(1) The chief petitioners of an initiative, referendum or recall petition shall appoint a treasurer. The treasurer shall be an elector of this state. Contributions shall be received and expenditures made by or through the treasurer.
(2) The treasurer or a chief petitioner shall file a statement of organization with the appropriate filing officer. The treasurer or a chief petitioner shall file the statement not later than the third business day after the chief petitioners receive a contribution or make an expenditure relating to the initiative, referendum or recall petition. The statement shall include:
(a) The name and address of the chief petitioners.
(b) The name and address of the treasurer appointed under subsection (1) of this section.
(c) A designation of the initiative, referendum or recall petition. The designation of the recall petition shall include the name of the officer whose recall is demanded.
(3) If there is a change in the information submitted in a statement of organization under subsection (2) of this section, the treasurer or a chief petitioner shall file an amended statement of organization not later than the 10th day after the change in information.
(4) The treasurer of an initiative, referendum or recall petition shall use the electronic filing system adopted under ORS 260.057 to file with the Secretary of State statements of contributions received and expenditures made by the treasurer, as described in ORS 260.083.
(5) The treasurer of an initiative petition shall file a statement described in subsection (4) of this section not later than seven calendar days after a contribution is received or an expenditure is made. This subsection applies to contributions received and expenditures made:
(a) During the period beginning on the 42nd calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election and ending on the date that is four months before a general election; and
(b) During the period beginning on the 42nd calendar day before the date of any primary election and ending on the date of the primary election and the period beginning on the 42nd calendar day before the date of any general election and ending on the date of the general election.
(6) The treasurer of a referendum petition or a recall petition shall file a statement described in subsection (4) of this section not later than seven calendar days after a contribution is received or an expenditure is made. This subsection applies:
(a) For a referendum petition, to contributions received and expenditures made during the period beginning on the date the treasurer is appointed under subsection (1) of this section and ending on the deadline for submitting signatures for verification; and
(b) For a recall petition, to contributions received and expenditures made during the period beginning on the day after the date on which the statement of contributions received and expenditures made that is required under ORS 249.865 is filed and ending on the deadline for submitting signatures for verification.
(7) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, during a period not described in subsection (5) or (6) of this section, a treasurer of an initiative, referendum or recall petition shall file a statement described in subsection (4) of this section not later than 30 calendar days after a contribution is received or an expenditure is made.
(8) If a treasurer of an initiative petition receives a contribution or makes an expenditure prior to the 42nd calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election, or the 42nd day before the date of the primary election or general election, and the treasurer has not filed a statement of the contribution or expenditure under subsection (4) of this section by the 43rd calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election, or the 43rd day before the date of the primary election or general election, the treasurer shall file a statement described in subsection (4) of this section not later than the 35th calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election, or the 35th day before the date of the primary election or general election.
(9) For an initiative petition, the accounting period for the first statement filed under this section begins on the date the treasurer is appointed under subsection (1) of this section.
(10) Each statement required under this section shall be signed and certified as true by a chief petitioner or by the treasurer. Signatures shall be supplied in the manner specified by the secretary by rule.
(11) As used in this section, “contribution” and “expenditure” include a contribution or expenditure to or on behalf of an initiative, referendum or recall petition. [1983 c.71 §6; 1985 c.808 §57; 1987 c.210 §2; 1987 c.727 §8; 1991 c.719 §54; 1993 c.493 §§70,71; 1995 c.607 §57; 1999 c.999 §11; 2001 c.732 §1; 2001 c.965 §56; 2005 c.797 §16; 2005 c.809 §37; 2007 c.848 §13]
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