{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-260.556","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 260.556","heading":"Secretary of State prohibited from counting petition signatures obtained by certain persons.","body":"The Secretary of State may not include in a count under ORS 250.045 (3) or 250.105 or ORS chapter 249 for purposes of determining whether an initiative, referendum or recall petition or a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated contains the required number of signatures of electors, any signatures obtained by a person who the secretary determines, during the five-year period prior to the date the signatures were obtained:\n      (1) Has been convicted for a criminal offense involving fraud, forgery or identification theft in any state;\n      (2) Has had a civil penalty imposed under ORS 260.995 for a violation of ORS 250.048 or 260.262; or\n      (3) Has had a civil or criminal penalty imposed for violation of a statute subject to a criminal penalty under ORS 260.993.","path":["06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections","23. Elections","Chapter 260 — Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors260.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"4051f570274e84daf5a64fb58d255a5ff42474ebd602715350525bf9d0a5dbd0","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-260.555","next":"us-or/ors-260.558"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}