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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(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.
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Elections § 260.112 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-23-elections/or-rev-st-sect-260-112/
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