(2) Each person nominated by a major political party to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly occurring as described by ORS 171.051 in a district created by reapportionment must be registered to vote in the district from which the former Senator or Representative was elected and must have been a member of the same major political party at least 180 days before the date the vacancy to be filled occurred.
(3) This section shall apply only to a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly occurring after the primary election next following reapportionment and before a person has been elected and qualified to fill the vacancy. [1983 c.25 §1; 1985 c.771 §3; 1987 c.267 §62; 1987 c.380 §3; 1993 c.797 §18; 1995 c.712 §81]