Oregon Statutes 260.118 – Treasurer and statement of organization of petition committee; 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 must be received and expenditures made by or through the treasurer.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 260.118
- Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, of the Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- expenditure: includes the payment or furnishing of money or anything of value or the incurring or repayment of indebtedness or obligation by or on behalf of a candidate, political committee or person in consideration for any services, supplies, equipment or other thing of value performed or furnished for any reason, including support of or opposition to a candidate, political committee or measure, or for reducing the debt of a candidate for nomination or election to public office. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- Initiative petition: means a petition to initiate a measure for which a prospective petition has been filed but that is not yet a measure. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- Petition committee: means an initiative, referendum or recall petition committee organized under ORS § 260. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- Recall petition: means a petition to recall a public officer for which a prospective petition has been filed but that is not yet a measure. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- Referendum petition: means a petition to refer a measure for which a prospective petition has been filed but that is not yet a measure. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
(2) The treasurer shall file a statement of organization of a petition committee with the appropriate filing officer. The treasurer shall file the statement not later than the third business day after a chief petitioner or the treasurer receives a contribution or makes an expenditure relating to the initiative, referendum or recall petition. The statement must include:
(a) The name and address of the chief petitioners.
(b) The name and address of the treasurer appointed under subsection (1) of this section.
(c) A designation of the initiative, referendum or recall petition. The designation of the recall petition must include the name of the officer whose recall is demanded.
(3) In addition to the information listed in subsection (2) of this section, the statement of organization must include, or be amended within five business days to include, the name of the financial institution in which the petition account required under ORS § 260.054 is established, the name of the account, the name of the account holder and the names of all individuals who have signature authority for the account. The Secretary of State may not disclose information received by the secretary under this subsection except as necessary for purposes of enforcing the provisions of ORS chapters 246 to 260.
(4) A treasurer may designate an elector of this state to be liable for any civil penalty imposed under ORS § 260.232. The treasurer shall include the name and address of any elector designated under this subsection in a statement of organization filed under this section.
(5) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, if there is a change in the information submitted in a statement of organization under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the treasurer shall file an amended statement of organization not later than the 10th day after the change in information.
(6) The treasurer of an initiative, referendum or recall petition committee shall use the electronic filing system adopted under ORS § 260.057 to file with the Secretary of State statements of contributions received and expenditures made by the petition committee, as described in ORS § 260.083.
(7) The treasurer of an initiative petition committee shall file a statement described in subsection (6) of this section not later than seven calendar days after a contribution is received or an expenditure is made. This subsection applies to contributions received and expenditures made:
(a) During the period beginning on the 42nd calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election and ending on the date that is four months before a general election; and
(b) During the period beginning on the 42nd calendar day before the date of any primary election and ending on the date of the primary election and the period beginning on the 42nd calendar day before the date of any general election and ending on the date of the general election.
(8) The treasurer of a referendum petition committee or a recall petition committee shall file a statement described in subsection (6) of this section not later than seven calendar days after a contribution is received or an expenditure is made. This subsection applies:
(a) For a referendum petition committee, to contributions received and expenditures made during the period beginning on the date the treasurer is appointed under subsection (1) of this section and ending on the deadline for submitting signatures for verification; and
(b) For a recall petition committee, to contributions received and expenditures made during the period beginning on the day on which the recall petition is filed under ORS § 249.865 and ending on the deadline for submitting signatures for verification.
(9) Except as provided in subsection (10) of this section, during a period not described in subsection (7) or (8) of this section, a treasurer of an initiative, referendum or recall petition committee shall file a statement described in subsection (6) of this section not later than 30 calendar days after a contribution is received or an expenditure is made.
(10) If a treasurer of an initiative petition committee receives a contribution or makes an expenditure prior to the 42nd calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election, or the 42nd day before the date of the primary election or general election, and the treasurer has not filed a statement of the contribution or expenditure under subsection (6) of this section by the 43rd calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election, or the 43rd day before the date of the primary election or general election, the treasurer shall file a statement described in subsection (6) of this section not later than the 35th calendar day before the date that is four months before a general election, or not later than whichever of the following dates occurs first:
(a) The date required under subsection (9) of this section; or
(b) The 35th day before the date of the primary election or general election.
(11) For an initiative petition committee, the accounting period for the first statement filed under this section begins on the date the treasurer is appointed under subsection (1) of this section.
(12) Each statement required under this section must be signed and certified as true by the treasurer. Signatures must be supplied in the manner specified by the secretary by rule.
(13) Subsections (6) to (12) of this section do not apply to petition committees that file certificates under ORS § 260.112.
(14) As used in this section, ‘contribution’ and ‘expenditure’ include a contribution or expenditure to or on behalf of an initiative, referendum or recall petition. [1983 c.71 § 6; 1985 c.808 § 57; 1987 c.210 § 2; 1987 c.727 § 8; 1991 c.719 § 54; 1993 c.493 70,71; 1995 c.607 § 57; 1999 c.999 § 11; 2001 c.732 § 1; 2001 c.965 § 56; 2005 c.797 § 16; 2005 c.809 § 37; 2007 c.848 § 13; 2009 c.818 § 12; 2013 c.756 § 4; 2017 c.517 § 3; 2017 c.749 § 54; 2018 c.70 § 3]
[Amended by 1957 c.643 § 8; 1961 c.67 § 1; repealed by 1971 c.749 § 82]
[1971 c.749 § 12; 1973 c.744 § 15; repealed by 1977 c.644 § 7]
[1967 c.339 § 2; repealed by 1971 c.749 § 82]
[1971 c.749 § 13; repealed by 1975 c.683 § 15]
[1971 c.749 § 14; repealed by 1973 c.744 § 48]
[1975 c.684 § 5; 1979 c.190 § 353; repealed by 1987 c.727 § 15]
[1971 c.749 § 15; repealed by 1973 c.744 § 48]
[1979 c.190 § 354; repealed by 1987 c.727 § 15]
[1973 c.744 § 10; repealed by 1975 c.684 § 11]