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Limits on Oregon campaign money are dead. But voters may still get to weigh
House Bill 2714 would have set specific contribution limits, in anticipation of a constitutional measure making such restrictions legal. Although the bill is now dead, lawmakers appear to be pressing ahead with sending the constitutional change to voters.
Democrats back off campaign contribution limits | Local | gazettetimes.com
SALEM — Bowing to the pressures of time and differences of opinion, Democrats are setting aside a legislative effort to slap limits on political campaign contributions.
Drive to limit Oregon campaign money sputters to a stop | Salem Reporter |
SALEM — Bowing to the pressures of time and differences of opinion, Democrats are setting aside a legislative effort to slap limits on political campaign contributions. Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, had hoped to get contribution limits through the Senate after they passed the House on June 6. Her[Read More...]
House Speaker Tina Kotek “Undecided” on Whether to Support the Constitution
The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled in the past that any caps on campaign limits violates the Oregon constitution; a referral would amend the constitution.
Oregon Legislators May Take A Pass This Year On Trying To Limit Campaign Do
Lane County Senators Can Limit PAC Money in Elections – Eugene Weekly
Many of us are excited about the Oregon House of Representatives blocking billionaires from buying our elections and I want to thank most of our Lane County state representatives for their support …
Pamplin Media Group - As Oregon Legislature nears end, campaign reform migh
As Oregon Legislature nears end, campaign reform might be close | Salem Rep
As the Oregon Legislature prepares to resume, the fate of campaign finance reform in Portland, Multnomah and statewide may rest on whether a constitutional amendment is approved before the Legislature shuts down. Activists have urged Democratic leaders to deliver on months of discussions of changing the state Constitution to allow[Read More...]
Polluters hit by Oregon climate bill gave big. Koch Industries was one of t
Companies and industries with interests in House Bill 2020 donated $650,000 to sitting Oregon senators.
Oregon Is One of Only Five States With No Campaign Caps. Voters Could Chang
Oregon Legislature moves forward with a constitutional amendment to allow campaign contribution caps.
Legislature sends ballot initiative to voters setting stage for campaign do
Voters in November 2020 will decide whether the Oregon Constitution should allow donation limits.
Campaign Finance Limits On Track To Oregon Voters . News | OPB
The Oregon Legislature took a big step this weekend toward allowing the state to curb the flow of unlimited money into political campaigns.
Campaign cash thwarted Oregon’s green ideals: What the Legislature may (and
The Oregon Legislature is poised to move the state out of dead last on some measures. But not all of them.
Perfectly Legal - Willamette Week
When elected officials provided their statements of economic interest to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission last month, the filing for Rep. Mike Schaufler (D-Happy Valley) included one unusual,Politics
Oregon lawmakers pay their businesses with campaign funds - it's legal, but
Campaign donors expect their money to be spent getting candidates elected. The wrinkle is, it's unusual for candidates to pay themselves in the process.
Oregon Voters Could Finally Rein in Campaign Contributions
State lawmakers put a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot with bi-partisan support.
Oregon campaign finance watchdog will seek to beef up enforcement - oregonl
The Secretary of State’s office said Tuesday it will seek to beef up enforcement of Oregon’s campaign finance laws after a report by The Oregonian/OregonLive last week that showed minimal investigation into alleged violations.
Editorial: Elections division must step up enforcement of campaign finance
The weak investigation into allegations of illegal campaign finance activity by former Rep. Deborah Boone show that not only is the elections division unable to enforce laws that currently exist, but it may not be able to handle campaign contribution limits that Oregonians want to enact. Although the secretary of state's office has made some changes, other reforms are needed as well.
First Battle Of Oregon Secretary Of State Race: What Should Cash Limits Be?
The top three Democrats vying for the state’s second-highest office are all planning their own proposals for limiting money.
A Proposed Donation Cap Deal Falters Among Democratic Candidates for Oregon
Rep. Jennifer Williamson (D-Portland) says she’ll go her own way.
Oregon Supreme Court Considers Whether To Overturn Landmark Campaign Financ
Oregon Supreme Court justices pepper attorneys with questions about whether the court should uphold a Multnomah County ordinance allowing strict limits on donations.
Proposal to limit money in Oregon politics unveiled; Oregon legislative com
From Sondland to Wheeler to charities, what can politicians do with campaig
This month Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler donated $16,000 to charities that originally came as campaign donations from the man at the center of last week's impeachment inquiry hearings, Gordon Sondland. One KATU News Viewer wanted to know why Wheeler didn’t give the money back. Turns out, politicians have a lot of freedom in what they can do with campaign donations in Portland and Oregon.
Campaign donation limits? Not this year, Oregon governor says - oregonlive.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown told reporters on Friday that the state Legislature should not pass campaign contribution limits during the short session that begins in February. She did not cite any specific benefits of waiting until at least 2021. Voters will decide in November whether to amend the state Constitution to allow contribution caps.
Why a bill intended to avoid a legally messy election season has one campai
The Oregon Capitol (Salem Reporter archives) Rep. Dan Rayfield, D- Corvallis, wants to keep the campaign field for candidates level this year as courts and legislators untangle campaign finance reforms but he wants to short circuit a voter-approved measure to do that. Dan Meek, a longtime campaign finance reform advocate,[Read More...]
Oregon lawmakers to try again on campaign donation limits - KTVZ
Oregon is among a handful of states with no limits on campaign contributions in elections. The 2020 session offers lawmakers another chance to change that.
Oregon Lawmakers Quickly Launch New Fight Over Campaign Finance Limits . Ne
New legislation would delay voter-approved campaign finance limits if Oregon Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of donor caps.
Oregon lawmakers air plan to reshape 2006 campaign donation limits - oregon
Will Oregon lawmakers appoint a campaign contribution limits task force likely to propose keeping political money flowing freely in the state?
Opinion: Even with walkout, a bill to undermine campaign finance reform pro
House Bill 4124 would most likely ensure that a key campaign finance reform measure passed by Oregonians in 2006 will never go in effect, writes attorney Dan Meek. If the current walkout mirrors last year's and Republicans return with a few days remaining, the bill could be one of many passed in the rush to sine die.