Candidate, Chief Petitioner and Political Action Committees
You can file a campaign committee:
- electronically, using ORESTAR,
the Oregon Elections System for Tracking and Reporting; and by submitting the appropriate paper form.
Detailed campaign finance transactions must be filed using ORESTAR,
if a committee is not eligible to file a 
Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (PC 7).
Get Started with ORESTAR
Sign up
to create a profile and request access to the ORESTAR application. After creating a profile, use the same username and password for future visits. For help, see
the ORESTAR Statement of Organization manual or
contact the Elections Division.
File Using ORESTAR
Already have a profile? Log in
to ORESTAR.
Help for Login Trouble
Forgot your username? If so, you must request that it be emailed to you. On the left side of the ORESTAR log in screen, select,
"Forgot Username." Your username will be sent to the email address in your profile. If unsuccessful,
contact the Elections Division.
Forgot your password? If so, you must request a temporary password. On the left side of the ORESTAR log in screen, select, "Forgot Password." A temporary password will be sent to the email address in your profile.
Manuals
Campaign Finance Manual:
guidelines for reporting campaign finance information.
Statement of Organization: instructions to set up a committee electornically using ORESTAR.
Transaction Filing: instructions to file campaign finance transactions electronically using ORESTAR.
Uploading Transactions to ORESTAR
If you'd like to create your own process to upload transactions, these documents have the required format specifications:
Sample XML files:
File 1
(contains account payable)
File 2
(contains an expenditure that completes the account payable in File 1, along with other miscellaneous transactions)