Klamath County Clerk

2012 Primary Election Schedule

September 8, 2011

First day to file candidacy for nonpartisan or major party office

March 6, 2012 

Last day to file candidacy for nonpartisan or major party office

March 8, 2012

Last day to file state voters' pamphlet statement

March 15, 2012

Last day for local governing body to file notice of measure (Klamath County Code sets deadline to file explanatory statement for State Voters’ Pamphlet as February 27—80 days prior to election)

March 31, 2012

Ballots mailed to long-term absent voters (overseas and military)

April 3, 2012 

Seven day reporting begins for campaign finance transactions

April 16, 2012

Ballots mailed to out-of-state voters

April 24, 2012

Voter registration deadline (ORS 247.012, 247.025)

April 27 - May 1, 2012

Ballots mailed to voters other than long-term absent and out-of-state voters

May 15, 2012  

Election Day

June 14, 2012

State certification of election results

Qualifications:

See “2012 Primary Election Candidate Information” handout for qualifications for each office.


Open County Offices:

Commissioner, Position 1
Commissioner, Position 3
Sheriff (Tim Evinger, Incumbent)
*Assessor
*Surveyor
*Treasurer


ORS 249.088 Nomination to Nonpartisan Office

*This office can be won at the Primary Election if; only one (1) candidate files for this office in the Primary or two (2) or more candidates file for this office and one(1) receives the majority of votes (50% +1)

A candidate will be nominated at the Primary Election and go forward to the General Election if; two (2) or more candidates file for this office and no one receives the majority of votes at the Primary. The top two (2) vote getters are then nominated to go forward to the General Election.


Sheriff  & Nonpartisan Vacancies

(a nonpartisan office that becomes vacant due to retirement, resignation, recall or death, and the vacated office would not normally be printed on the 2012 ballot) must be elected at the General Election, and the following rules apply:

If 1 or 2 candidate(s) file for Sheriff or a vacant office at the Primary they are both considered nominated and go forward to the General Election and their name(s) will be printed on the General Election ballot. The candidate(s) name(s) will not appear on the Primary Election ballot.

If three (3) or more candidates file for Sheriff or a vacant office at the Primary, their names will be printed on the Primary Election ballot. If one (1) candidate receives the majority of votes that candidate is nominated and his/her name will be printed on the General Election ballot. If no candidate receives the majority of votes the top two (2) vote getters will go forward to the General Election and their names will be printed on the General Election ballot.

Open State and Federal Offices:

  • UNITED STATES PRESIDENT
  • REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, 2nd District
  • SECRETARY OF STATE
  • STATE TREASURER
  • ATTORNEY GENERAL
  • STATE SENATE, 28th District (Doug Whitsett, Incumbent)
  • STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 55th District (Mike McLane, Incumbent)
  • STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 56th District (Bill Garrard, Incumbent)
  • *COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF LAND AND INDUSTRIES (BOLI)
  • JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT
    *Position 2
    *Position 3
    *Position 6
  • JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
    *Position 5
    *Position 6
    *Position 8
    *Position 9
    *Position 10

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