Chapter 225 Oregon Laws 1999
Session Law
AN ACT
HB 2414
Relating to political
committees; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 260.063 and 260.073.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
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 or
presidential preference 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 day and not later than the 29th day before the date of the election. The
accounting period for this 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 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 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 day and not later than the fifth day before the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by this paragraph
begins on the 39th day before the date of the election and ends on the ninth
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 $500 because of contributions received after the ninth day
and before the day preceding the day of the election.
(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 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 [and the supplement
required by subsections (1) and (2)] required
by subsection (1) of this section and file a duplicate copy of the
statement [and supplement] with the
filing officer of each candidate or measure supported or opposed by the
political committee. The statement[,
supplement] 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 2.
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 day and not later than the 29th day before the date of the election.
For a political committee that supported or opposed one or more candidates or
measures at the presidential preference or biennial primary election, the
accounting period for the statement required by this paragraph begins on the
21st day after the primary election at which the committee supported or opposed
one or more candidates or measures. If the committee supported or opposed one
or more candidates or measures at both primary elections, the accounting period
for the statement 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 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 day and not later than the fifth day before the date of the
election. The accounting period for the statement required by this paragraph
begins on the 39th day before the date of the election and ends on the ninth
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 $500 because of contributions received after the ninth day
and before the day preceding the day of the election.
(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 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 $500 because of contributions received after
the 20th day following the election and prior to January 1 of the following
year.
(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 [and the supplement
required by subsections (1) to (3)] required
by subsection (1) of this section and file a duplicate copy of the
statement [and supplement] with the
filing officer of each candidate or measure supported or opposed by the political
committee. The statement[, supplement]
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 3. (1) Nothing in this 1999 Act is intended to
affect any action, proceeding or prosecution begun before and pending on the
effective date of this 1999 Act. The action, proceeding or prosecution may be
conducted and completed in the same manner and under the same terms and
conditions and with the same effect as though it had been undertaken and
completed before the effective date of this 1999 Act.
(2) Nothing in this 1999 Act
relieves a person of an obligation with respect to a fine or other charge,
penalty or other liability, duty or obligation arising prior to the effective
date of this 1999 Act. Collection and enforcement of any such fine, charge,
penalty or other liability, duty or obligation may be conducted and completed
in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same
effect as though it had been undertaken and completed before the effective date
of this 1999 Act.
(3) The amendments to ORS
260.063 and 260.073 by sections 1 and 2 of this 1999 Act apply to filings
required to be made on or after the effective date of this 1999 Act.
Approved by the Governor
June 7, 1999
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State June 7, 1999
Effective date October 23,
1999
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