Campaign Finance Manual

Campaign Finance Manual

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Forms used in this manual:

• SEL 220: Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee
• SEL 221: Statement of Organization for Political Action Committee
• SEL 222: Statement of Organization for Petition Committee
• SEL 223: Campaign Account Information
• SEL 224: Notice of Intent to Discontinue
• PC 7: Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures
• PC 10: Statement of Independent Expenditures
• PC 12: Statement of Corporate Paid-in-Capital
• PC 13: Affidavit for Out-of-State Political Action Committee Contribution

ORS Chapter 260: Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses
Download ORS Chapter 260.

Notice
The 2010 Campaign Finance Manual and associated forms are adopted by Oregon Administrative Rule No. 165-012-0005..

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• Campaign Finance Manual Home


• Letter from the Secretary of State


• Introduction
• Guide to Using this Manual
• Information Sources
• Schedule of Transaction Deadlines for 2010 Elections
• Schedule of Transaction Deadlines for 2011 Elections
• Schedule of Transaction Deadlines for 2010 and 2011 Petition Committees


• Filing a Statement of Organization/Discontinuation:
• Candidate Committees
• Registration
• Candidate/Treasurer Responsibilities
• Amending Registration Information
• Completing the Statement of Organization
• Discontinuing
• Political Action Committee
• Registration
• Treasurer Responsibilities
• Directors
• Amending Registration Information
• Completing the Statement of Organization
• Discontinuing
• Petition Committees
• Registration
• Treasurer Responsibilities
• Amending Registration Information
• Completing the Statement of Organization
• Discontinuing
• Campaign Account Information
• General Information
• Completing the Campaign Account Information Form
• Amending Registration Information
• Discontinuing


• Contributions and Expenditures
• Contributions
• Expenditures


• Other Receipts and Disbursements
• Reportable Other Receipts
• Non-Reportable Other Receipts
• Reportable Other Disbursements
• Non-Reportable Other Disbursements


• Disclosing and Filing Contribution and Expenditure Transactions
• General Information
• Reporting Deadlines
• Contributions Received During Legislative Session
• Transaction Reporting - Initiative Petition Committee
• Transaction Reporting - Recall Petition Committee
• Transaction Reporting - Referendum Petition Committee
• Reporting Forms
• Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (PC 7)
• When to File Detailed Contribution and Expenditure Transactions
• When to File a Report of Initial Assets
• Filing Transactions
• Public Inspection of Transactions (ORS 260.055)
• Retention of Records (ORS 260.055)
• Reporting Contributions
• Other Receipts
• Other Accounts Receivable
• Affidavit for Out-of-State Political Committee Contribution (PC 13)
• Contributions Received During Legislative Session
• Reporting Expenditures
• Other Disbursements
• Other Transactions
• Statement of Independent Expenditures (PC 10)
• Statement of Corporate Paid-In-Capital (PC 12)
• Filing Amendments for Insufficient Transactions
• Examination of Transactions


• Enforcement Procedures and Civil Penalties
• Enforcement Actions
• Hearing Procedures
• Responsibility for Penalty Payment
• Penalty Matrix Late Filings
• Penalty Matrix Late Filings of Contributions Received During a Legislative Session
• Penalty Matrix Insufficient Filings


• Definitions


• OAR 165-012
• OAR 165-012-0050 Contribution of Polls, Allocation of Polling Expenses
• OAR 165-012-0060 Slate Mailer Organizations
• OAR 165-012-0240 Administrative Discontinuation


• Forms


• Manual Index

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