​​​​​HB 4024, Section 24, required the Elections Division to propose revisions to administrative rules by May 1, 2025. The Elections Division will accept feedback on the proposed revisions linked below until August 22, 2025. Feedback submitted will be reviewed and formal rulemaking will begin according to the following schedule:

• July 2025: Candidates Manuals and forms
• By September 15, 2025: Campaign Finance Manual and forms, and all other remaining administrative rules

Proposed Revisions

The documents linked below include the Elections Division’s proposed revisions to administrative rules impacted by HB 4024. New administrative rule proposals have also been included to provide interested parties with all the contextual information needed to understand the scope of the changes proposed. Many of the documents linked below will be available in two versions, one being a clean copy highlighting all proposed revisions​​, and the other being a copy showing all the proposed revisions in tracked changes. ​

Submitting Feedback

The public may submit feedback in writing to HB4024.Rules@sos.oregon.gov​. If your email contains substantive feedback, or questions that may help other Oregonians better understand the proposed rules, it will be made publicly available on our website​​. Information on how to submit feedback may also be found within each of the draft rules linked below. When submitting feedback, reference the highlighted draft rule and include:

• Document name or Oregon Administrative Rule number
• Page number
• Line number

Candidate Manuals and Forms

• State Candidate Manual – Tracked Changes​
• State Candidate Manual – Highlighted
• County, City, and District Manual – Tracked Changes
• County, City, and District Manual – Highlighted​
• Highlighted SEL 101, 110, 114, 115​, 190

Campaign Finance Manual and Forms

• Campaign Finance Manual – Tracked Changes​
• Campaign Finance Manual – Highlighted
• Highlighted SEL 220, 221​, 222

Other Administrative Rules
OAR Chapter 165, Division 01 – Contested Case Procedures

• Division 01 – Tracked Changes​
• Division 01 – Highlighted​
• Highlighted SEL 852, 853​, 854

OAR Chapter 165, Division 12 (other than Campaign Finance Manual) – Disclosures on Political Communications, Adjustments Based on Consumer Price Index, Campaign Finance Education Fund, Political Committee Reorganization and Filer Data Migration

• Division 12 – Tracked Changes​
• Division 12 – Highlighted​

OAR Chapter 165, Division 13 – Penalty Matrix for Other Campaign Finance Violations

• Division 13 – Tracked Changes​
• Division 13 – Highlighted

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Elections Division is convening a Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) to receive detailed feedback about the proposed revisions and new administrative rules. In addition to suggesting edits to rule text, RAC members will review and suggest edits to the:

• Statement of Need
• Fiscal and Economic Impact Statement
• Racial and Equity Impact Statement

The RAC will meet according to the schedule below. Meetings will be livestreamed to the public. ​Feedback from the RAC and from the public must be made in writing to HB4024.Rules@sos.oregon.gov​. ​If your email contains substantive feedback, or questions that may help other Oregonians better understand the proposed rules, it will be made publicly available on our website​​.

Meeting Dates

​Date	​​Agenda
​Tuesday, May 27, 9 – 11 a.m.	State Candidate Manual; City County, and District Candidate Manual; SEL 100 Series ​
​​Thursday, May 29, 9 – 11 a.m.	​​Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 1-16; Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 125-137; ​ SEL 200 Series
​Tuesday, June 3, 9 – 11 a.m.	​Buffer Day - No meeting
​Thursday, June 5, 9 – 11 a.m.	Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 17-20
​Tuesday, June 10, 9 – 11 a.m.	​Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 21-41​​
​Thursday, June 12, 9 – 11 a.m.	​Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 42-45
​Tuesday, June 17, 9 – 11 a.m.	​Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 46-78
​​Tuesday, June 24, 9 – 11 a.m.	No meeting
​Thursday, June 26, 9 – 11 a.m.	Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 78-84 and 102-106
​Tuesday, July 1, 9 – 11 a.m.	​​Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 106-111; ​ OAR Chapter 165, Division 13
Tuesday, July 8, 9 – 11 a.m.	Campaign Finance Manual, Pages 112-125; OAR Chapter 165, Division 01; SEL 800 Series ​
Thursday, July 10, 9 – 11 a.m.	OAR 165-012-0525​
​Tuesday, July 22, 9 – 11 a.m.	OAR Chapter 165, Division 12​
T​hursday, July 24, 9 – 11 a.m.	Cancelled
​Tuesday, July 29, 9 – 11 a.m.	​Rules Impact Statements
Thursday, July 31, 9 – 11 a.m.	Anticipated final RAC meeting Follow up discussion of Established, Financed. Maintained, Controlled (EFMC) ​​

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​​Small Donor Political Committees

Between January 1, 2027, and March 30, 2027, existing Political Action Committees (PACs) will have an opportunity to reorganize as a Small Donor Political Committee if they have met certain conditions for the duration of the 24 months immediately preceding their reorganization:

• 90% or more of the total contributions received by the PAC was from:
• Individuals; and
• Not more than $250 per individual per calendar year

PACs that want to reorganize as a Small Donor Political Committee will not be able to make this change in ORESTAR until January 1, 2027. However, the PAC should update its internal processes to ensure they meet the criteria above.

Example: if a PAC wants to reorganize as a Small Donor Political Committee on January 1, 2027, it must begin complying with the criteria above beginning on January 1, 2025.​​

Political committees that want to operate as Small Donor Committees at the local level must continue to follow local laws and rules in addition to complying with the criteria above.​

 Any Miscellaneous PAC that remains registered as such by March 31, 2027, will be automatically reorganized as a Multicandidate Political Committee.

​New Small Donor Political Committees

Starting on January 1, 2027, new Small Donor Political Committees will be able to register as such in the online filing system. To qualify as a new Small Donor Political Committee, the committee must meet the following conditions:

• May not accept more than $250 per year from an individual; and
• May not accept contributions from:
• Candidate Committees;
• Multicandidate Political Committees;
• Political Party Committees;
• Legislative Caucus Committees;
• Membership Organizations; or
• ​Another Small Donor Political Committee

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