74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. SB 78 (A to RC)
 
LC 942/SB 78-A9
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 78
           (INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS)
 
           By COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, ETHICS AND RULES
 
                             June 1
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 3, after '
260.042,' insert '260.054,'.
  On page 4, line 32, delete 'may' and insert 'shall'.
  On page 6, after line 40, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 7a. + }  { + If House Bill 2131 becomes law,
section 7 of this 2007 Act (amending ORS 247.945) is repealed and
ORS 247.945, as amended by section 17, chapter ___, Oregon Laws
2007 (Enrolled House Bill 2131), is amended to read: + }
  ' 247.945. (1) The county clerk, upon request before the 45th
day before a primary, general or special election, shall deliver
to any person a list of electors. The list may not contain any
information about participants in the Address Confidentiality
Program established under ORS 192.820 to 192.868. The lists shall
be prepared in the manner requested, limited only to the
capabilities of the Secretary of State or the county clerk.
  ' (2) The county clerk shall collect and pay into the county
treasury a charge for the actual cost of supplying lists under
subsection (1) of this section.
  ' (3) The county clerk shall keep a record of all persons to
whom a list of electors is delivered under this section.
  '  { +  (4) Upon request, the Secretary of State shall deliver
to any person a statewide list of electors. The secretary shall
charge a fee of $500 for delivering a list under this subsection.
The list may not contain any information about participants in
the Address Confidentiality Program established under ORS 192.820
to 192.868. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 8. + } ORS 260.054 is amended to read:
  ' 260.054. (1) Each political committee shall establish a
single exclusive campaign account in a financial institution, as
defined in ORS 706.008. The financial institution must be located
in this state and must ordinarily conduct business with the
general public in this state.
  ' (2) A political committee shall maintain the campaign account
in the financial institution in the name of the political
committee. For purposes of this subsection, acronyms may not be
used in the name of the political committee.
  ' (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, all
expenditures made by the political committee shall be drawn from
the campaign account and:
  ' (a) Issued on a check signed by the candidate on whose behalf
the account is established { + , + }   { - or - }  by the
treasurer of the political committee { +  or by an individual
designated by the candidate + }; or
  ' (b) Paid using a debit card or other form of electronic
transaction.
  ' (4) Subsection (3) of this section does not prohibit a person
from making a cash or other expenditure on behalf of the
political committee and receiving reimbursement from the campaign
account.
  ' (5) A contribution received by a candidate or the treasurer
of a political committee, directly or indirectly, shall be
deposited into the campaign account not later than seven calendar
days after the date the contribution is received. This subsection
does not apply to in-kind contributions received by a candidate
or political committee.
  ' (6) This section does not prohibit the transfer of any amount
deposited in the campaign account into a certificate of deposit,
stock fund or other investment instrument.
  ' (7) The campaign account may not include any private moneys,
other than contributions received by the political committee.
  ' (8) A political committee shall retain a copy of each
financial institution account statement from the campaign account
described in this section for not less than two years after the
date the statement is issued by the financial institution.
  ' (9) Subsections (1) to (8) of this section do not apply to
candidates described in ORS 260.043.'.
  In line 41, delete '8' and insert '9'.
  After line 43, insert:
  ' (2) A political committee for which a statement of
organization was filed under ORS 260.042 prior to the effective
date of this 2007 Act and whose filing remains active on the
effective date of this 2007 Act shall amend the statement of
organization to contain the information required under ORS
260.042 not later than January 31, 2008.'.
  In line 44, delete '(2)' and insert '(3)' and after '7 ' insert
'or 7a'.
  After line 45, insert:
  ' (4) The amendments to ORS 260.054 by section 8 of this 2007
Act apply to checks signed on or after the effective date of this
2007 Act.'.
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