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ORS 260.005 - Definitions - 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
2017 ORS Vol. 6 Chapter 260 Section 260.005
2017 ORS 260.005¹
(1)(a) “Candidate” means:
(A) An individual whose name is printed on a ballot, for whom a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition or certificate of nomination to public office has been filed or whose name is expected to be or has been presented, with the individual’s consent, for nomination or election to public office;
(B) An individual who has solicited or received and accepted a contribution, made an expenditure, or given consent to an individual, organization, political party or political committee to solicit or receive and accept a contribution or make an expenditure on the individual’s behalf to secure nomination or election to any public office at any time, whether or not the office for which the individual will seek nomination or election is known when the solicitation is made, the contribution is received and retained or the expenditure is made, and whether or not the name of the individual is printed on a ballot; or
(C) A public office holder against whom a recall petition has been completed and filed.
(b) For purposes of this section and ORS 260.035 (Treasurer and statement of organization for political committees and candidates) to 260.156 (Rules for reporting expenditures and contributions), “candidate” does not include a candidate for the office of precinct committeeperson.
(2) “Committee director” means any person who directly and substantially participates in decision-making on behalf of a political committee concerning the solicitation or expenditure of funds and the support of or opposition to candidates or measures. The officers of a political party shall be considered the directors of any political party committee of that party, unless otherwise provided in the party’s bylaws.
(3) Except as provided in ORS 260.007 (Exclusions from definitions of “contribution” and “expenditure”), “contribute” or “contribution” includes:
(A) For the purpose of influencing an election for public office or an election on a measure, or of reducing the debt of a candidate for nomination or election to public office or the debt of a political committee; or
(B) To or on behalf of a candidate, political committee or measure; and
(b) The excess value of a contribution made for compensation or consideration of less than equivalent value.
(4) “Controlled committee” means a political committee that, in connection with the making of contributions or expenditures:
(5) “Controlled directly or indirectly by a candidate” means:
(a) The candidate, the candidate’s agent, a member of the candidate’s immediate family or any other political committee that the candidate controls has a significant influence on the actions or decisions of the political committee; or
(b) The candidate’s principal campaign committee and the political committee both have the candidate or a member of the candidate’s immediate family as a treasurer or director.
(6) “County clerk” means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections.
(7) “Elector” means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, of the Oregon Constitution.
(8) Except as provided in ORS 260.007 (Exclusions from definitions of “contribution” and “expenditure”), “expend” or “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. “Expenditure” also includes contributions made by a candidate or political committee to or on behalf of any other candidate or political committee.
(9) “Filing officer” means:
(A) Regarding a candidate for public office;
(B) Regarding a statement required to be filed under ORS 260.118 (Treasurer and statement of organization of petition committee);
(C) Regarding any measure; or
(D) Regarding any political committee.
(b) In the case of an irrigation district formed under ORS chapter 545, “filing officer” means:
(A) The county clerk, regarding any candidate for office or any measure at an irrigation district formation election where the proposed district is situated wholly in one county;
(B) The county clerk of the county in which the office of the secretary of the proposed irrigation district will be located, regarding any candidate for office or any measure at an irrigation district formation election where the proposed district is situated in more than one county; or
(C) The secretary of the irrigation district for any election other than an irrigation district formation election.
(10) “Independent expenditure” means an expenditure by a person for a communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure that is not made with the cooperation or with the prior consent of, or in consultation with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or any agent or authorized committee of the candidate, or any political committee or agent of a political committee supporting or opposing a measure. For purposes of this subsection:
(a) “Agent” means any person who has:
(b)(A) “Clearly identified” means, with respect to candidates:
(i) The name of the candidate involved appears;
(B) “Clearly identified” means, with respect to measures:
(i) The ballot number of the measure appears;
(ii) A description of the measure’s subject or effect appears; or
(iii) The identity of the measure is apparent by unambiguous reference.
(c) “Communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure” means:
(A)(i) The communication, taken in its context, clearly and unambiguously urges the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for nomination or election to public office, or the passage or defeat of a clearly identified measure;
(ii) The communication, as a whole, seeks action rather than simply conveying information; and
(iii) It is clear what action the communication advocates; or
(B)(i) The communication contains aggregate expenditures of $750 or more by a person;
(ii) The communication refers to a clearly identified candidate who will appear on the ballot or to a political party; and
(iii) The communication is published and disseminated to the relevant electorate within 30 calendar days before a primary election or 60 calendar days before a general election.
(d) “Made with the cooperation or with the prior consent of, or in consultation with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or any agent or authorized committee of the candidate, or any political committee or agent of a political committee supporting or opposing a measure”:
(A) Means any arrangement, coordination or direction by the candidate or the candidate’s agent, or by any political committee or agent of a political committee supporting or opposing a measure, prior to the publication, distribution, display or broadcast of the communication. An expenditure shall be presumed to be so made when it is:
(i) Based on information about the plans, projects or needs of the candidate, or of the political committee supporting or opposing a measure, and provided to the expending person by the candidate or by the candidate’s agent, or by any political committee or agent of a political committee supporting or opposing a measure, with a view toward having an expenditure made; or
(ii) Made by or through any person who is or has been authorized to raise or expend funds, who is or has been an officer of a political committee authorized by the candidate or by a political committee or agent of a political committee supporting or opposing a measure, or who is or has been receiving any form of compensation or reimbursement from the candidate, the candidate’s principal campaign committee or agent or from any political committee or agent of a political committee supporting or opposing a measure.
(B) Does not mean providing to the expending person upon request a copy of this chapter or any rules adopted by the Secretary of State relating to independent expenditures.
(11) “Initiative petition” means a petition to initiate a measure for which a prospective petition has been filed but that is not yet a measure.
(12) “Judge” means judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit court or the Oregon Tax Court.
(13) “Mass mailing” means more than 200 substantially similar pieces of mail, but does not include a form letter or other mail that is sent in response to an unsolicited request, letter or other inquiry.
(14) “Measure” includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:
(15) “Occupation” means:
(a) The nature of an individual’s principal business; and
(16) “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.
(17) “Petition committee” means an initiative, referendum or recall petition committee organized under ORS 260.118 (Treasurer and statement of organization of petition committee).
(18) “Political committee” means a combination of two or more individuals, or a person other than an individual, that has:
(b) Made an expenditure for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate, measure or political party. For purposes of this paragraph, an expenditure does not include:
(A) A contribution to a candidate or political committee that is required to report the contribution on a statement filed under ORS 260.057 (Electronic campaign finance filing system) or 260.076 (Statements of contributions received during session of Legislative Assembly) or a certificate filed under ORS 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); or
(B) An independent expenditure for which a statement is required to be filed by a person under ORS 260.044 (Statement of independent expenditures).
(19) “Public office” means any national, state, county, district, city office or position, except a political party office, that is filled by the electors.
(20) “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.
(21) “Referendum petition” means a petition to refer a measure for which a prospective petition has been filed but that is not yet a measure.
(22) “Regular district election” means the regular district election described in ORS 255.335 (Regular district election).
(23) “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. [1971 c.749 §1; 1973 c.744 §1; 1975 c.683 §6; 1977 c.678 §1; 1979 c.190 §339; 1983 c.350 §81; 1983 c.392 §8; 1985 c.808 §52; 1987 c.727 §1; 1989 c.80 §1; 1989 c.503 §41; 1991 c.87 §4; 1991 c.719 §61; 1993 c.18 §44; 1993 c.493 §52; 1993 c.710 §1; 1993 c.797 §30; 1995 c.1 §1; 1995 c.607 §56; 1997 c.249 §77; 1999 c.318 §42; 1999 c.999 §1; 2001 c.82 §11; 2003 c.542 §9; 2005 c.797 §1; 2005 c.809 §§20,21; 2007 c.848 §28; 2009 c.818 §1; 2011 c.652 §3; 2011 c.731 §16; 2013 c.756 §8; 2013 c.758 §1; 2017 c.419 §1]
See also annota­tions under ORS 260.305 in permanent edi­tion.
For purposes of defining contribu­tion, “any other thing of value” means any item that has fair market value, regardless of whether contributor used item for purposes related to that fair market value. Jim Bernard for Clackamas County Commissioner v. Elec­tions Division, 229 Or App 419, 211 P3d 321 (2009)
For purposes of defining contribu­tion, to furnish means to give something needed or desirable. Jim Bernard for Clackamas County Commissioner v. Elec­tions Division, 229 Or App 419, 211 P3d 321 (2009)
Compensa­tion for po­lit­i­cal ac­tivity, (1974) Vol 36, p 903; expenditures by independent nonpartisan group, (1974) Vol 36, p 915; po­lit­i­cal contribu­tions as credit against Oregon tax return, (1974) Vol 37, p 159