting that the electors of the district be permitted to vote on the question. The requirements for preparing, circulating and filing the petition shall be as provided for an initiative petition in ORS 255.135 (Prospective petition) to 255.205 (Retention of petition materials) . The board shall be increased to five members or decreased to three members if a majority of the votes cast on the question favors the increase or decrease. At an election to increase the membership, electors shall vote for candidates to fill the additional positions.

(3) Not later than the 40th day before the regular district election at which a question under this section will be submitted, the district elections authority shall notify the Secretary of State. If the electors favor the increase or decrease in board membership, not later than the 30th day after the election, the Secretary of State by rule shall allocate and stagger the terms of the board members under ORS 266.335 (Continuing schedule of biennial elections after change in number of board members) . [1957 c.57 §7; 1983 c.350 §115; 1985 c.808 §75]

Source: Section 266.325 — Changing number of board members; election; notice to Secretary of State , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors266.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 266.010 266.010 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.010.md)
- [ORS § 266.040 266.040 Application of ORS chapter 255 to district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.040.md)
- [ORS § 266.110 266.110 Petition for formation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.110.md)
- [ORS § 266.310 266.310 Officers of district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.310.md)
- [ORS § 266.320 266.320 Number of board members elected at formation election](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.320.md)
- [ORS § 266.325 266.325 Changing number of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.325.md)
- [ORS § 266.330 266.330 Election of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.330.md)
- [ORS § 266.335 266.335 Continuing schedule of biennial elections after change in number of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.335.md)
- [ORS § 266.340 266.340 Oath of office of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.340.md)
- [ORS § 266.370 266.370 Board as governing power](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.370.md)
- [ORS § 266.375 266.375 Manner of electing board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.375.md)
- [ORS § 266.380 266.380 Changing manner of electing board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.380.md)
- [ORS § 266.385 266.385 Boundaries of zones for board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.385.md)
- [ORS § 266.410 266.410 General district powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T24_C266_S266.410.md)

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