Section 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 (1), 247.171 (5), 247.420 (2), 253.710, 260.402, 260.555, 260.558, 260.575, 260.645 or 260.665 (2) or (3) involving any action described in ORS 260.665 (2)(d) to (f) or 260.715 is a Class […]
Section 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 […]
Section 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 a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of any provision of Oregon Revised Statutes relating to the conduct of any election, any rule adopted by the secretary […]
Section 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 […]
Section 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 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 signatures on the […]
Section 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 […]
Section 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 of nominating a candidate for elective public office; or (2) Signed voter registration cards a person collects. [2007 c.314 §2]
Section 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 petition. (2) Offer, propose or threaten to desist from beginning, promoting, circulating, or soliciting signatures to, any initiative, referendum or recall petition. (3) Offer, propose, attempt or threaten in any […]
Section 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 election. No candidate shall provide money or other thing of value to be used by any person in betting upon the results of a pending election. (2) No person, to […]
Section 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 used in an election. (b) Tamper with any voting machine or vote tally system that has been used in an election except in performance of election duties. (c) Prevent or […]