Oregon Statutes 260.275 – Definitions for ORS 260.275 to 260.285
As used in ORS § 260.275 to 260.285:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 260.275
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Measure: includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:
(a) A proposed law. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, labor organization, association, firm, partnership, joint stock company, club, organization or other combination of individuals having collective capacity. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- Petition committee: means an initiative, referendum or recall petition committee organized under ORS § 260. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- Political committee: means a combination of two or more individuals, or a person other than an individual, that has:
(a) Received a contribution for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate, measure or political party; or
(b) Made an expenditure for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate, measure or political party. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
- State office: means the office of Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, state Senator, state Representative, judge or district attorney. See Oregon Statutes 260.005
(1) ‘Anonymous donation’ means a donation for which the covered organization does not possess the donor name or address that is required under ORS § 260.281.
(2) ‘Communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure‘ has the meaning given that phrase in ORS § 260.005 (10)(c).
(3) ‘Covered organization’ means a combination of two or more individuals, or a person other than an individual, political committee, petition committee or a not-for-profit corporation that is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, that both accepts donations and makes political communications.
(4)(a) ‘Donation’ means the gift or transfer of moneys or any other item of value to a covered organization, including any membership fees, dues or assessments.
(b) ‘Donation’ does not include moneys or any other item of value received by a covered organization in the ordinary course of a trade or business conducted by the covered organization.
(5) ‘Donor’ means a person that makes a donation to a covered organization.
(6) ‘Election cycle’ means the period of time starting on the day after the date of a general election and ending on the date of the next general election.
(7) ‘Electioneering threshold for a legislative race’ means political communications made by a covered organization of less than $25,000 for a particular seat of the Legislative Assembly.
(8)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, ‘electioneering threshold for a measure’ means political communications made by a covered organization of less than $100,000 for a particular measure.
(b) For a city measure in a city with a population of less than 60,000, ‘electioneering threshold for a measure’ means political communications made by a covered organization of less than $25,000 for a particular city measure.
(c) For a county measure in a county with a population of less than 60,000, ‘electioneering threshold for a measure’ means political communications made by a covered organization of less than $25,000 for a particular county measure.
(9) ‘Electioneering threshold for a political committee’ means political communications made by a covered organization of less than $100,000 for a particular political committee.
(10) ‘Electioneering threshold for a statewide race’ means political communications made by a covered organization of less than $100,000 for a particular state office as defined in ORS § 249.215.
(11)(a) ‘Political communication’ means a communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure.
(b) ‘Political communication’ does not include:
(A) A communication by a covered organization to its current members, stockholders or executive or administrative personnel;
(B) A communication that constitutes lobbying as defined in ORS § 171.725; or
(C) A communication excluded from the definition of ‘expenditure’ under ORS § 260.007. [2019 c.637 § 2]
[Amended by 1957 c.605 § 1; 1967 c.630 § 1; 1971 c.749 § 45; renumbered 260.472]