The Oregon Elections Division has now announced the CLEAR initiative, a new project that aims to increase compliance with Oregon’s campaign finance laws through greater transparency and education. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade says that the CLEAR Initiative will be an ongoing project.

“CLEAR is an important project that will increase compliance with campaign finance laws in Oregon,” said Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade. “Everyone wins when campaigns play by the rules.”

"We’re highlighting campaign finance transparency and education on the Oregonvotes website", Griffin-Valade continued. "A new call out feature on the site will make it easier for the public to find ORESTAR and other campaign finance related information."

The Elections Division will begin publishing an online database of campaign finance violations and associated penalties. Griffin-Valade says that the database will be updated monthly and provide the public with more information about campaign finance violations.

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She also says that the Division is releasing a series of training videos, live trainings and compliance documentation to support campaigns in their efforts to comply with campaign finance laws.

“The goal of CLEAR is to increase compliance with campaign finance laws, because Oregonians deserve fair elections where everyone plays by the rules,” said Secretary Griffin-Valade. “The updates announced today will help set the stage for larger investments we hope to make in the coming years, including an overhaul of ORESTAR, pending Legislative approval.”


--Ben Fisher

Post Date: 2023-08-22 11:40:55

Last Update: 2023-09-16 16:28:25