260.055
Accounts of contributions and expenditures; inspection; preservation. (1)(a) Each candidate, the
treasurer of each political committee, the treasurer of each petition committee
and each person that makes independent expenditures in a total amount of more
than $250 in a calendar year shall keep detailed accounts. The accounts shall
be current as of not later than the seventh business day after the date of
receiving a contribution or making an expenditure or independent expenditure
with respect to all contributions received and all expenditures or independent
expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or committee that are
required to be reported under ORS 260.044, 260.057, 260.076 or 260.078. Subject
to ORS 260.085, the accounts shall list all information required to be reported
under ORS 260.083.
(b) This
subsection does not apply to candidates for political party office.
(2) Accounts kept
by a candidate, a treasurer of a political committee, a treasurer of a petition
committee or a person that makes independent expenditures in a total amount of
more than $250 in a calendar year may be inspected under reasonable circumstances
at any time before the election to which the accounts refer or during the
period specified for retention of the accounts under subsection (3) of this
section by any opposing candidate or the treasurer of any political committee
for the same electoral contest. The right of inspection may be enforced by writ
of mandamus issued by any court of competent jurisdiction. The treasurers of
political committees supporting a candidate may be joined with the candidate as
defendants in a mandamus proceeding.
(3) Accounts kept
by a candidate, a treasurer of a political committee, a treasurer of a petition
committee or a person that makes independent expenditures in a total amount of
more than $250 in a calendar year shall be preserved by the candidate, treasurer
or person for at least two years after the date the statement of the
contribution or expenditure is filed under ORS 260.057 or the independent
expenditure is made. [1971 c.749 §5; 1973 c.744 §6; 1977 c.268 §2; 1979 c.190 §347;
1981 c.234 §10; 1991 c.719 §14; 1991 c.911 §9; 1993 c.493 §59; 2001 c.82 §4;
2003 c.542 §12; 2005 c.809 §32; 2009 c.818 §21; 2010 c.9 §8; 2013 c.758 §4;
2017 c.749 §35; 2019 c.637 §9]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases, 1977–2010 · leading case:
State v. Moyer, 230 P.3d 7 (Or. 2010).
State v. Moyer, 230 P.3d 7 (Or. 2010).
“ORS 260.055(1) provides that all political candidates and treasurers for political committees must “keep detailed accounts” of contributions received and expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the political committee.”
State v. Moyer, 200 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 2× “At various points during an election cycle, the candidates and political committees are required to file statements of such contributions and expenditures with the appropriate "filing officer.”
Oregon Taxpayers United PAC v. Keisling, 924 P.2d 853 (Or. Ct. App. 1996).
· cites it 2× “ORS 260.055 requires all political committees to keep “detailed accounts” that include, among other things, the name, occupation and address of each person who contributes more than $50 to a measure or to a candidate in a statewide race.”
Bernard v. Elections Div. of the Off. of the Sec'y of State, 211 P.3d 321 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
“055(1) provides that all political candidates and treasurers for political committees must ‘keep detailed accounts’ of contributions received and expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the political committee. At various points during an election cycle, the…”
BERNARD FOR COM'R v. Elections Div., 211 P.3d 321 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
“At various points during an election cycle, the candidates and political committees are required to file statements of such contributions and expenditures with the appropriate `filing officer.”
Ore. Socialist Wkrs., Etc. v. Paulus, 432 F. Supp. 1255 (D. Or. 1977).
· cites it 2× “ORS 260.055(1). These accounts are subject to inspection by any opposing candidate and by the treasurer of any political committee for the same electoral contest.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 260.055(1) — 5 cases
State v. Moyer, 230 P.3d 7 (Or. 2010).
“ORS 260.055(1) provides that all political candidates and treasurers for political committees must “keep detailed accounts” of contributions received and expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the political committee.”
State v. Moyer, 200 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
“At various points during an election cycle, the candidates and political committees are required to file statements of such contributions and expenditures with the appropriate "filing officer.”
Bernard v. Elections Div. of the Off. of the Sec'y of State, 211 P.3d 321 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
“055(1) provides that all political candidates and treasurers for political committees must ‘keep detailed accounts’ of contributions received and expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or the political committee. At various points during an election cycle, the…”
BERNARD FOR COM'R v. Elections Div., 211 P.3d 321 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
“At various points during an election cycle, the candidates and political committees are required to file statements of such contributions and expenditures with the appropriate `filing officer.”
Ore. Socialist Wkrs., Etc. v. Paulus, 432 F. Supp. 1255 (D. Or. 1977).
“ORS 260.055(1). These accounts are subject to inspection by any opposing candidate and by the treasurer of any political committee for the same electoral contest.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 260.055(2) — 2 cases
Ore. Socialist Wkrs., Etc. v. Paulus, 432 F. Supp. 1255 (D. Or. 1977).
“ORS 260.055(1). These accounts are subject to inspection by any opposing candidate and by the treasurer of any political committee for the same electoral contest.”
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