Candidate Filing Deadline is: March 9, 2010 Last Updated: March 16, 2010 @ 4:40 PM
March 9, 2010
Candidate Filing Deadline for County candidates with appropriate filing officer.
March 11, 2010
Candidates for County office to file Voter Pamphlet statement with Marion County Elections.
March 12, 2010
Last day for candidates, other than district candidates, to file withdrawal of candidacy for Primary Election.
March 17, 2010
Material submitted (The Candidate Statements for County Candidates ONLY) for Primary Election becomes public record.
March 18, 2010
March 22, 2010
Arguments for Measures to be submitted for voter pamphlet.
Candidates who file candidacy with City of Salem file statements for county voters' pamphlet for Primary Election with Marion County Elections.
March 26, 2010
Material submitted (Measure arguments and candidate statements for candidates who file with the City of Salem) for Primary Election becomes public record.
April 27, 2010
20 day Voter registration cutoff. Last day to change party affiliation for Primary Election.
The Assessor race will be on the May Primary Ballot. If one candidate for Assessor garners the majority of votes cast in that election, the candidate is then elected. If the candidate does not garner a majority (50% +1 votes), then the two highest vote getters will be nominated and go on the November ballot.
24-292
Caption: Changes form of Marion County government; adopts home rule charter.
Question: Shall Marion County change its form of government from a statutory general law county to a home rule charter county?
Statement: Approval of measure would change the form of county government from general law county to home rule charter county. A general law county exercises its powers and duties pursuant to state statutes and by county ordinance. A home rule county performs its functions under the county charter.
The proposed charter would: increase the number of commissioners from three to five; establish five districts of generally equal population; make the offices nonpartisan and elected by district, rather than at large; limit initial commissioner salaries to 2009-10 level; require appointment of charter review committee every ten years; change procedures for adoption and effective dates of ordinances; disqualify county employees from election to county office.
The proposed charter describes the duties for elected nonpartisan offices of clerk, assessor and sheriff; raises the minimum age for these positions to 25 years; eliminates elective office of treasurer and changes justice of the peace from elective to appointive office.
The charter could be amended, revised or repealed only by initiative or referendum approved by the voters.