(1) A candidate who serves as the candidate’s own treasurer and who expects neither the aggregate contributions to be received nor the aggregate expenditures to be made by or on behalf of the candidate to exceed $750 in total amount during a calendar year is not required to:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 260.043

  • expenditure: includes the payment or furnishing of money or anything of value or the incurring or repayment of indebtedness or obligation by or on behalf of a candidate, political committee or person in consideration for any services, supplies, equipment or other thing of value performed or furnished for any reason, including support of or opposition to a candidate, political committee or measure, or for reducing the debt of a candidate for nomination or election to public office. See Oregon Statutes 260.005

(a) File a statement of organization under ORS § 260.039;

(b) Establish a single exclusive campaign account under ORS § 260.054; or

(c) File statements under ORS § 260.057.

(2) A candidate described in subsection (1) of this section must keep contribution and expenditure records for the previous 24 months.

(3)(a) If at any time during the calendar year either the aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $750, the candidate must file a statement of organization under ORS § 260.039, establish a single exclusive campaign account as required under ORS § 260.054 and file statements as required in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, if at any time during the calendar year either the aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $750, the candidate must file a statement under ORS § 260.057 showing all contributions received and expenditures made. After aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $750 during a calendar year, the statement shall be filed under the time frames established in ORS § 260.057 (3).

(B) If the candidate expects neither the aggregate contributions to be received nor the aggregate expenditures to be made by or on behalf of the candidate to exceed $3,500 during the calendar year, the candidate may file a statement to that effect under ORS § 260.112, rather than file statements under ORS § 260.057. Notwithstanding ORS § 260.112 (2), the statement shall be filed not later than seven calendar days after aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $750 during a calendar year.

(4)(a) For purposes of this section, a fee paid under ORS § 251.095, a fee paid for a candidate to be included in a county voters’ pamphlet or de minimis costs associated with printing and circulating a petition in lieu of a candidate paying a fee for inclusion in a voters’ pamphlet are exempt and may not be considered when calculating:

(A) The expected aggregate amount of contributions received or expenditures made; or

(B) The actual aggregate amount of contributions received or expenditures made.

(b) The Secretary of State by rule shall define ‘de minimis costs’ for purposes of this subsection.

(5) This section does not apply to candidates for federal office. [1999 c.999 § 6; 2005 c.809 6,24; 2009 c.818 § 5; 2010 c.9 § 7; 2017 c.80 § 1; 2017 c.749 § 33; 2023 c.600 § 20]

 

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