71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2717
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3313
                   Ordered by the House May 1
             Including House Amendments dated May 1
 
Sponsored by Representative C WALKER
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Prohibits   { - alteration of argument or - }   { + certain
alterations of + } statement filed by candidate, political party
or assembly of electors for inclusion in voters' pamphlet
 { - after person has signed statement consenting to use of
persons' name in argument or statement - } .
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
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 + }.
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