(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 $300 in total amount during a calendar year is not required to:
(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) If at any time following the filing of a nominating petition, declaration of candidacy or certificate of nomination and during the calendar year either the aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $300, the candidate shall do all of the following:
(a) File a statement of organization under ORS 260.039.
(b) Establish a single exclusive campaign account as required under ORS 260.054.
(c) File a statement under ORS 260.057 showing all contributions received and expenditures made. The statement shall be filed not later than seven calendar days after aggregate contributions or aggregate expenditures exceed $300 during a calendar year.
(d) If necessary, file additional statements under ORS 260.057.
(4) This section does not apply to candidates for federal office. [1999 c.999 §6; 2005 c.809 §§6,24]
Section: Previous 260.035 260.037 260.038 260.039 260.040 260.041 260.042 260.043 260.044 260.045 260.046 260.049 260.050 260.052 260.054 NextLast modified: August 7, 2008