§ ORS § 260.055Accounts 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]