TrustVoting Atlas

As used in ORS 260.006 to 260.021,
260.059, 260.061, 260.266 and 260.416:

(1) “Election”
means an election at which one or more candidates compete to be elected to a
public office.

(2)(a) “Election
cycle,” except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, means the
period starting on January 1 of an odd-numbered year and ending on December 31
of an even-numbered year.

(b) “Election
cycle,” for an election contest that does not occur on the date of a general
election, means the period starting on the day after the date of an election at
which a candidate is elected to public office and ending on the date of the
next election for the same office, regardless of any other elections that occur
during that period.

(3) “Legislative
caucus committee” means a political committee established by a caucus of a
political party in the Oregon Senate or the Oregon House of Representatives
that is controlled by an elected leader of the caucus that established the
committee. A political party may not establish more than one legislative caucus
committee in each chamber of the Legislative Assembly.

(4) “Measure
political committee,” “multicandidate political committee,” “political party
multicandidate committee,” “recall political committee” and “small donor
political committee” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 260.042.

(5) “Membership
organization” means an organization that:

(a)(A) Is tax
exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(B) Has filed all
necessary materials to obtain tax exempt status under section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code with the federal Internal Revenue Service and has been in
existence for at least 18 months; or

(C) Is fiscally
sponsored by an organization that is tax exempt under section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code; and

(b) Is composed
of members, either individuals or entities, who:

(A) Have taken
action to join the organization; and

(B) For each year
of membership, on an annual or more frequent basis, either pay monetary
membership dues, make a monetary donation as a condition of maintaining
membership in the organization or volunteer time as a condition of maintaining
membership in the organization.

(6) “Membership
organization political committee” means a political committee that has been
established by a membership organization. A membership organization may only
have one membership organization political committee. [2024 c.9 §2]



Note: 260.006 becomes operative January
1, 2027. See section 23, chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2024.