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If anyone feels that someone violated Oregon Campaign Finance law, the first step is to file a complaint with the Oregon Secretary of State[1]. Once the Secretary of State receives a complaint, it is referred to the Oregon Attorney General for further prosecution[2].
General requirements
Candidate designation
Any person who is running for judicial office in Oregon is considered to be a candidate[3].
Principal Campaign Committee
Any campaign committee authorized by a judicial candidate is considered to be a Principal Campaign Committee[4].
Statement of Organization
Any judicial candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization within three days of accepting a contribution or expenditure. This must be done no later than the deadlines for gathering nomination signatures or declaring candidacy[5].
Campaign finance requirements
Contribution limits
Oregon does not have contribution limits for candidates running in a judicial election[6].
Corporate/labor contributions
Oregon allows corporations and labor unions to donate to judicial campaigns[7].
Electronic filing
Oregon law requires electronic filing of all campaign finance activity for principal campaign committees[8].
Record keeping-requirement
Oregon requires all campaign finance records to be kept by Principal Campaign Committees for two years[9].
Reporting requirements and reports
Real-time reporting
Oregon uses a real-time campaign finance reporting system. Under the law, all campaign contributions and expenditures must be reported within seven days of the date of the transaction. This requirement is for any transaction 42 days before the general or primary election[10].
All other contributions and expenditures must be filed within 30 days after the date of the transaction[11].
Campaign advertising restrictions
There are no campaign advertising restrictions in Oregon[12].
Terminating a committee
A committee may discontinue its registration and cease its reporting obligations if the committee no longer intends to receive contributions or make expenditures and a zero balance is achieved by having no cash on hand and no outstanding debts or obligations.
A committee can report a zero balance by disclosing all debts (loans, personal expenditures and accounts payable) as being repaid or forgiven. Surplus funds can be used towards a donation to a charitable organization or a contribution to another committee. All transactions bringing the committee to a zero balance must be reported when a committee intends to terminate[13].
External links
- Oregon Elections Division--Campaign Finance
- Oregon Campaign Finance Manual
- Search Oregon Campaign Finance Database for before January 2007
- Search Oregon Campaign Finance Database for after January 2007
References
- ↑ Oregon Legislature "Oregon Campaign Finance Law"(Referenced Statute 260.345(1))
- ↑ Oregon Legislature "Oregon Campaign Finance Law"(Referenced Statute 260.345(2),(3))
- ↑ Oregon Legislature "Oregon Campaign Finance Law"(Referenced Statue 260.005(1)(a))
- ↑ Oregon Legislature "Oregon Campaign Finance Law"(Referenced Statue 260.005(1)(a))
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State "Candidate “Quick Guide” on Campaign Finance Reporting in Oregon"(See Important Information if Filing a Statement of Organization)
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures "Contribution Limits: An Overview", January 20, 2010
- ↑ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-01-21-campaign-law_N.htm USA Today "Impact on state campaigns" (See State-by-state comparison map)
- ↑ "Oregon Legislature" Oregon Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 260.057(a))
- ↑ "Oregon Legislature" Oregon Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 260.055(3))
- ↑ Oregon Legislature "Oregon Campaign Finance Law"(Referenced Statute 260.057(2)(a))
- ↑ Oregon Legislature "Oregon Campaign Finance Law"(Referenced Statute 260.057(3))
- ↑ [There are no strictly defined advertising statutes in Chapter 260 of Oregon Statutes]
- ↑ "Oregon Legislature" Oregon Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 260.046)
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