§ ORS § 260.061Information to be released on campaign finance dashboard; biannual review and report; rules

(1)
For elections occurring after January 1, 2028, the Secretary of State shall:

(a) At least 10
days before each election, release on the dashboard a list of the 100 largest
contributors to candidates or principal campaign committees, aggregated across
all candidates.

(b) Annually
release a visual representation of contributions by industry aggregated across
all candidates and broken down by statewide, legislative and local office.

(c) At least 10
days before each election, release on the dashboard the original sources of
funds of candidate campaign independent expenditures as required by ORS
260.059. The disclosures must be set forth on the dashboard so as to promote
transparency with the public.

(d) Annually
display the average cost of campaigns by office and the largest three
categories for spending, broken down by statewide office, legislative office,
circuit court and district attorney offices and local offices.

(2) The Secretary
of State may by rule establish other reports, data and information to be
included on the dashboard and the frequency with which the information is
reported, except that the information must be reported at least annually. The
secretary shall follow best practices to promote efficiency when establishing
reporting and filing requirements.

(3)(a) The
Secretary of State shall biannually conduct a review process of:

(A) The reporting
and filing of information required in order to comply with the disclosures and
content required on the dashboard; and

(B) Compliance by
and the needs of stakeholders, including but not limited to:

(i) Persons who
make and report donations to candidates or principle campaign committees;

(ii) Persons who
make independent expenditures;

(iii) Entities
organized under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(iv) Candidates;
and

(v) Media
organizations.

(b) The secretary
shall report the findings of the biannual review to the Legislative Assembly
and may also report on improvements undertaken or planned by the secretary
based on the findings of the review.

(4) As used in
this section, “dashboard” means the web-based dashboard described in section
14, chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2024. [2024 c.9 §14a]



Note: 260.061 becomes operative January
1, 2028. See section 23, chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2024.



Note: 260.061 was added to and made a
part of ORS chapter 260 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller
series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.



Note: Section 14, chapter 9, Oregon Laws
2024, provides:

Sec. 14. On or before January 1, 2028, the
Secretary of State shall:

(1) Create a
web-based campaign finance dashboard that promotes transparency and fosters
research and analysis on campaign donations and expenditures in this state. The
dashboard shall include numeric and visual representations of campaign finance
activity in Oregon.

(2) Update
software related to campaign filings to promote transparency, efficiency and
modern best practices in campaign finance reporting. [2024 c.9 §14]



260.062 [1971 c.749 §6; 1973 c.744 §7;
repealed by 1979 c.190 §431]



260.063 [1981 c.234 §4 (enacted in lieu of
260.072); 1983 c.71 §2; 1985 c.732 §2; 1987 c.727 §4; 1989 c.503 §§21,22; 1989
c.1054 §3; 1993 c.493 §61; 1995 c.712 §75; 1999 c.225 §1; 1999 c.999 §24; 2001
c.732 §3; 2005 c.797 §21; repealed by 2005 c.809 §56]