(1)(a) A candidate or a treasurer of a political committee who expects neither the aggregate contributions to be received nor the aggregate expenditures to be made by or on behalf of the candidate or political committee to exceed $3,500 in total amount during the calendar year shall file a certificate to that effect with the Secretary of State. The candidate or treasurer shall make the certificate according to the best of the knowledge or belief of the candidate or treasurer. A candidate or treasurer filing a certificate under this section is not required to file statements under ORS § 260.057.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 260.112

  • 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
  • Petition committee: means an initiative, referendum or recall petition committee organized under ORS § 260. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
  • Political committee: means a combination of two or more individuals, or a person other than an individual, that has:

    (a) Received a contribution for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate, measure or political party; or

    (b) Made an expenditure for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate, measure or political party. See Oregon Statutes 260.005

  • Recall petition: means a petition to recall a public officer for which a prospective petition has been filed but that is not yet a measure. See Oregon Statutes 260.005

(b) A treasurer of a petition committee organized under ORS § 260.118 who expects neither the aggregate contributions to be received nor the aggregate expenditures to be made by a chief petitioner or the treasurer to exceed $3,500 in total amount during the calendar year shall file a certificate to that effect with the Secretary of State. The treasurer shall make the certificate according to the best of the knowledge or belief of the treasurer. A treasurer filing a certificate under this section is not required to file statements under ORS § 260.118.

(2) A certificate described in subsection (1) of this section shall be filed:

(a) By a candidate, not sooner than the date that the candidate files a statement of organization under ORS § 260.039, and not later than seven calendar days after the candidate receives a contribution or makes an expenditure.

(b) By a treasurer of a political committee, not sooner than the date that the political committee files a statement of organization under ORS § 260.042, and not later than seven calendar days after the political committee receives a contribution or makes an expenditure.

(c) By a treasurer of a petition committee, not sooner than the date that the petition committee files a statement of organization under ORS § 260.118, and not later than seven calendar days after the petition committee receives a contribution or makes an expenditure.

(3) A candidate, political committee or petition committee under this section must keep contribution and expenditure records during the calendar year.

(4) If at any time following the filing of a certificate under this section and during the calendar year either the aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $3,500, the candidate or treasurer shall do all of the following:

(a) File a statement under ORS § 260.057 or 260.118 within seven calendar days after either the aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $3,500. The statement must reflect all contributions received and expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate, political committee or petition committee to that date, beginning January 1 of the calendar year.

(b) If necessary, file additional statements under ORS § 260.057 or 260.118.

(5) This section does not apply to a candidate for federal office.

(6) As used in this section, ‘contribution’ and ‘expenditure’ include a contribution or expenditure to or on behalf of an initiative, referendum or recall petition. [1971 c.749 § 11; 1975 c.683 § 9; 1977 c.644 § 5; 1979 c.190 § 352; 1981 c.234 § 12; 1985 c.808 § 56; 1987 c.727 § 7; 1989 c.503 § 27; 1991 c.87 § 5; 1999 c.999 § 22; 2005 c.797 § 15; 2005 c.809 § 36a; 2009 c.818 § 11; 2011 c.481 § 1; 2013 c.758 § 7]

 

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