Chapter 564 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

HB 3313

Relating to voters’ pamphlet statements; amending ORS 251.049.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 251.049 is amended to read:

251.049. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Secretary of State shall not print the name of any person or organization in any argument supporting or opposing any measure or any statement of any candidate, political party or assembly of electors filed for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet, if the name of the person or organization is cited as supporting or indorsing the argument or statement.

(2) The Secretary of State may print the name of a person or organization in an argument or statement submitted for inclusion in the voters’ pamphlet as supporting or indorsing the argument or statement if:

(a) Not later than the deadline for filing an argument or statement with the Secretary of State, the secretary receives a statement signed by the person, or by an authorized person on behalf of an organization, stating that the person consents to the use of the name of the person or organization; or

(b) The name of a person or organization is used with a quotation made by the person on behalf of the person or by an authorized person on behalf of an organization, the quotation was disseminated to the public prior to its inclusion in the argument or statement and the quotation is identified by its source and date.

(3) A person [shall] may not:

(a) Submit a false signature under subsection (2) of this section; or

(b) Alter the manner in which a person signing a statement of consent described in subsection (2) of this section designates the person’s name or title or the name of the organization the person represents to appear in the argument or statement. This paragraph does not prohibit revisions allowed or required under ORS 251.055 or 251.087.

Approved by the Governor June 22, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 25, 2001

Effective date January 1, 2002

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