OAR 165-025-0130. Transmission of Original Documents to Authorized Officials of the United States

(1) The Secretary of State’s duties after the convening of presidential electors shall include but shall not be limited to, the following: (a) transmitting original documents related to the convening of electors to officials of the United States as required by law and communicating with those officials to ensure the documents are received promptly and securely; (b) maintaining in a secure manner at least two additional sets of the original documents transmitted to officials of the United States; (c) communicating as necessary with officials of the United States regarding authenticity of the original documents transmitted to them; and (d) undertaking any other actions that the Secretary of State deems necessary and proper to ensure that officials of the United States promptly receive and can properly authenticate the original documents related to the convening of electors in the manner required by law. (2) The Secretary of State may transmit one or more of the sets of original documents described in OAR 165-025-0120 to an official of the United States if the Secretary of State has already transmitted the documents described in section (3)(g) to that official and those documents are missing, damaged, or cannot be authenticated. (3) The Secretary of State must retain at least one of the sets of original documents described in section (3)(g) in the custody of the state of Oregon.