Oregon Statutes - Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses

• 260.005   Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1)(a) “Candidate” means: (A) An individual whose name is printed on a ballot, for whom a declaration of candidacy, nominating...
• 260.007   Exclusions from definitions of “contribution” and “expenditure.”
  As used in this chapter, “contribute,” “contribution,” “expend” or “expenditure” does not include: (1) Any written news story, commentary or editorial distributed through the facilities...
• 260.010   [Amended by 1969 c.279 §2; 1971 c.749 §25; renumbered 260.305]
• 260.020   [Amended by 1957 c.643 §2; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.025   [1971 c.749 §2; repealed by 1973 c.623 §3]
• 260.027   [1973 c.623 §2; repealed by 1975 c.684 §11]
• 260.030   [Amended by 1957 c.643 §3; 1971 c.749 §26; renumbered 260.315]
• 260.035   Treasurer and statement of organization for political committees; change in information.
  (1) Not later than the third business day after a political committee first receives a contribution or makes an expenditure, the political committee shall: (a)...
• 260.037   Treasurers for candidates; appointment; liability of candidate for default or violation.
  (1) A candidate may serve as the candidate’s own treasurer or may appoint and certify to the filing officer the name and address of a...
• 260.038   Treasurer of more than one candidate or committee; replacement of treasurer.
  (1) An individual may be appointed and serve as treasurer of a candidate and a political committee or of two or more candidates or political...
• 260.039   Statement of organization of candidate or principal campaign committee.
  (1) Except as provided in ORS 260.043, a candidate who serves as the candidate’s own treasurer, or the treasurer of the principal campaign committee, shall...
• 260.040   [Amended by 1957 c.643 §4; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.041   Principal campaign committee.
  (1) Notwithstanding ORS 260.005 (16) and except as provided in ORS 260.043, a candidate shall designate a political committee as the candidate’s principal campaign committee....
• 260.042   Statement of organization of political committee.
  (1) The treasurer of a political committee shall file a statement of organization with the filing officer. The statement shall include: (a) The name, address...
• 260.043   Exemptions for candidate who expects neither contributions nor expenditures to exceed $300.
  (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...
• 260.044   Statement of independent expenditures; when person considered political committee or principal campaign committee.
  (1) A person shall file a statement of independent expenditures if the person makes independent expenditures in a total amount of more than $100 in...
• 260.045   Contributions received from out-of-state political committees; request for statement or affidavit.
  (1) If a candidate or treasurer receives a contribution of more than $100 from a political committee not in this state, the candidate or treasurer...
• 260.046   Discontinuance of statement of organization; rules.
  (1) A filing officer, in accordance with rules adopted by the Secretary of State, may discontinue the statement of organization of a candidate, principal campaign...
• 260.049   Reports to be filed by certain corporations; rules.
  (1) If the major source of revenue of a corporation is paid-in-capital and the primary purpose of the corporation is to support or oppose any...
• 260.050   [Amended by 1957 c.643 §5; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.052   Political committee identification number.
  The Secretary of State shall assign an identification number to each political committee required to file a statement with the secretary under ORS 260.057. The...
• 260.054   Campaign account.
  (1) Each political committee shall establish a single exclusive campaign account in a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008. The financial institution must be...
• 260.055   Accounts of contributions and expenditures; inspection; preservation of accounts.
  (1) Each candidate, other than a candidate for political party office, and the treasurer of each political committee shall keep detailed accounts. The accounts shall...
• 260.056   Written loan agreements.
  (1) A loan made by or to a candidate or political committee must be by written agreement. (2) A candidate or political committee shall keep...
• 260.057   Electronic campaign finance filing system; schedule for filing; Internet availability; exclusions; rules.
  (1) The Secretary of State by rule shall adopt an electronic filing system to be used by: (a) All candidates and political committees to file...
• 260.058   [1981 c. 234 §3 (enacted in lieu of 260.072); 1983 c.71 §1; 1985 c.732 §1; 1987 c.727 §3; 1989 c.503 §§19, 20; 1989 c.1054 §1; 1993 c.493 §60; 1995 c.712 §74; 1999 c.999 §23; 2001 c.732 §2; 2005 c.797 §9; repealed by 2005 c.809 §56]
• 260.060   [Amended by 1957 c.643 §6; 1969 c.279 §1; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.062   [1971 c.749 §6; 1973 c.744 §7; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.063   [1981 c.234 §4 (enacted in lieu of 260.072); 1983 c.71 §2; 1985 c.732 §2; 1987 c.727 §4; 1989 c.503 §§21,22; 1989 c.1054 §3; 1993 c.493 §61; 1995 c.712 §75; 1999 c.225 §1; 1999 c.999 §24; 2001 c.732 §3; 2005 c.797 §21; repealed by 2005 c.809 §56]
• 260.065   [1965 c.110 §2; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.067   [1965 c.289 §2 (260.067, 260.075 and 260.077 enacted in lieu of 260.070); 1969 c.243 §1; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.068   [1981 c.234 §5 (enacted in lieu of 260.072); 1983 c.71 §3; 1985 c.732 §3; 1987 c.267 §60; 1987 c.727 §5; 1989 c.503 §§23,24; 1989 c.1054 §§5,6; 1991 c.911 §§5,6; 1993 c.493 §§62,63; 1995 c.712 §76; 1999 c.999 §25; 2001 c.732 §4; 2005 c.797 §10; repealed by 2005 c.809 §56]
• 260.070   [Amended by 1961 c.75 §1; repealed by 1965 c.289 §1 (260.067, 260.075 and 260.077 enacted in lieu of 260.070)]
• 260.072   [1971 c.749 §7; 1973 c.744 §8; 1975 c.683 §7; 1977 c.678 §2; 1979 c.190 §348; repealed by 1981 c.234 §2 (260.058, 260.063, 260.068, 260.073 and 260.078 enacted in lieu of 260.072)]
• 260.073   [1981 c.234 §6 (enacted in lieu of 260.072); 1983 c.71 §4; 1985 c.732 §4; 1985 c.808 §55; 1987 c.267 §61; 1987 c.727 §6; 1989 c.503 §§25,26; 1989 c.1054 §§7,8; 1991 c.911 §§7,8; 1993 c.493 §§65,66; 1995 c.712 §77; 1999 c.225 §2; 1999 c.999 §26; 2001 c.732 §5; 2005 c.797 §11; repealed by 2005 c.809 §56]
• 260.075   [1965 c.289 §3 (260.067, 260.075 and 260.077 enacted in lieu of 260.070); 1967 c.469 §1; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.076   Statements of contributions received during session of Legislative Assembly.
  (1) A legislative official, statewide official or candidate therefor, or the official’s or candidate’s principal campaign committee, shall file statements showing contributions received by or...
• 260.077   [1965 c.289 §4 (260.067, 260.075 and 260.077 enacted in lieu of 260.070); 1967 c.339 §3; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.078   Reporting contributions and expenditures not previously reported.
  If the first statement filed by a candidate, a candidate’s principal campaign committee or a political committee under ORS 260.057 shows an unexpended balance of...
• 260.080   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.082   [1971 c.749 §8; repealed by 1973 c.744 §48]
• 260.083   Contents of statements.
  (1) A statement filed under ORS 260.057, 260.076 or 260.118 shall list: (a) Except as provided in ORS 260.085, for a contribution: (A) The name,...
• 260.085   Listing of occupation of contributor; procedure when occupation is unknown.
  (1) An account required by ORS 260.055 and a statement required by ORS 260.083 to list the occupation of a contributor must list the occupation...
• 260.090   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.092   [1971 c.749 §9; 1973 c.744 §13; 1975 c.683 §8; 1977 c.836 §9; 1979 c.190 §350; repealed by 1981 c.234 §19]
• 260.100   [Repealed by 1957 c.643 §9]
• 260.102   Statements of persons reducing expenditure deficit.
  (1) A person who receives or expends money or any other thing of value, after the date of an election, for the purpose of reducing...
• 260.105   [1957 c.643 §1; 1959 c.416 §1; 1963 c.175 §1; 1971 c.749 §28; renumbered 260.345]
• 260.110   [Amended by 1957 c.643 §7; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.112   Filing of certificate by candidate or treasurer of political committee who expects neither contributions nor expenditures to exceed $2,000; schedule.
  (1) A candidate or a treasurer of a political committee who expects neither the aggregate contributions to be received nor the aggregate expenditures to be...
• 260.118   Treasurer and statement of organization for initiative, referendum or recall petition; filing electronic statements of contributions and expenditures; schedule; rules.
  (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...
• 260.120   [Amended by 1957 c.643 §8; 1961 c.67 §1; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.122   [1971 c.749 §12; 1973 c.744 §15; repealed by 1977 c.644 §7]
• 260.130   [1967 c.339 §2; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.132   [1971 c.749 §13; repealed by 1975 c.683 §15]
• 260.142   [1971 c.749 §14; repealed by 1973 c.744 §48]
• 260.150   [1975 c.684 §5; 1979 c.190 §353; repealed by 1987 c.727 §15]
• 260.152   [1971 c.749 §15; repealed by 1973 c.744 §48]
• 260.153   [1979 c.190 §354; repealed by 1987 c.727 §15]
• 260.154   [1973 c.744 §10; repealed by 1975 c.684 §11]
• 260.156   Rules for reporting expenditures and contributions.
  (1) The Secretary of State may adopt rules for the manner of determining and reporting expenditures and contributions under this chapter, including but not limited...
• 260.158   [1973 c.744 §12; 1975 c.683 §10a; 1979 c.190 §345; renumbered 260.044]
• 260.159   [1999 c.824 §7; repealed by 2005 c.809 §56]
• 260.160   [1995 c.1 §3; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.161   [2001 c.82 §13; repealed by 2005 c.809 §56]
• 260.162   [1971 c.749 §16; 1973 c.744 §16; 1975 c.675 §34a; 1975 c.683 §11; 1979 c.190 §349; renumbered 260.083]
• 260.163   County or city campaign finance provisions.
  (1) A county or city may adopt charter provisions or ordinances that: (a) Require the filing of electronic or paper statements of contributions received and...
• 260.164   [1995 c.1 §15; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.165   [1987 c.902 §9; 1989 c.986 §2; 1989 c.987 §30; repealed by 1993 c.797 §33; amended by 1994 initiative, 1995 c.1 §21; repealed by 1995 c.607 §91]
• 260.168   [1995 c.1 §4; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.170   [1987 c.902 §10; 1993 c.493 §71; repealed by 1993 c.797 §33]
• 260.172   [1995 c.1 §16; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.174   [Formerly 260.725; 1999 c.318 §43; repealed by 2005 c.797 §73]
• 260.175   [1987 c.902 §11; repealed by 1993 c.797 §33]
• 260.178   [1995 c.1 §5; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.180   [1995 c.1 §6; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.182   [1995 c.1 §7; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.184   [1995 c.1 §13; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.188   [1995 c.1 §8; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.190   [1995 c.1 §14; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.192   [1995 c.1 §17; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.200   Secretary of State rules for accounts, forms, material to be retained and material not subject to disclosure.
  The Secretary of State by rule shall: (1) Prescribe a uniform system for accounts required by ORS 260.055. (2) Prescribe forms for statements and other...
• 260.202   [1995 c.1 §12; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.205   Inspection of statements; notice of failure to file correct statements; complaints.
  (1) A filing officer shall inspect each statement filed under ORS 260.057, 260.083, 260.102, 260.112 or 260.118 not later than the 10th business day after...
• 260.210   [Amended by 1971 c.749 §36; renumbered 260.402]
• 260.215   Examination and investigation of statements by filing officers; review of statements of candidates for state office; documentation of transactions.
  (1) For statements filed during each calendar year, each filing officer shall examine each statement filed with the filing officer under ORS 260.044 (1), 260.057,...
• 260.218   Subpoena authority.
  (1) The Secretary of State may issue subpoenas to compel the production of records, documents, books, papers, memoranda or other information necessary to determine compliance...
• 260.220   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.225   Court proceedings to compel filing of correct statements; attorney fees.
  (1) Upon the petition of the Secretary of State or an elector, or of any other filing officer with whom a statement is required to...
• 260.227   [1973 c.744 §18; repealed by 1975 c. 684 §1 (260.228 enacted in lieu of 260.227)]
• 260.228   [1975 c.684 §2 (enacted in lieu of 260.227); 1979 c.519 §34; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.230   [Repealed by 1967 c.630 §2 (260.231 enacted in lieu of 260.230)]
• 260.231   [1967 c.630 §3 (260.231 enacted in lieu of 260.230); 1971 c.749 §40; renumbered 260.432]
• 260.232   Civil penalty for failure to file statement or to include required information.
  (1) The Secretary of State may impose a civil penalty as provided in this section, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed,...
• 260.235   [1971 c.749 §21; 1973 c.744 §21; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.240   [Repealed by 1967 c.630 §5]
• 260.241   Removal from general election ballot for failure to file statement; notice to candidate.
  (1) Despite delay in the filing of statements relating to a candidate’s nomination required to be filed under ORS 260.057, or in the filing of...
• 260.245   Withholding certificate of election or certificate of nomination for failure to file statement.
  The Secretary of State, county clerk or chief city elections officer may not grant a certificate of election or certificate of nomination to any candidate...
• 260.250   [Amended by 1971 c.749 §41; renumbered 260.442]
• 260.255   Preservation of filed statements by filing officers; maintenance of data on Internet.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a filing officer shall preserve each statement filed with the officer under ORS 260.057, 260.076,...
• 260.260   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.262   Accounts of chief petitioners; review and inspection; retention; disclosure as public record; rules.
  (1) As used in this section, “accounts” means: (a) Any contract entered into by a chief petitioner of an initiative or referendum petition and any...
• 260.265   [1995 c.1 §9; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.270   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §1; 1971 c.749 §44; renumbered 260.462]
• 260.280   [Amended by 1957 c.605 §1; 1967 c.630 §1; 1971 c.749 §45; renumbered 260.472]
• 260.290   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.300   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §2; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.305   [Formerly 260.010; repealed by 1973 c.744 §48]
• 260.310   [Amended by 1971 c.749 §47; renumbered 260.482]
• 260.315   Distribution of copies of law.
  (1) The Secretary of State, at the expense of the state, shall furnish to the other filing officers copies of this chapter. (2) A filing...
• 260.320   [Amended by 1971 c.749 §48; renumbered 260.492]
• 260.325   [Formerly 260.540; 1979 c.190 §4; renumbered 246.046]
• 260.330   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §3; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.335   [1967 c.618 §§2, 3; 1971 c.749 §50; renumbered 260.502]
• 260.340   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §5; 1971 c.749 §51; renumbered 260.512]
• 260.345   Complaints or other information regarding violations; action by Secretary of State and Attorney General.
  (1) Any elector may file with any filing officer a written complaint alleging that a violation of an election law or rule adopted by the...
• 260.350   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.351   Court proceedings for election law violations, generally.
  A proceeding for violation of an election law shall be advanced on the docket of the court upon request of any party. However, the court...
• 260.355   Deprivation of nomination or office for deliberate and material election violation.
  If, after a plea of guilty by or verdict of guilty against a person nominated or elected to a public office in a criminal prosecution...
• 260.360   [Amended by 1955 c.446 §1; 1971 c.749 §52; renumbered 260.522]
• 260.365   Election or appointment after deprivation of nomination or office for violation.
  (1) A person nominated or elected to public office, and whose nomination or election has been annulled for violation of an election law, shall not...
• 260.368   Investigations of violations of prohibition on payment based on number of signatures obtained on petition.
  For the purpose of investigating violations of section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the Secretary of State, Attorney General and Commissioner of the...
• 260.370   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.375   [Formerly 260.520; 1979 c.190 §366; renumbered 260.351]
• 260.380   [Amended by 1967 c.83 §1; 1971 c.749 §54; renumbered 260.532]
• 260.390   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §6; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.400   [1965 c.489 §1; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.402   Contributions in false name.
  (1) A person may not make a contribution in any name other than that of the person who in truth provides the contribution to: (a)...
• 260.405   [1967 c.593 §2; 1971 c.749 §55; renumbered 260.542]
• 260.407   Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, amounts received as contributions by a candidate or the principal campaign committee of a candidate...
• 260.409   Expenditures 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...
• 260.410   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.412   [1971 c.749 §38; 1973 c.744 §26; 1979 c.190 §387; renumbered 260.665]
• 260.415   [Formerly 260.472; repealed by 1983 c.71 §12]
• 260.420   [Amended by 1971 c.749 §43; renumbered 260.452]
• 260.422   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...
• 260.430   [Amended by 1971 c.644 §7; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.432   Solicitation of public employees; activities of public employees during working hours.
  (1) No person shall attempt to, or actually, coerce, command or require a public employee to influence or give money, service or other thing of...
• 260.440   [Amended by 1971 c.644 §8; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.442   [Formerly 260.250; 1973 c.744 §28; 1979 c.190 §383; renumbered 260.625]
• 260.450   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.452   [Formerly 260.420; 1973 c.744 §29; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.460   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.462   [Formerly 260.270; 1973 c.744 §30; 1979 c.190 §386; renumbered 260.655]
• 260.470   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §9; 1971 c.749 §34; renumbered 260.365]
• 260.472   [Formerly 260.280; 1973 c.744 §31; 1979 c.190 §370; renumbered 260.415]
• 260.480   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §11; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.482   [Formerly 260.310; 1973 c.744 §32; 1977 c.678 §3; 1979 c.190 §384; renumbered 260.635]
• 260.490   [Amended by 1959 c.644 §12; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.492   [Formerly 260.320; 1973 c.744 §33; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.500   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §13; 1971 c.749 §56; renumbered 260.552]
• 260.502   [Formerly 260.335; repealed by 1973 c.744 §48]
• 260.510   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §14; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.512   [Formerly 260.340; 1973 c.744 §34; 1979 c.190 §380; renumbered 260.605]
• 260.520   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §15; 1971 c.749 §35; renumbered 260.375]
• 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]
• 260.530   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.532   False publication 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, any letter, circular, bill, placard, poster, photograph or other publication, or...
• 260.540   [1957 c.644 §10; 1971 c.749 §27; renumbered 260.325]
• 260.542   [Formerly 260.405; 1973 c.744 §37; 1979 c.190 §375; repealed by 1993 c.383 §1]
• 260.545   [1987 c.826 §2; repealed by 1993 c.383 §1]
• 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...
• 260.552   [Formerly 260.500; 1973 c.744 §38; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.555   Prohibitions relating to circulation, filing or certification of initiative, referendum or recall petition.
  (1) No person attempting to obtain signatures on, or causing to be circulated, an initiative, referendum or recall petition, shall knowingly make any false statement...
• 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,...
• 260.560   [1983 c.514 §16; 1985 c.808 §64; repealed by 1999 c.262 §1]
• 260.561   Liability of certain chief petitioners for violations committed by persons obtaining signatures on petition; exceptions.
  (1) If a chief petitioner of a statewide initiative or referendum petition has knowledge of a violation of any provision of Oregon Revised Statutes or...
• 260.563   Liability of contractor obtaining signatures on petition for violations committed by subcontractor; exceptions.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Contractor” means a person who contracts on predetermined terms with a chief petitioner, or a person acting on...
• 260.565   [Formerly 254.590; 1981 c.234 §18; repealed by 1983 c.756 §13]
• 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,...
• 260.569   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: (1) Signatures a person obtains for purposes...
• 260.575   Use of threats and intimidation for purpose of extorting money.
  No person, for any consideration, shall: (1) Offer, propose, threaten or attempt to sell, hinder or delay any part of an initiative, referendum or recall...
• 260.585   [Formerly 254.600; repealed by 1985 c.732 §7 and 1985 c.808 §82]
• 260.605   [Formerly 260.512; repealed by 2005 c.797 §73]
• 260.610   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §16; 1971 c.749 §57; 1973 c.744 §39; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.615   [1979 c.190 §381; 1987 c.447 §106; repealed by 2005 c.797 §73]
• 260.620   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.625   [Formerly 260.442; repealed by 2005 c.797 §73]
• 260.630   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §17; 1971 c.749 §58; 1973 c.744 §40; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.635   Bets and wagers on election results.
  (1) No candidate shall make or become party to a bet of anything of pecuniary value on any event or contingency relating to a pending...
• 260.640   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §18; 1959 c.358 §1; 1971 c.749 §59; 1973 c.744 §41; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.645   Illegal acts relating to voting machines or vote tally systems.
  (1) No person shall: (a) Tamper with or injure or attempt to injure any voting machine or vote tally system to be used or being...
• 260.650   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §19; 1971 c.749 §60; 1973 c.744 §42; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.655   [Formerly 260.462; repealed by 2005 c.797 §73]
• 260.660   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §20; 1971 c.749 §61; 1973 c.744 §43; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.665   Undue influence to affect registration, voting, candidacy; solicitation of money or other benefits.
  (1) As used in this section, “undue influence” means force, violence, restraint or the threat of it, inflicting injury, damage, harm, loss of employment or...
• 260.670   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §21; 1971 c.749 §62; 1973 c.744 §44; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.675   Prohibited distribution of ballots.
  (1) A person employed or authorized to print official ballots may not give, deliver or knowingly permit any of the ballots to be taken by...
• 260.680   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.685   Elections official compliance with directives of Secretary of State.
  An elections official shall not knowingly fail to comply with an interpretation made by the Secretary of State of any election law or a directive,...
• 260.690   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.695   Prohibitions relating to voting.
  (1) A person may not print or circulate an imitation of the ballot or sample ballot, or a portion of the ballot or sample ballot,...
• 260.700   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §22; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.705   Premature release of vote tally.
  A person may not make public the results of the tally of votes from any precinct until after 8 p.m. on the date of the...
• 260.710   [Amended by 1971 c.749 §66; 1973 c.744 §45; repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.715   Prohibited conduct.
  (1) A person may not knowingly make a false statement, oath or affidavit when a statement, oath or affidavit is required under the election laws....
• 260.718   [1999 c.1002 §6; repealed by 2005 c.797 §73]
• 260.720   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.725   [1993 c.743 §22; 1995 c.79 §90; renumbered 260.174 in 1995]
• 260.730   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §23; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.735   Statement of organization.
  (1) A slate mailer organization shall file a statement of organization with the filing officer of each candidate and measure that appears in a slate...
• 260.737   Disclosures required on slate mailer; definitions.
  (1) A slate mailer organization may not send a slate mailer unless all of the following are satisfied: (a) The name and address of the...
• 260.740   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.750   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §24; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.760   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §25; repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.770   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.780   [Amended by 1957 c.644 §26; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432 and by 1971 c.749 §83]
• 260.790   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432 and by 1971 c.749 §83]
• 260.800   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.810   [Repealed by 1957 c.644 §28]
• 260.820   [Repealed by 1971 c.749 §82]
• 260.990   [1971 c.749 §§24, 74; repealed by 1973 c.744 §46 (260.991 enacted in lieu of 260.990)]
• 260.991   [1973 c.744 §47 (enacted in lieu of 260.990); repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]
• 260.992   [1973 c.623 §6; repealed by 1977 c.678 §4]
• 260.993   Criminal penalties.
  (1) The penalty for violation of ORS 260.532 is limited to that provided in ORS 260.532 (6) and (8). (2) Violation of ORS 247.125, 247.171...
• 260.995   Civil penalties.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, following an investigation under ORS 260.345, the Secretary of State or Attorney General may impose...
• 260.997   [1995 c.1 §10; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]
• 260.999   [1995 c.1 §11; repealed by 1999 c.999 §59]

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