Section 260.205 – Inspection of statements; notice of failure to file correct statements; complaints; sufficiency of response.
(1) A filing officer shall inspect each statement filed under ORS 260.057, 260.083, 260.112 or 260.118 not later than the 10th business day after the filing deadline or the 10th business day after the statement is filed, whichever is later. (2) A filing officer immediately shall notify a person required to file a statement with […]
Section 260.210
[Amended by 1971 c.749 §36; renumbered 260.402]
Section 260.215 – Periodic examination and investigation of statements.
(1) For statements filed during each calendar year, each filing officer shall examine each statement filed with the filing officer under ORS 260.044, 260.057, 260.083, 260.112 or 260.118 (6) to determine whether the statement is sufficient. The filing officer shall examine statements under this section not later than 90 days after the end of each […]
Section 260.218 – Subpoena authority.
(1) The Secretary of State, or the Attorney General acting under ORS 260.345, may issue subpoenas to compel the production of records, documents, books, papers, memoranda or other information necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (2) If a person fails to comply with any subpoena issued under subsection (1) of this […]
Section 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 be filed, the circuit court for the county in which the principal office of the filing officer is located may compel a candidate, treasurer or person who fails to file […]
Section 260.231
[1967 c.630 §3 (260.231 enacted in lieu of 260.230); 1971 c.749 §40; renumbered 260.432]
Section 260.232 – Civil penalty for failure to file statement or to include required information; notice.
(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, for: (a) Failure to file a statement or certificate required to be filed under ORS 260.044, 260.057, 260.076, 260.078, 260.083, 260.112 or 260.118. (b) Failure to include in a statement […]
Section 260.234 – Notice of civil penalty; sufficiency of response; timeline for action by filing officer.
(1) A filing officer having reason to believe that a violation of an election law or rule for which a civil penalty may be imposed under ORS 260.232 has occurred shall proceed promptly as though the officer had received a complaint under ORS 260.345 and, not later than two years following the date the violation […]
Section 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 a certificate described in ORS 260.112 in lieu of a statement required under ORS 260.057, prior to the nominating election, the candidate’s name shall appear on the general election ballot […]
Section 260.112 – Filing of certificate by candidate or treasurer of political committee or petition committee who expects neither contributions nor expenditures to exceed $3,500; schedule.
(1)(a) A candidate or a treasurer of a political committee who expects neither the aggregate contributions to be received nor the aggregate expenditures to be made by or on behalf of the candidate or political committee to exceed $3,500 in total amount during the calendar year shall file a certificate to that effect with the […]