Section 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. (2) For purposes of this section, […]
Section 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. (2) A person may not request a ballot in a name other than the person’s own name. (3) A person may not vote or attempt to vote more than once […]
Section 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 regarding the contents, meaning or effect of the petition to any person who signs it, attempts to sign it, is requested to sign it or requests information concerning it. (2) […]
Section 260.725
[1993 c.743 §22; 1995 c.79 §90; renumbered 260.174 in 1995]
Section 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 […]
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 260.561 – 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 260.462
[Formerly 260.270; 1973 c.744 §30; 1979 c.190 §386; renumbered 260.655]
Section 260.470
[Amended by 1957 c.644 §9; 1971 c.749 §34; renumbered 260.365]