71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2575
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RULES, REDISTRICTING, AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS (at the request of Secretary of State Bill Bradbury)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to election campaign finance statements; creating new
provisions; amending ORS 260.045, 260.058, 260.063, 260.068,
260.073, 260.118 and 260.205; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 260.118 is amended to read:
260.118. (1) Before the chief petitioners of a statewide
initiative or referendum petition or any recall petition receive
a contribution or make an expenditure relating to the statewide
initiative or referendum petition or any recall petition, the
petitioners shall:
(a) Appoint a treasurer and certify the name and address of the
treasurer to the filing officer. The treasurer shall be an
elector of this state. Contributions shall be received and
expenditures made by or through the treasurer.
(b) File a statement of organization with the appropriate
filing officer. The statement shall include:
(A) The name and address of the chief petitioners.
(B) The name and address of the treasurer appointed under
paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(C) A designation of the statewide initiative or referendum
petition or the recall petition. The designation of the recall
petition shall include the name of the officer whose recall is
demanded.
(D) A statement of how the petitioners intend to solicit funds.
(2) Any change in the information required under subsection (1)
of this section shall be indicated in an amended certification or
an amended statement of organization filed not later than the
10th day after the change in information.
{ + (3) For each statewide initiative petition, not sooner
than the 15th day before the date of the biennial primary
election and not later than the 12th day before the date of the
biennial primary election, the treasurer appointed under
subsection (1) of this section shall file with the Secretary of
State a statement described in subsection (7) of this section.
The accounting period for the statement begins on the date that
the name of the treasurer is certified to the Secretary of State
under subsection (1) of this section or on the day following the
last day of the accounting period for the previous statement
filed and ends on the 16th day before the date of the biennial
primary election. The statement required under this subsection
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shall be filed whether or not the petition was completed or filed
or was withdrawn under ORS 250.029.
(4) In addition to the statement required under subsection (3)
of this section, for each statewide initiative petition, the
treasurer appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall
file with the Secretary of State a statement described in
subsection (7) of this section for each period described in this
subsection. A statement shall be filed under this subsection
beginning with the period during which the aggregate amount of
contributions received or expenditures made exceeds $2,000. The
following statements shall be filed:
(a) A statement of contributions received and expenditures made
filed not later than September 10 of an odd-numbered year. The
accounting period for the statement required under this paragraph
begins on the date the treasurer is appointed under subsection
(1) of this section and ends on September 1.
(b) A statement of contributions received and expenditures made
filed not later than February 6 of an even-numbered year. The
accounting period for the statement required under this paragraph
begins on the date the treasurer is appointed under subsection
(1) of this section or on the day following the last day of the
accounting period for the previous statement filed and ends on
January 28. + }
{ - (3) - } { + (5) + } Not later than the 15th day after
the last day for filing a statewide initiative { - , - }
{ + or + } referendum { + petition + } or any recall petition
with the filing officer for verification of signatures, the
treasurer appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall
file with the filing officer a statement described in subsection
{ - (5) - } { + (7) + } of this section { - , whether or not
the petition was completed or filed. The statement shall be filed
even if the petition was withdrawn under ORS 250.029 - } .
{ + The statement required under this subsection shall be filed
whether or not the petition was completed or filed or was
withdrawn under ORS 250.029. + }
{ - (4) - } { + (6) + } Not later than the 15th day after
the date an initiative or referendum petition that is not
statewide is filed with the filing officer for verification of
signatures, the chief petitioners of the initiative or referendum
petition shall file with the filing officer a statement described
in subsection { - (5) - } { + (7) + } of this section.
{ - (5) - } { + (7) + } The statement referred to in
subsections (3) { - and (4) - } { + to (6) + } of this
section shall include the following information:
(a) The name and address of the chief petitioner.
(b) A designation of the initiative, referendum or recall
petition. The designation of any recall petition shall include
the name of the officer whose recall is demanded.
(c) A statement conforming to ORS 260.083 of contributions
received and expenditures made. { - If the statement for a
recall petition is filed, the statement need only report the
contributions received and the expenditures made by or on behalf
of the chief petitioner and political committee the chief
petitioner represents, if any, after the date on which the
statement of contributions and expenditures required under ORS
249.865 is filed. - }
{ - (6) - } { + (8)(a) For a statewide initiative petition,
the accounting period for the statement required by subsection
(5) of this section begins on the 15th day before the date of the
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biennial primary election and ends on the deadline for submitting
signatures for verification.
(b) + } For a statewide { - initiative or - } referendum
petition { - or any recall petition - } , the accounting period
for the statement required by subsection (5) of this section
begins on the date that the name of the treasurer is certified to
the filing officer under subsection (1) of this section. The
accounting period ends on the deadline for submitting signatures
for verification.
{ + (c) For a recall petition, the accounting period for the
statement required by subsection (5) of this section begins on
the day after the date on which the statement of contributions
received and expenditures made required under ORS 249.865 is
filed. The accounting period ends on the deadline for submitting
signatures for verification.
(d) + } For an initiative or referendum petition that is not
statewide, the accounting period for the statement required by
subsection { - (5) - } { + (6) + } of this section begins on
the date the prospective petition is filed and ends on the date
that signatures are submitted for verification.
{ - (7)(a) - } { + (9)(a) + } If a statement filed under
{ + subsection (5) of + } this section for a statewide
initiative or referendum petition or any recall petition that did
not qualify for the ballot shows an unexpended balance of
contributions or an expenditure deficit, and the chief
petitioner's committee does not intend to support or oppose a
measure that is on the subsequent general election ballot, a
supplemental statement shall be filed annually not later than
September 10.
(b) If a statement filed under this section for a statewide
initiative or referendum petition or any recall petition that did
not qualify for the ballot shows an unexpended balance of
contributions or an expenditure deficit, and the chief
petitioner's committee intends to support or oppose a measure
that is on the subsequent general election ballot, that committee
shall not file a supplemental statement in that year, but shall
file the statements required under ORS 260.073. Supplemental
statements shall be filed annually for each following year not
later than September 10.
(c) The accounting period for the statement required by this
subsection begins on the day following the last day of the
accounting period for the previous statement filed and ends on
September 1.
{ - (8) - } { + (10) + } As used in this section,
'contribution' and ' expenditure' include a contribution or
expenditure to or on behalf of an initiative, referendum or
recall petition.
SECTION 2. ORS 260.058 is amended to read:
260.058. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 260.112 and
subsection (3) of this section, each candidate seeking nomination
or election at the biennial primary election or at any election
other than the general election, or a candidate's principal
campaign committee at the biennial primary election or at any
election other than the general election, shall file the
following with the filing officer:
(a) A first preelection statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, not sooner than the
{ - 39th - } { + 46th + } day and not later than the
{ - 29th - } { + 36th + } day before the date of the election.
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The accounting period for the statement required by this
paragraph begins on the date that the name of a treasurer is
certified to the filing officer under ORS 260.035 or 260.037
unless a candidate or a candidate's principal campaign committee
has filed a post-election or supplemental statement of
contributions and expenditures for a previous election showing an
unexpended balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit. If
such a post-election or supplemental statement is filed, the
accounting period begins on the day following the last day of the
accounting period for the statement filed for the previous
election. If a candidate or a candidate's principal campaign
committee has filed a post-election or supplemental statement of
contributions and expenditures for a previous election showing no
balance or no deficit, the accounting period begins on the day
that the candidate or the candidate's principal campaign
committee next receives a contribution or makes an expenditure.
If the statement for a previous election shows an unexpended
balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit, the beginning
balance on the statement required by this paragraph shall be the
amount of the unexpended balance of contributions or expenditure
deficit. The accounting period for the statement required by
this paragraph ends on the { - 40th - } { + 47th + } day
before the date of the election.
(b) A second preelection statement of contributions received
and expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, not sooner than the
{ - eighth - } { + 15th + } day and not later than the
{ - fifth - } { + 12th + } day before the date of the
election. The accounting period for this statement begins on the
{ - 39th - } { + 46th + } day before the date of the election
and ends on the { - ninth - } { + 16th + } day before the
date of the election.
{ - (c) A supplement to the second preelection statement on
the day before the election, showing contributions, including
loans, whether repaid or not, received by or on behalf of the
candidate or committee after the ninth day and before the day
preceding the day of the election. A supplement shall be filed if
contributions received from a political committee or other person
during the period described in this paragraph exceed $500. The
supplement must be written but may be transmitted to the filing
officer by any expeditious means available. A candidate or
treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee who
filed a certificate under ORS 260.112 shall file a supplement
under this paragraph if the aggregate contributions exceed $2,000
because of contributions received after the ninth day and before
the day preceding the day of the election. - }
{ + (c) Supplements to the second preelection statement
showing contributions received and expenditures made as described
in this paragraph by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee. A supplement shall be
filed if, during a period described in this paragraph, the
aggregate amount of contributions, including loans, whether
repaid or not, received from a single political committee or
other person exceeds $500, or the aggregate amount of
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee to a single payee
exceeds $1,000. A first supplement shall be filed not later than
the eighth day before the date of the election for the accounting
period beginning on the 15th day before the date of the election
and ending on the ninth day before the date of the election. A
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second supplement shall be filed not later than the fourth day
before the date of the election for the accounting period
beginning on the eighth day before the date of the election and
ending on the fifth day before the date of the election. The
supplements shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Secretary
of State by rule. A candidate or treasurer of the candidate's
principal campaign committee who filed a certificate under ORS
260.112 shall file supplements under this paragraph if the
aggregate amount of contributions received or expenditures made
exceeds $2,000 because of contributions received or expenditures
made during a period described in this paragraph. + }
(d) A post-election statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, not sooner than the
21st day and not later than the 30th day after the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by
this paragraph begins on the { - eighth - } { + 15th + } day
before the date of the election and ends on the 20th day after
the date of the election.
(2) A candidate or a candidate's principal campaign committee
shall file a supplemental statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, if the post-election
statement required by subsection (1)(d) of this section shows an
unexpended balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit. A
supplemental statement shall be filed annually not later than
September 10, until a statement is filed containing no balance or
no deficit. The accounting period for the statement required by
this subsection begins on the day following the last day of the
accounting period for the previous statement filed and ends on
September 1.
(3) A candidate for federal office shall file statements
required by the federal election laws in lieu of the statements
required by ORS 260.035 to 260.156. The statements required by
federal election laws shall be filed in the office of the
Secretary of State on or before the federal filing dates. At any
time the Secretary of State by rule may make a determination that
the standards and requirements of the federal election laws
relating to candidates for federal office are not substantially
similar to those contained in ORS 260.035 to 260.156. If the
Secretary of State makes this determination, candidates for
federal office are subject to the requirements of ORS 260.035 to
260.156.
(4) Each statement and the supplement required by this section
shall be signed and certified as true by the candidate or
treasurer required to file it.
SECTION 3. ORS 260.063 is amended to read:
260.063. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 260.112, each
political committee, other than a candidate's principal campaign
committee, supporting or opposing one or more candidates or
measures at the biennial primary election or any election other
than the general election shall file the following with each
appropriate filing officer:
(a) A first preelection statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee, not
sooner than the { - 39th - } { + 46th + } day and not later
than the { - 29th - } { + 36th + } day before the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by
this paragraph begins on the date that the name of a treasurer is
certified to the filing officer under ORS 260.035 unless a
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political committee has filed a post-election or supplemental
statement of contributions and expenditures showing an unexpended
balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit for a previous
election. If such a post-election or supplemental statement is
filed, the accounting period begins on the day following the last
day of the accounting period for the statement filed for the
previous election. If a political committee has filed a
post-election or supplemental statement of contributions and
expenditures for a previous election showing no balance or no
deficit, the accounting period begins on the day that the
political committee next receives a contribution or makes an
expenditure. If the statement for a previous election shows an
unexpended balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit,
the beginning balance on the statement required by this paragraph
shall be the amount of the unexpended balance of contributions or
expenditure deficit. The accounting period for the statement
required by this paragraph ends on the
{ - 40th - } { + 47th + } day before the date of the
election.
(b) A second preelection statement of contributions received
and expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee,
not sooner than the { - eighth - } { + 15th + } day and not
later than the
{ - fifth - } { + 12th + } day before the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by
this paragraph begins on the
{ - 39th - } { + 46th + } day before the date of the election
and ends on the
{ - ninth - } { + 16th + } day before the date of the
election.
{ - (c) A supplement to the second preelection statement, on
the day before the election, showing contributions, including
loans, whether repaid or not, received by or on behalf of the
political committee after the ninth day and before the day
preceding the day of the election. A supplement shall be filed if
contributions received from a political committee or other person
during the period described in this paragraph exceed $500. The
supplement must be written but may be transmitted to the filing
officer by any expeditious means available. A treasurer of a
political committee who filed a certificate under ORS 260.112
shall file a supplement under this paragraph if the aggregate
contributions exceed $2,000 because of contributions received
after the ninth day and before the day preceding the day of the
election. - }
{ + (c) Supplements to the second preelection statement
showing contributions received and expenditures made as described
in this paragraph by or on behalf of the political committee. A
supplement shall be filed if, during a period described in this
paragraph, the aggregate amount of contributions, including
loans, whether repaid or not, received from a single political
committee or other person exceeds $500, or the aggregate amount
of expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee
to a single payee exceeds $1,000. A first supplement shall be
filed not later than the eighth day before the date of the
election for the accounting period beginning on the 15th day
before the date of the election and ending on the ninth day
before the date of the election. A second supplement shall be
filed not later than the fourth day before the date of the
election for the accounting period beginning on the eighth day
before the date of the election and ending on the fifth day
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before the date of the election. The supplements shall be filed
on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule. A
treasurer of a political committee who filed a certificate under
ORS 260.112 shall file supplements under this paragraph if the
aggregate amount of contributions received or expenditures made
exceeds $2,000 because of contributions received or expenditures
made during a period described in this paragraph. + }
(d) A post-election statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee, not
sooner than the 21st day and not later than the 30th day after
the date of the election. The accounting period for the statement
required by this paragraph begins on the { - eighth - }
{ + 15th + } day before the date of the election and ends on the
20th day after the date of the election.
(2) A political committee shall file a supplemental statement
of contributions received and expenditures made by or on behalf
of the political committee, if the post-election statement
required by subsection (1)(d) of this section shows an unexpended
balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit. A
supplemental statement shall be filed annually not later than
September 10, until a statement is filed containing no balance or
no deficit. The accounting period for the statement required by
this subsection begins on the day following the last day of the
accounting period for the previous statement filed and ends on
September 1.
(3) A political committee shall prepare one original copy of
each statement required by subsection (1) of this section and
file a duplicate copy of the statement with the filing officer of
each candidate or measure supported or opposed by the political
committee. The statement and each duplicate copy shall be signed
and certified as true by the treasurer required to file it.
(4) A political committee shall file the supplemental statement
described in subsection (2) of this section with the filing
officer with whom the political committee's statement of
organization is filed and need not file any supplemental
statement with any other filing officer. The supplemental
statement shall be signed and certified as true by the treasurer
required to file it.
SECTION 4. ORS 260.068 is amended to read:
260.068. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 260.112 and
subsection (4) of this section, each candidate seeking election
at the general election or a candidate's principal campaign
committee at the general election shall file the following with
each appropriate filing officer:
(a) A first preelection statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, not sooner than the
{ - 39th - } { + 46th + } day and not later than the
{ - 29th - } { + 36th + } day before the date of the election.
For a candidate nominated at the biennial primary election or for
that candidate's principal campaign committee, the accounting
period for the statement required by this paragraph begins on the
21st day after the biennial primary election. For a candidate not
nominated at the biennial primary election or for that
candidate's principal campaign committee, the accounting period
for the statement required by this paragraph begins on the date
that the name of a treasurer is certified to the filing officer
under ORS 260.035 or 260.037 unless a candidate or a candidate's
principal campaign committee has filed a post-election or
supplemental statement of contributions and expenditures showing
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an unexpended balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit
for a previous election other than the preceding biennial primary
election. If such a post-election or supplemental statement is
filed, the accounting period begins on the day following the last
day of the accounting period for the statement filed for that
previous election. If a candidate or a candidate's principal
campaign committee has filed a post-election or supplemental
statement of contributions and expenditures for a previous
election other than the preceding biennial primary election
showing no balance or no deficit, the accounting period begins on
the day that the candidate or the candidate's principal campaign
committee next receives a contribution or makes an expenditure.
If the statement for a previous election shows an unexpended
balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit, the beginning
balance on the statement required by this paragraph shall be the
amount of the unexpended balance of contributions or expenditure
deficit. The accounting period for the statement required by this
paragraph ends on the { - 40th - } { + 47th + } day before
the date of the election.
(b) A second preelection statement of contributions received
and expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, not sooner than the
{ - eighth - } { + 15th + } day and not later than the
{ - fifth - } { + 12th + } day before the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by
this paragraph begins on the { - 39th - } { + 46th + } day
before the date of the election and ends on the { - ninth - }
{ + 16th + } day before the date of the election.
{ - (c) A supplement to the second preelection statement, on
the day before the election, showing contributions, including
loans, whether repaid or not, received by or on behalf of the
candidate or committee after the ninth day and before the day
preceding the day of the election. A supplement shall be filed if
contributions received from a political committee or other person
during the period described in this paragraph exceed $500. The
supplement must be written but may be transmitted to the filing
officer by any expeditious means available. A candidate or
treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee who
filed a certificate under ORS 260.112 shall file a supplement
under this paragraph if the aggregate contributions exceed $2,000
because of contributions received after the ninth day and before
the day preceding the day of the election. - }
{ + (c) Supplements to the second preelection statement
showing contributions received and expenditures made as described
in this paragraph by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee. A supplement shall be
filed if, during a period described in this paragraph, the
aggregate amount of contributions, including loans, whether
repaid or not, received from a single political committee or
other person exceeds $500, or the aggregate amount of
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee to a single payee
exceeds $1,000. A first supplement shall be filed not later than
the eighth day before the date of the election for the accounting
period beginning on the 15th day before the date of the election
and ending on the ninth day before the date of the election. A
second supplement shall be filed not later than the fourth day
before the date of the election for the accounting period
beginning on the eighth day before the date of the election and
ending on the fifth day before the date of the election. The
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supplements shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Secretary
of State by rule. A candidate or treasurer of the candidate's
principal campaign committee who filed a certificate under ORS
260.112 shall file supplements under this paragraph if the
aggregate amount of contributions received or expenditures made
exceeds $2,000 because of contributions received or expenditures
made during a period described in this paragraph. + }
(d) A post-election statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, not sooner than the
21st day and not later than the 30th day after the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by
this paragraph begins on the { - eighth - } { + 15th + } day
before the date of the election and ends on the 20th day after
the date of the election.
(2) A candidate for the office of Governor, Secretary of State,
State Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor and Industries, State Senator or State Representative, or a
candidate's principal campaign committee shall file a supplement
to the post-election statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee not sooner than the
first business day in January and not later than the Friday
before the second Monday in January. The supplement shall be
filed if the aggregate contributions received from any political
committee or other person exceed $500 during the period beginning
after the 20th day after the date of the election and ending on
December 31 and shall disclose only those contributions received
from any political committee or other person that exceed an
aggregate of $500 during the period beginning after the 20th day
after the date of the election and ending on December 31. The
supplement shall be written but may be transmitted to the filing
officer by any means available. A candidate described in this
subsection or the treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign
committee who filed a certificate under ORS 260.112 shall file a
supplement under this subsection if the aggregate contributions
exceed $2,000 because of contributions received after the 20th
day following the election and prior to January 1 of the
following year.
(3) A candidate or a candidate's principal campaign committee
shall file a supplemental statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the
candidate's principal campaign committee, if the post-election
statement required by subsection (1)(d) of this section shows an
unexpended balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit. A
supplemental statement shall be filed annually not later than
September 10, until a statement containing no balance or no
deficit is filed. The accounting period for the statement
required by this subsection begins on the day following the last
day of the accounting period for the previous statement filed and
ends on September 1.
(4) A candidate for federal office shall file statements
required by the federal election laws in lieu of the statements
required by ORS 260.035 to 260.156. The statements required by
federal election laws shall be filed in the office of the
Secretary of State on or before the federal filing dates. At any
time the Secretary of State by rule may make a determination that
the standards and requirements of the federal election laws
relating to candidates for federal office are not substantially
similar to those contained in ORS 260.035 to 260.156. If the
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Secretary of State makes this determination, candidates for
federal office are subject to the requirements of ORS 260.035 to
260.156.
(5) Each statement and the supplement required by this section
shall be signed and certified as true by the candidate or
treasurer required to file it.
SECTION 5. ORS 260.073 is amended to read:
260.073. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 260.112, each
political committee, other than a candidate's principal campaign
committee, supporting or opposing one or more candidates or
measures at the general election shall file the following with
each appropriate filing officer:
(a) A first preelection statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee, not
sooner than the { - 39th - } { + 46th + } day and not later
than the { - 29th - } { + 36th + } day before the date of the
election. For a political committee that supported or opposed one
or more candidates or measures at the biennial primary election,
the accounting period for the statement required by this
paragraph begins on the 21st day after the biennial primary
election. Otherwise, the accounting period for the statement
begins on the date that the name of a treasurer is certified to
the filing officer under ORS 260.035 unless a political committee
has filed a post-election or supplemental statement of
contributions and expenditures showing an unexpended balance of
contributions or an expenditure deficit for a previous election.
If such a post-election or supplemental statement is filed, the
accounting period begins on the day following the last day of the
accounting period for the statement filed for the previous
election. If a political committee has filed a post-election or
supplemental statement of contributions and expenditures for a
previous election showing no balance or no deficit, the
accounting period begins on the day that political committee next
receives a contribution or makes an expenditure. If the statement
for a previous election shows an unexpended balance of
contributions or an expenditure deficit, the beginning balance on
the statement required by this paragraph shall be the amount of
the unexpended balance of contributions or expenditure deficit.
The accounting period for the statement required by this
paragraph ends on the { - 40th - } { + 47th + } day before
the date of the election.
(b) A second preelection statement of contributions received
and expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee,
not sooner than the { - eighth - } { + 15th + } day and not
later than the
{ - fifth - } { + 12th + } day before the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by
this paragraph begins on the
{ - 39th - } { + 46th + } day before the date of the election
and ends on the
{ - ninth - } { + 16th + } day before the date of the
election.
{ - (c) A supplement to the second preelection statement, on
the day before the election, showing contributions, including
loans, whether repaid or not, received by or on behalf of the
political committee after the ninth day and before the day
preceding the day of the election. A supplement shall be filed if
contributions received from a political committee or other person
during the period described in this paragraph exceed $500. The
supplement must be written but may be transmitted to the filing
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officer by any expeditious means available. A treasurer of a
political committee who filed a certificate under ORS 260.112
shall file a supplement under this paragraph if the aggregate
contributions exceed $2,000 because of contributions received
after the ninth day and before the day preceding the day of the
election. - }
{ + (c) Supplements to the second preelection statement
showing contributions received and expenditures made as described
in this paragraph by or on behalf of the political committee. A
supplement shall be filed if, during a period described in this
paragraph, the aggregate amount of contributions, including
loans, whether repaid or not, received from a single political
committee or other person exceeds $500, or the aggregate amount
of expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee
to a single payee exceeds $1,000. A first supplement shall be
filed not later than the eighth day before the date of the
election for the accounting period beginning on the 15th day
before the date of the election and ending on the ninth day
before the date of the election. A second supplement shall be
filed not later than the fourth day before the date of the
election for the accounting period beginning on the eighth day
before the date of the election and ending on the fifth day
before the date of the election. The supplements shall be filed
on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule. A
treasurer of a political committee who filed a certificate under
ORS 260.112 shall file supplements under this paragraph if the
aggregate amount of contributions received or expenditures made
exceeds $2,000 because of contributions received or expenditures
made during a period described in this paragraph. + }
(d) A post-election statement of contributions received and
expenditures made by or on behalf of the political committee, not
sooner than the 21st day and not later than the 30th day after
the date of the election. The accounting period for a statement
required by this paragraph begins on the { - eighth - }
{ + 15th + } day before the date of the election and ends on the
20th day after the date of the election.
(2) A political committee affiliated with a political party, a
caucus of either house of the Legislative Assembly, a legislative
official or a statewide official as defined in ORS 244.020, the
Governor, Governor-elect or candidate for Governor shall file a
supplement to the post-election statement of contributions
received and expenditures made by or on behalf of the political
committee not sooner than the first business day in January and
not later than the Friday before the second Monday in January.
The supplement shall be filed if the aggregate contributions
received from any political committee or other person exceed $500
during the period beginning after the 20th day after the date of
the election and ending on December 31 and shall disclose only
those contributions received from any political committee or
other person that exceed an aggregate of $500 during the period
beginning after the 20th day after the date of the election and
ending on December 31. The supplement shall be written but may be
transmitted to the filing officer by any means available. A
treasurer of a political committee described in this subsection
who filed a certificate under ORS 260.112 shall file a supplement
under this subsection if the aggregate contributions exceed
$2,000 because of contributions received after the 20th day
following the election and prior to January 1 of the following
year.
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(3) A political committee shall file a supplemental statement
of contributions received and expenditures made by or on behalf
of the political committee, if the post-election statement
required by subsection (1)(d) of this section shows an unexpended
balance of contributions or an expenditure deficit. A
supplemental statement shall be filed annually not later than
September 10, until a statement is filed containing no balance or
no deficit. The accounting period for a statement required under
this subsection begins on the day following the last day of the
accounting period for the previous statement filed and ends on
September 1.
(4) A political committee shall prepare one original copy of
each statement required by subsection (1) of this section and
file a duplicate copy of the statement with the filing officer of
each candidate or measure supported or opposed by the political
committee. The statement and each duplicate copy shall be signed
and certified as true by the treasurer required to file it.
(5) A political committee shall file the supplemental statement
described in subsection (3) of this section with the filing
officer with whom the political committee's statement of
organization is filed and need not file any supplemental
statement with any other filing officer. The supplemental
statement shall be signed and certified as true by the treasurer
required to file it.
SECTION 6. ORS 260.205 is amended to read:
260.205. (1) Except as provided in this subsection, a filing
officer shall inspect each statement filed under ORS 260.058,
260.063, 260.068, 260.073, 260.083, 260.102, 260.112 or 260.118
not later than the 10th business day after the filing deadline or
the 10th business day after the statement is filed, whichever is
later. The statement required under ORS 260.068 (1)(d) and
260.073 (1)(d) shall be inspected not later than the 30th
business day after the filing deadline or the 30th business day
after the statement is filed, whichever is later. { + This
subsection does not apply to statements required under ORS
260.058 (1)(c) and (2), 260.063 (1)(c) and (2), 260.068 (1)(c)
and (3) and 260.073 (1)(c) and (3). + }
(2) A filing officer immediately shall notify a person required
to file a statement with the filing officer under ORS 260.058,
260.063, 260.068, 260.073, 260.083, 260.102, 260.112 or 260.118
if:
(a) Upon examination of relevant materials, it appears to the
filing officer that the person has failed to file a required
statement or that a statement filed with the filing officer by
the person is insufficient; or
(b) A complaint is filed with the filing officer under
subsection (3) of this section.
(3) An elector may file with a filing officer a complaint that
a statement filed with the filing officer is insufficient or that
a person has failed to file a required statement. The complaint
shall be in writing, shall state in detail the reasons for
complaint and shall be filed with the filing officer not later
than the 90th day after the date the statement of which it
complains is filed or should have been filed.
SECTION 7. ORS 260.045 is amended to read:
260.045. (1) If a candidate or treasurer receives a
contribution of more than $50 from a political committee not in
this state, the candidate or treasurer shall file the following
if required under subsection (2) of this section:
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(a) A written statement of the name, occupation and address of
each person, or the name, address and primary nature of each
political committee, who contributed more than $50 of the
contribution. The statement shall be certified as true by an
officer of the contributing political committee. As used in this
paragraph, 'address' includes street number and name, rural route
number or post-office box, and city and state; or
(b) An affidavit that to the best of the candidate's or
treasurer's knowledge and belief the contributing political
committee will not make contributions to candidates and
treasurers in this state that exceed two-thirds, in total amount,
of all contributions made by it in this state and elsewhere
during the period described in ORS 260.058 (1), 260.063 (1),
260.068 (1) { - , - } { + or + } 260.073 (1) or { + the
period described in ORS + } 260.118 { - (6) - } { + (3) or
(8) + } for which the statement is filed. The affidavit shall be
filed at the same time the statement is filed regarding the
contribution.
(2) The statement or affidavit described in subsection (1) of
this section shall be filed if:
(a) Requested by the Secretary of State; or
(b) The Secretary of State receives a request for the filing
from any person made not later than six months after the deadline
for filing a statement under ORS 260.058 (1), 260.063 (1),
260.068 (1), 260.073 (1) or 260.118 { - (6) - } { + (3) or
(8) + }, if a candidate or treasurer files a statement reporting
a contribution received from a political committee not in this
state.
(3) If requested under subsection (2) of this section, the
statement or affidavit described in subsection (1) of this
section shall be filed not later than 10 business days after a
candidate or treasurer receives a request from the Secretary of
State.
SECTION 8. { + (1) The amendments to ORS 260.118 by section 1
of this 2001 Act apply to statewide initiative petitions to be
voted on at any election occurring after November 7, 2000,
regardless of when the prospective petition is filed or the name
of the treasurer is certified to the Secretary of State.
(2)(a) The first statement filed under ORS 260.118 (3) shall
include all contributions received and expenditures made, if any,
after the name of the treasurer was certified to the Secretary of
State under ORS 260.118 (1999 Edition) and prior to the effective
date of this 2001 Act.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 260.118, as amended by
section 1 of this 2001 Act, a statement shall be filed under ORS
260.118 (4)(a) or (b) not later than the deadline specified in
ORS 260.118 (4)(a) or (b), if the aggregate amount of
contributions received or expenditures made exceeds $2,000 during
the period beginning on the date the name of the treasurer was
certified to the Secretary of State under ORS 260.118 (1999
Edition) prior to the effective date of this 2001 Act and ending
on the deadline specified in ORS 260.118 (4)(a) or (b). + }
SECTION 9. { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House April 25, 2001
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 20, 2001
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
......M.,............., 2001
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2001
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Secretary of State
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