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Section 260.005 - Definitions. - (1)(a) "Candidate" means: (A) An individual whose name is printed...
Section 260.007 - Exclusions from definitions of "contribution" and "expenditure." - (1) Any written news story, commentary or editorial distributed through...
Section 260.011 - Prohibition on using cryptocurrency to make contribution. - (2) As used in this section, "cryptocurrency" means digital or...
Section 260.035 - Treasurer and statement of organization for political committees and candidates; change in information. - (a) Appoint a treasurer who shall be an elector of...
Section 260.037 - Liability of candidate or treasurer for default or violation of treasurer obligations. - (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this...
Section 260.038 - Treasurer of more than one candidate or committee; replacement of treasurer. - (2) A candidate, political committee or petition committee may remove...
Section 260.039 - Content of statement of organization of candidate or principal campaign committee. - (a) The name, address, occupation, office sought and party affiliation...
Section 260.041 - Principal campaign committee. - (2) A political committee may not be designated as the...
Section 260.042 - Content of statement of organization of political committee. - (a) The name, address and nature of the committee. The...
Section 260.043 - Exemptions for candidate who expects neither contributions nor expenditures to exceed $750 or $3,500; exemptions. - (a) File a statement of organization under ORS 260.039; (b)...
Section 260.044 - Statement of independent expenditures; when person considered political committee or principal campaign committee; electronic filing; time frames; rules. - (2) A person who files a statement of independent expenditures...
Section 260.046 - Discontinuance of statement of organization; rules. - (2) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules prescribing conditions...
Section 260.049 - Reports to be filed by certain corporations; rules. - (2) The information required under subsection (1) of this section,...
Section 260.054 - Political committee campaign account; petition committee petition account. - (2) A political committee shall maintain the campaign account in...
Section 260.055 - Accounts of contributions and expenditures; inspection; preservation. - (b) This subsection does not apply to candidates for political...
Section 260.056 - Written loan agreements. - (2) A candidate, political committee or petition committee shall keep...
Section 260.057 - Electronic campaign finance filing system; schedule for filing; Internet availability; exclusions; rules. - (a) All candidates and political committees to file with the...
Section 260.064 - In-kind contribution from candidate, political committee or petition committee; insufficient filing; updated information. - (a) Not later than the date that the statement is...
Section 260.076 - Statements of contributions received during session of Legislative Assembly. - (2) The Governor, Governor-elect or a candidate for Governor, or...
Section 260.083 - Contents of statements. - (A) The name, occupation and address of each person, and...
Section 260.085 - Listing of occupation of contributor; procedure when occupation is unknown. - (2) If an account required by ORS 260.055 or a...
Section 260.095 - Reporting expenditures that are both in-kind contributions and expenditures; notice to candidate or committee; process; rules. - (a) Notify the candidate or committee for whose benefit the...
Section 260.112 - Filing of certificate by candidate or treasurer of political committee or petition committee who expects neither contributions nor expenditures to exceed $3,500; schedule. - (b) A treasurer of a petition committee organized under ORS...
Section 260.118 - Treasurer and statement of organization of petition committee; filing electronic statements of contributions and expenditures; schedule; rules. - (2) The treasurer shall file a statement of organization of...
Section 260.156 - Rules for reporting expenditures and contributions. - (2) The valuation or allocation of any contribution or expenditure...
Section 260.163 - County or city campaign finance provisions. - (a) Require the filing of electronic or paper statements of...
Section 260.200 - Secretary of State rules for accounts, forms, material to be retained and material not subject to disclosure. - (1) Prescribe a uniform system for accounts required by ORS...
Section 260.205 - Inspection of statements; notice of failure to file correct statements; complaints; sufficiency of response. - (2) A filing officer immediately shall notify a person required...
Section 260.215 - Periodic examination and investigation of statements. - (2) The filing officer may require any person to answer...
Section 260.218 - Subpoena authority. - (2) If a person fails to comply with any subpoena...
Section 260.225 - Court proceedings to compel filing of correct statements; attorney fees. - (2) If the court determines that a petition filed under...
Section 260.232 - Civil penalty for failure to file statement or to include required information; notice. - (a) Failure to file a statement or certificate required to...
Section 260.234 - Notice of civil penalty; sufficiency of response; timeline for action by filing officer. - (a) Determine whether a violation occurred; and (b) If a...
Section 260.241 - Removal from general election ballot for failure to file statement; notice to candidate. - (2) A candidate’s name may not be placed on the...
Section 260.255 - Preservation of filed statements by filing officers; maintenance of data filed electronically; State Archivist rules. - (2) The Secretary of State shall maintain all data filed...
Section 260.262 - Accounts of chief petitioners; review and inspection; retention; disclosure as public record; rules. - (a) Any contract entered into by a chief petitioner of...
Section 260.266 - Statement of persons who paid for communication in support of or in opposition to clearly identified candidate; requirements; rules. - (2) For the purpose of complying with subsection (1) of...
Section 260.275 - Definitions for ORS 260.275 to 260.285. - (1) "Anonymous donation" means a donation for which the covered...
Section 260.281 - Donor identification lists; contents; updates; rules. - (b) A covered organization that is required to file an...
Section 260.285 - Civil penalty for failure to file donor identification list or to include required information; notice; rules. - (a) Timely file an initial donor identification list required to...
Section 260.315 - Distribution of copies of law. - (2) A filing officer shall deliver a copy of this...
Section 260.345 - Complaints or other information regarding violations; action by Secretary of State and Attorney General. - (2) The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the...
Section 260.365 - Election or appointment after deprivation of nomination or office for violation. - (2) An appointment or election to an office or position...
Section 260.402 - Contributions in false name. - (a) Any other person, relating to a nomination or election...
Section 260.407 - Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes. - (A) Used to defray any expenses incurred in connection with...
Section 260.413 - Prohibition on committee providing consideration in connection with nondisclosure agreement relating to workplace harassment. - (2) As used in this section: (a) "Consideration in connection...
Section 260.432 - Solicitation of public employees; activities of public employees during working hours; recognized student government exception. - (2) No public employee shall solicit any money, influence, service...
Section 260.532 - False publication relating to candidate or measure; civil action; damages; other remedies; limitation on action. - (2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, "cause"...
Section 260.537 - False publication intended to mislead electors; civil action; penalties. - (a) The date of the election; (b) The deadline for...
Section 260.550 - Use of term "incumbent." - (2) For purposes of this section, a candidate shall be...
Section 260.555 - Prohibitions relating to circulation, filing or certification of initiative, referendum or recall petition. - (2) No person shall attempt to obtain signatures to, cause...
Section 260.556 - Secretary of State prohibited from counting petition signatures obtained by certain persons. - (1) Has been convicted for a criminal offense involving fraud,...
Section 260.558 - Payment for signing or not signing initiative, referendum or recall petition; sale or purchase of signature sheets. - (2) It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell, purchase...
Section 260.561 - Liability of certain chief petitioners for violations committed by persons obtaining signatures on petition; exceptions. - (b) If a chief petitioner of a statewide initiative or...
Section 260.563 - Liability of contractor obtaining signatures on petition for violations committed by subcontractor; exceptions. - (a) "Contractor" means a person who contracts on predetermined terms...
Section 260.567 - Alteration of information on petition signature sheet; exceptions. - (2) A person other than the person who signed the...
Section 260.569 - Payment based on signatures obtained on nominating petition or voter registration card. - (1) Signatures a person obtains for purposes of nominating a...
Section 260.575 - Use of threats and intimidation for purpose of extorting money. - (1) Offer, propose, threaten or attempt to sell, hinder or...
Section 260.635 - Bets and wagers on election results. - (2) No person, to influence the result of any election,...
Section 260.645 - Illegal acts relating to voting machines or vote tally systems. - (a) Tamper with or injure or attempt to injure any...
Section 260.665 - Undue influence to affect registration, voting, candidacy, signing petitions; solicitation of money or other benefits. - (2) A person, acting either alone or with or through...
Section 260.675 - Prohibited distribution of ballots. - (2) A person may not knowingly print, cause or permit...
Section 260.695 - Prohibitions relating to voting. - (A) The imitation ballot or sample ballot and the back...
Section 260.715 - Prohibited conduct. - (2) A person may not request a ballot in a...
Section 260.993 - Criminal penalties. - (2) Violation of ORS 247.125 (1), 247.171 (5), 247.420 (2),...
Section 260.995 - Civil penalties. - (2) The secretary or the Attorney General may impose a...