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OR Rev Stat § 260.561 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.561 - Liability of certain chief petitioners for violations committed by persons obtaining signatures on petition; exceptions.

(1)(a) If a chief petitioner of a statewide initiative or referendum petition has knowledge of a violation of any provision of Oregon Revised Statutes, of any rule adopted by the Secretary of State under ORS chapters 246 to 260 related to the circulation of a statewide initiative or referendum petition or section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, committed by a person obtaining signatures on the chief petitioner’s petition or prospective petition, the violation by the person obtaining signatures is conclusively considered a violation by the chief petitioner. (b) If a chief petitioner of a statewide initiative or referendum petition has knowledge or should have had knowledge of a violation of ORS 250.048, 260.262, 260.555, 260.558, 260.567, 260.575, 260.665, 260.715 (1) or section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, or any rule adopted by the Secretary of State related to section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, petition sheets or circulator training, registration or certification, committed by a person obtaining signatures on the chief petitioner’s petition or prospective petition or a contractor or subcontractor, as defined in ORS 260.563, the violation by the person obtaining signatures or the contractor or subcontractor is conclusively considered a violation by the chief petitioner. (2) A chief petitioner is not liable under subsection (1) of this section if the chief petitioner notifies the Secretary of State in writing not later than one business day after the chief petitioner obtains knowledge of a potential violation. The notice shall state: (a) That a potential violation has occurred; (b) The nature of the potential violation; and (c) All specific information known to the chief petitioner regarding the potential violation. (3) If a statewide initiative or referendum petition has more than one chief petitioner, each chief petitioner who has knowledge or should have had knowledge may be held liable under subsection (1) of this section. (4)(a) Subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply to a violation of law that is subject to criminal penalty. (b) A chief petitioner may not be held criminally liable under subsection (1)(b) of this section solely based on a violation committed by a person obtaining signatures on the chief petitioner’s petition or prospective petition or by a contractor or subcontractor. [2001 c.489 §3; 2001 c.965 §63a; 2009 c.533 §5; 2009 c.720 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 260.563 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.563 - Liability of contractor obtaining signatures on petition for violations committed by subcontractor; exceptions.

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Contractor" means a person who contracts on predetermined terms with a chief petitioner, or a person acting on behalf of a chief petitioner, of an initiative or referendum petition or a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated for the purpose of obtaining signatures on the petition or prospective petition. (b) "Subcontractor" means a person who contracts on predetermined terms with a contractor for the purpose of obtaining signatures on an initiative or referendum petition or a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated and who has no direct contractual relationship with a chief petitioner or other person acting on behalf of a chief petitioner. (2) If a contractor has knowledge or should have had knowledge of a violation of ORS 250.048, 260.555, 260.558, 260.567, 260.575, 260.665 or 260.715 (1) or section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, or any rule adopted by the Secretary of State related to section 1b, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, petition sheets or circulator training, registration or certification, by a subcontractor, the violation by the subcontractor is conclusively considered a violation by the contractor. (3) A contractor is not liable under subsection (2) of this section if the contractor notifies the Secretary of State in writing not later than one business day after the contractor obtains knowledge of a potential violation. The notice shall state: (a) That a potential violation has occurred; (b) The nature of the potential violation; and (c) All specific information known to the contractor regarding the potential violation. (4) A contractor may not be held criminally liable under this section solely based on a violation committed by a subcontractor. [2007 c.848 §7; 2009 c.533 §6; 2009 c.720 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 260.567 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.567 - Alteration of information on petition signature sheet; exceptions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person other than the person who signed the signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate nominating petition, a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated or a certificate of nomination may not write, alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet. (2) A person other than the person who signed the signature sheet may: (a) Alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet if the line on which the signature appears is subsequently initialed by the person who signed the signature sheet; or (b) Write, alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet any information about the person who signed the signature sheet if the person who signed the signature sheet is a person with a disability and requests assistance in writing, altering, correcting, clarifying or obscuring on the signature sheet any information about the person. (3) As used in this section: (a) "Information about the person who signed the signature sheet" means any information regarding the person who signed the signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate nominating petition, a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated or a certificate of nomination, in addition to the signature of the person, that is required or requested to be supplied on a signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate nominating petition, a prospective petition or a certificate of nomination. (b) "The person who signed the signature sheet" means the person whose signature will be submitted for verification under ORS chapter 249 or ORS 250.045 (3), 250.105, 250.215, 250.315 or 255.175 for the purpose of determining whether the petition, prospective petition or certificate contains the required number of signatures of electors. [2007 c.848 §7b; 2009 c.533 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 260.569 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.569 - Payment based on signatures obtained on nominating petition or voter registration card.

A person may not pay or receive money or another thing of value based on the number of: (1) Signatures a person obtains for purposes of nominating a candidate for elective public office; or (2) Signed voter registration cards a person collects. [2007 c.314 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 260.575 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.575 - Use of threats and intimidation for purpose of extorting money.

No person, for any consideration, shall: (1) Offer, propose, threaten or attempt to sell, hinder or delay any part of an initiative, referendum or recall petition. (2) Offer, propose or threaten to desist from beginning, promoting, circulating, or soliciting signatures to, any initiative, referendum or recall petition. (3) Offer, propose, attempt or threaten in any manner to use an initiative, referendum or recall petition or any power of promotion or opposition concerning such petition for extortion, blackmail or private intimidation of any person. [Formerly 254.580]
OR Rev Stat § 260.635 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.635 - Bets and wagers on election results.

(1) No candidate shall make or become party to a bet of anything of pecuniary value on any event or contingency relating to a pending election. No candidate shall provide money or other thing of value to be used by any person in betting upon the results of a pending election. (2) No person, to influence the result of any election, shall make a bet of anything of pecuniary value on the result of a pending election, or on any event relating to it. [Formerly 260.482]
OR Rev Stat § 260.645 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.645 - Illegal acts relating to voting machines or vote tally systems.

(1) No person shall: (a) Tamper with or injure or attempt to injure any voting machine or vote tally system to be used or being used in an election. (b) Tamper with any voting machine or vote tally system that has been used in an election except in performance of election duties. (c) Prevent or attempt to prevent the correct operation of any voting machine or vote tally system. (2) An unauthorized person shall not make or possess a key to a voting machine or vote tally system to be used or being used in an election. (3) Neither the Secretary of State nor any officer or employee of any county, city or district using a voting machine or vote tally system, shall solicit or accept any compensation, other than amounts paid by the governmental unit, in connection with the sale, lease or use of the voting machine or vote tally system. (4) As used in this section, "voting machine" and "vote tally system" have the meaning given those terms in ORS 246.012. [1979 c.190 §385; 1981 c.909 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 260.675 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.675 - Prohibited distribution of ballots.

(1) A person employed or authorized to print official ballots may not give, deliver or knowingly permit any of the ballots to be taken by any person other than the official under whose direction the ballots are printed. (2) A person may not knowingly print, cause or permit to be printed any ballot in any other form, with any other names, with names spelled or names of the candidates arranged in any other way than that directed by the official under whose direction the ballots are printed. (3) An official having the duty of distributing ballots, and any persons acting for that official, may not knowingly distribute or cause to be distributed any ballots in any other manner than as provided under the election laws. [Formerly 249.364; 2007 c.154 §54]
OR Rev Stat § 260.685 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.685 - Elections official compliance with directives of Secretary of State.

An elections official shall not knowingly fail to comply with an interpretation made by the Secretary of State of any election law or a directive, an instruction or a rule made by the Secretary of State under ORS 246.110, 246.120, 246.140 or 246.150. [1979 c.190 §389; 1995 c.607 §58]
OR Rev Stat § 260.705 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.705 - Premature release of vote tally.

A person may not make public the results of the tally of votes from any precinct until after 8 p.m. on the date of the election. [Formerly 246.045; 2007 c.154 §56]
OR Rev Stat § 260.715 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.715 - Prohibited conduct.

(1) A person may not knowingly make a false statement, oath or affidavit when a statement, oath or affidavit is required under the election laws. (2) A person may not request a ballot in a name other than the person’s own name. (3) A person may not vote or attempt to vote more than once at any election held on the same date. (4) A person may not vote or attempt to vote both in an election held in this state and in another state on the same date. (5) A person, except an elections official in performance of duties, may not willfully alter or destroy a ballot cast at an election or the returns of an election. (6) A person may not willfully place a fraudulent ballot among the genuine ballots. (7) A person may not falsely write anything purporting to be written by an elections official in performance of duties on the ballot. (8) A person may not commit theft of a ballot or tally or return sheet, or willfully hinder or delay the delivery of the tally or return sheet to the county clerk, or fraudulently break open a sealed tally or return sheet of the election. (9)(a) A person may not: (A) Manufacture or knowingly use a fraudulent ballot return identification envelope or secrecy envelope; or (B) Sell, make an offer with the actual intent to sell, purchase or make an offer with the actual intent to purchase, for money or other valuable consideration, any official ballot, replacement ballot, ballot return identification envelope or secrecy envelope. (b) As used in this subsection, "ballot return identification envelope" and "secrecy envelope" mean those envelopes used to return ballots to the county clerk. [1979 c.190 §392; 1999 c.318 §45; 2005 c.797 §58; 2007 c.154 §57; 2007 c.155 §10; 2017 c.749 §41]
OR Rev Stat § 260.725 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.725

[1993 c.743 §22; 1995 c.79 §90; renumbered 260.174 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 260.993 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses|Section 260.993 - Criminal penalties.

(1) The penalty for violation of ORS 260.532 is limited to that provided in ORS 260.532 (6) and (8). (2) Violation of ORS 247.125 (1), 247.171 (5), 247.420 (2), 253.710, 260.402, 260.555, 260.558, 260.575, 260.645 or 260.665 (2) or (3) involving any action described in ORS 260.665 (2)(d) to (f) or 260.715 is a Class C felony. (3) Violation of ORS 260.695 (5) is a Class A misdemeanor. (4) Violation of ORS 247.171 (6) is a Class C misdemeanor. [1979 c.190 §393; 1983 c.514 §17; 1983 c.756 §2; 1985 c.808 §65; 1987 c.718 §4; 1999 c.318 §46; 1999 c.941 §2; 1999 c.1002 §9; 2001 c.489 §4; 2001 c.805 §6; 2001 c.965 §19; 2005 c.797 §51; 2009 c.511 §20; 2021 c.291 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 261.005 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.005 - Short title.

This chapter shall be known as the People’s Utility District Law.
OR Rev Stat § 261.007 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.007 - Policy.

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the intent and purpose of section 12, Article XI, of the Oregon Constitution including authorization for the establishment of people’s utility districts to develop the water and energy resources of this state for the benefit of the people of this state and to supply public utility service, including water, water power and electric energy for all uses and users. [1979 c.588 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 261.015 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.015

[Renumbered 261.121]
OR Rev Stat § 261.025 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.025 - Statutory provisions cumulative.

The provisions of this chapter are additional and cumulative to the provisions of any other law now or hereafter existing for the holding of elections in districts.
OR Rev Stat § 261.030 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.030 - Limit of authority to control existing utilities of electric cooperatives or cities.

Nothing contained in this chapter authorizes or empowers the board of directors of any people’s utility district to interfere with or exercise any control over any existing utility owned and operated by any electric cooperative or city in the district unless by consent of the governing body of the electric cooperative or of the city council or the governing body of the plant owned by a city, when the control of the plant is vested in a governing body other than the city council or governing body of the city. However a district may participate fully, on a mutually agreed basis, with electric cooperatives and utilities owned by cities in common facilities under ORS 261.235 to 261.255 and in the formation and operation of joint operating agencies under ORS chapter 262. [Amended by 1979 c.558 §5; 2003 c.802 §66; 2007 c.301 §31; 2007 c.895 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 261.035 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.035 - Effect of chapter on charter provisions of cities and acquisition of plants.

Nothing in this chapter modifies in any manner any charter provisions of any city, or prohibits any city from acquiring and operating its own plant. [Amended by 2003 c.802 §67]
OR Rev Stat § 261.040 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.040

[Amended by 1979 c.558 §6; renumbered 261.118]
OR Rev Stat § 261.045 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.045 - Procedure in absence of specific provision.

Where the procedure for formation of a district, annexation of territory to a district, consolidation of two or more districts, issuance of bonds and levying and collection of taxes, holding of elections or any other matter in connection with organization or operation of utility districts is not specifically provided for, any suitable method and proceeding, or either, may be adopted which may appear most conformable to the spirit of this chapter and the provisions of section 12, Article XI, Oregon Constitution.
OR Rev Stat § 261.050 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.050 - Taxation of district property.

(1) All property, real and personal, owned, used, operated or controlled by any people’s utility district, in or for the production, transmission, distribution or furnishing of electricity or electric service for or to the public, shall be assessed and taxed in the same manner and for the same purposes, and the district and the directors and officers thereof shall be subject to the same requirements, as are provided by law in respect to assessment and taxation of similar property owned, used, operated or controlled by private corporations or individuals for the purpose of furnishing electricity or electric service to the public. (2) If a people’s utility district owns property jointly with a tax-exempt governmental or municipal entity, only the portion of the property used, operated or controlled by the people’s utility district shall be assessed and taxed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. [Amended by 2007 c.301 §32; 2007 c.895 §3a]
OR Rev Stat § 261.055 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.055 - Special elections called by board.

When any people’s utility district desires to hold an election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the district any question that may lawfully be submitted to them, the board may, at any regular or special meeting called in accordance with its rules or the statutes governing the same, adopt a resolution calling a special election to be held on a date specified in ORS 255.345, and may in the same resolution designate and describe in general terms the question which is to be submitted at the special election. [Formerly 261.505]
OR Rev Stat § 261.060 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.060 - Election procedure.

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, every district election shall be conducted in accordance with ORS 255.005 to 255.035, 255.055, 255.075, 255.085, 255.215 to 255.288 and 255.295 to 255.345. [1975 c.598 §3 and 1975 c.647 §16; 1989 c.503 §29; 1995 c.607 §70; 2007 c.154 §61]
OR Rev Stat § 261.065 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.065 - Application of initiative, referendum and recall laws.

The laws of this state regarding initiative, referendum and recall shall apply to people’s utility districts. [1979 c.558 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 261.105 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 261 - People’s Utility Districts|Section 261.105 - Powers of district; formation; annexation; consolidation.

(1) People’s utility districts may be created as provided in this chapter. A people’s utility district may exercise all powers conferred by this chapter. (2) When a majority of all votes cast, at an election within the boundaries of any proposed district to determine whether or not the district is to be formed, favors formation, the district shall be created. (3) In any election to annex a city or separate parcel of territory to an existing district, or to consolidate two or more existing districts, an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast from each city or separate parcel of territory or district voting to annex or consolidate, shall be required to authorize the annexation or consolidation. (4) Annexation to an existing district shall be subject to the provisions of ORS 198.720 (2). [Amended by 1979 c.558 §7; 2003 c.802 §68]