§ ORS § 260.416Prohibitions regarding campaign contributions and independent expenditures

(1) A person may not, directly or
indirectly:

(a) Require an
employee or contractor to make a contribution or independent expenditure to
support or oppose any candidate; or

(b) Provide or
promise any benefit or impose or threaten any detriment due to a decision by an
employee or contractor on whether to make a contribution or independent
expenditure to support or oppose a candidate.

(2)(a) A foreign
national, foreign corporation or foreign entity may not, directly or
indirectly, make or offer to make a candidate campaign contribution or
expenditure or make a donation used by an entity to pay for candidate campaign
independent expenditures.

(b) As used in
this subsection, “foreign national” means a foreign principal, as defined in 22
U.S.C. 611(b), but does not include any individual who is:

(A) A citizen of
the United States;

(B) A national of
the United States;

(C) Lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or

(D) A resident of
Oregon. [2024 c.9 §9]



Note: 260.416 becomes operative January
1, 2027. See section 23, chapter 9, Oregon Laws 2024.



260.420 [Amended by 1971 c.749 §43;
renumbered 260.452]