The clock is ticking for Oregon officials to deliver on campaign finance reform. Will they do it?

When Oregon legislators approved limits on political contributions last spring, they promised they’d soon move beyond the basics of the law and deliver needed clarifications and improvements on how it would work.

But more than a year into that process, efforts by the Secretary of State’s Office to limit the role of money in politics have stalled, despite Oregonians’ strong support for such restrictions. Progress has been impeded by vague guidance from lawmakers and insufficient funding, raising the odds of a bungled rollout that could leave massive loopholes in Oregon’s campaign finance system.

Lawmakers reluctantly looked to restrict money in politics in 2024 only after realizing that two competing ballot initiatives to cap campaign contributions were likely to make the ballot. That