Chapter 260 — Chapter 260
243 sections in this chapter.
ORS 260.407 Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes. (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, amounts received as contributions by a candidate, the principal campaign committee of a candidate or the principal campaign committee of a holder of public office may be
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(A) Used to defray any expenses incurred in connection with the recipient’s duties as a holder of public office; (B) Transferred to any national, state or local political committee of any political party; (C) Contributed to any organization described in section 170(c) of the Inte…
ORS 260.409 Prohibition on use of contributions for professional services rendered by candidate. A candidate or principal campaign committee of a candidate may not use amounts received as contributions by the candidate or committee to make an expenditure to or on behalf of the candidate in consideration for the rendering of professional services by the candidate. [2005 c.809 §12]
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ORS 260.410 [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
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ORS 260.412 [1971 c.749 §38; 1973 c.744 §26; 1979 c.190 §387; renumbered 260.665]
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ORS 260.413 Prohibition on committee providing consideration in connection with nondisclosure agreement relating to workplace harassment. (1) In addition to the requirements set forth in ORS 260.407, a political committee or petition committee may not provide any form of consideration in connection with a nondisclosure agreement relating to workplace harassment
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(2) As used in this section: (a) “Consideration in connection with a nondisclosure agreement” includes any form of consideration provided in exchange for the silence of an individual on issues relating to workplace harassment, including but not limited to: (A) Money; (B) Stock, p…
ORS 260.415 [Formerly 260.472; repealed by 1983 c.71 §12]
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ORS 260.416 Prohibitions regarding campaign contributions and independent expenditures. (1) A person may not, directly or indirectly
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(a) Require an employee or contractor to make a contribution or independent expenditure to support or oppose any candidate; or (b) Provide or promise any benefit or impose or threaten any detriment due to a decision by an employee or contractor on whether to make a contribution o…
ORS 260.420 [Amended by 1971 c.749 §43; renumbered 260.452]
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ORS 260.422 Prohibition on acceptance of employment where compensation to be contributed. No person shall accept employment with the understanding or agreement, express or implied, that the person will contribute any of the compensation to be received because of the employment to or on behalf of a candidate or political committee in support of the nomination or election of the candidate or in support of or in opposition to a measure. [1971 c.749 §39; 1973 c.744 §27; 1979 c.190 §371]
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ORS 260.430 [Amended by 1971 c.644 §7; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
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ORS 260.432 Prohibition on certain requirements of public employees; activities of public employees during working hours; exceptions. (1) A person may not attempt to, or actually, coerce, command or require a public employee to
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(a) Influence or give money, service or other thing of value to promote or oppose any political committee; (b) Promote or oppose the appointment, nomination or election of a person to a public office; (c) Promote or oppose the filing of an initiative, referendum or recall petitio…
ORS 260.440 [Amended by 1971 c.644 §8; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
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ORS 260.442 [Formerly 260.250; 1973 c.744 §28; 1979 c.190 §383; renumbered 260.625]
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ORS 260.450 [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
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ORS 260.452 [Formerly 260.420; 1973 c.744 §29; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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ORS 260.460 [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
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ORS 260.462 [Formerly 260.270; 1973 c.744 §30; 1979 c.190 §386; renumbered 260.655]
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ORS 260.470 [Amended by 1957 c.644 §9; 1971 c.749 §34; renumbered 260.365]
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ORS 260.472 [Formerly 260.280; 1973 c.744 §31; 1979 c.190 §370; renumbered 260.415]
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ORS 260.480 [Amended by 1957 c.644 §11; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
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ORS 260.482 [Formerly 260.310; 1973 c.744 §32; 1977 c.678 §3; 1979 c.190 §384; renumbered 260.635]
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ORS 260.490 [Amended by 1959 c.644 §12; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
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ORS 260.492 [Formerly 260.320; 1973 c.744 §33; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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ORS 260.500 [Amended by 1957 c.644 §13; 1971 c.749 §56; renumbered 260.552]
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ORS 260.502 [Formerly 260.335; repealed by 1973 c.744 §48]
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ORS 260.510 [Amended by 1957 c.644 §14; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
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ORS 260.512 [Formerly 260.340; 1973 c.744 §34; 1979 c.190 §380; renumbered 260.605]
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ORS 260.520 [Amended by 1957 c.644 §15; 1971 c.749 §35; renumbered 260.375]
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ORS 260.522 [Formerly 260.360; 1973 c.483 §1; 1973 c.744 §35; 1975 c.683 §13; 1979 c.190 §373; 1981 c.234 §17; 1983 c.71 §11; 1985 c.808 §63; 1989 c.503 §28; 1989 c.1054 §13; 1993 c.359 §1; 1993 c.618 §2; repealed by 2001 c.965 §66]
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ORS 260.530 [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 260.532 Prohibition on publication of false statement relating to candidate or measure; civil action; damages; other remedies; limitation on action. (1) No person shall cause to be written, printed, published, posted, communicated or circulated, including by electronic or telephonic means, any letter, circular, bill, placard, poster, photograph or other publication, or cause any advertisement to be placed in a publication, or singly or with others pay for any advertisement or circulate an advertisement by electronic or telephonic means, with knowledge or with reckless disregard that the letter, circular, bill, placard, poster, photograph, publication or advertisement contains a false statement of material fact relating to any candidate, political committee or measure
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(2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, “cause” does not include the broadcast of an advertisement by a radio or television station or cable television company unless the advertisement is for: (a) The candidacy of the owner, licensee or operator of the station or company; …
ORS 260.537 Prohibition on publication of false statement intended to mislead electors; civil action; penalties. (1) A person may not cause to be written, printed, published, posted, communicated or circulated, including by electronic or telephonic means, any letter, circular, bill, placard, poster, photograph or other publication, or cause any advertisement to be placed in a publication, or singly or with others pay for any advertisement or circulate an advertisement by electronic or telephonic means, with knowledge or with reckless disregard that the letter, circular, bill, placard, poster, photograph, publication or advertisement contains a false statement of material fact that is intended to mislead electors regarding
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(a) The date of the election; (b) The deadline for depositing a ballot in order for the ballot to be tallied; (c) The voter registration deadline; (d) The methods by which an elector may register to vote; (e) The locations at which an elector may deposit a ballot in order for the…
ORS 260.540 [1957 c.644 §10; 1971 c.749 §27; renumbered 260.325]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 260.542 [Formerly 260.405; 1973 c.744 §37; 1979 c.190 §375; repealed by 1993 c.383 §1]
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ORS 260.545 [1987 c.826 §2; repealed by 1993 c.383 §1]
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ORS 260.550 Use of term “incumbent.” (1) No person shall describe a candidate as the incumbent in the office to which the candidate seeks nomination or election in any material, statement or publication supporting the election of the candidate, with knowledge or with reckless disregard that the description is a false statement of material fact
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(2) For purposes of this section, a candidate shall be considered an “incumbent” if the candidate: (a) Was elected to the identical office in the most recent election to fill that office and is serving and has served continuously in that office from the beginning of the term to w…
ORS 260.552 [Formerly 260.500; 1973 c.744 §38; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 260.555 Prohibitions relating to petitions. (1) A person attempting to obtain signatures on, or causing to be circulated, a petition or prospective petition that is being circulated in accordance with the laws of this state may not knowingly make any false statement regarding the contents, meaning or effect of the petition or prospective petition to any person who signs it, attempts to sign it, is requested to sign it or requests information concerning it
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(2) If a person knows that a petition, or prospective petition, that is otherwise being circulated in accordance with the laws of this state contains a false signature, the person may not attempt to obtain signatures on, cause to be circulated, or file with a filing officer, the …
ORS 260.556 Secretary of State prohibited from counting petition signatures obtained by certain persons. The Secretary of State may not include in a count under ORS 250.045 (3) or 250.105 or ORS chapter 249 for purposes of determining whether an initiative, referendum or recall petition or a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated contains the required number of signatures of electors, any signatures obtained by a person who the secretary determines, during the five-year period prior to the date the signatures were obtained
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(1) Has been convicted for a criminal offense involving fraud, forgery or identification theft in any state; (2) Has had a civil penalty imposed under ORS 260.995 for a violation of ORS 250.048 or 260.262; or (3) Has had a civil or criminal penalty imposed for violation of a stat…
ORS 260.558 Payment for signing or not signing initiative, referendum or recall petition; sale or purchase of signature sheets. (1) It is unlawful to offer, pay or provide money or other valuable consideration to another person to sign or refrain from signing an initiative, referendum or recall petition, and for the other person to accept or agree to accept money or other valuable consideration for signing or refraining to sign an initiative, referendum or recall petition
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(2) It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell, purchase or offer to purchase, for money or other valuable consideration, any signature sheet of an initiative, referendum or recall petition or any other portion of the petition used to gather signatures. (3) This section applies only t…
ORS 260.560 [1983 c.514 §16; 1985 c.808 §64; repealed by 1999 c.262 §1]
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ORS 260.561 Liability of certain chief petitioners for violations committed by persons obtaining signatures on petition; exceptions. (1)(a) If a chief petitioner of a statewide initiative or referendum petition has knowledge of a violation of any provision of Oregon Revised Statutes, of any rule adopted by the Secretary of State under ORS chapters 246 to 260 related to the circulation of a statewide initiative or referendum petition or section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, committed by a person obtaining signatures on the chief petitioner’s petition or prospective petition, the violation by the person obtaining signatures is conclusively considered a violation by the chief petitioner
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(b) If a chief petitioner of a statewide initiative or referendum petition has knowledge or should have had knowledge of a violation of ORS 250.048, 260.262, 260.555, 260.558, 260.567, 260.575, 260.665, 260.715 (1) or section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, or any rule…
ORS 260.563 Liability of contractor obtaining signatures on petition for violations committed by subcontractor; exceptions. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Contractor” means a person who contracts on predetermined terms with a chief petitioner, or a person acting on behalf of a chief petitioner, of an initiative or referendum petition or a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated for the purpose of obtaining sig…
ORS 260.565 [Formerly 254.590; 1981 c.234 §18; repealed by 1983 c.756 §13]
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ORS 260.567 Alteration of information on petition signature sheet; exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person other than the person who signed the signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate nominating petition, a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated or a certificate of nomination may not write, alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet
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(2) A person other than the person who signed the signature sheet may: (a) Alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet if the line on which the signature appears is subsequently initialed by the person …
ORS 260.569 Prohibition on payment based on signatures obtained on nominating petition or voter registration card. A person may not pay or receive money or another thing of value based on the number of
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(1) Signatures a person obtains for purposes of nominating a candidate for elective public office; or (2) Signed voter registration cards a person collects. [2007 c.314 §2]
ORS 260.575 Prohibition on use of threats and intimidation for purpose of extorting money. No person, for any consideration, shall
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(1) Offer, propose, threaten or attempt to sell, hinder or delay any part of an initiative, referendum or recall petition. (2) Offer, propose or threaten to desist from beginning, promoting, circulating, or soliciting signatures to, any initiative, referendum or recall petition. …
ORS 260.585 [Formerly 254.600; repealed by 1985 c.732 §7 and 1985 c.808 §82]
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ORS 260.605 [Formerly 260.512; repealed by 2005 c.797 §73]
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ORS 260.610 [Amended by 1957 c.644 §16; 1971 c.749 §57; 1973 c.744 §39; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
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