Bill Text: OR HB2449 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to electors.

Sponsorship: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2449 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2449-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2306

                         House Bill 2449

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Rules)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Modifies required contents of voter registration card.
  Directs county clerk to record all information supplied by
person on voter registration card.
  Becomes operative January 1, 2013.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to electors; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
  247.171, 247.945 and 260.993.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 247.171 is amended to read:
  247.171. (1) Except as provided in this subsection, the
Secretary of State shall design, prepare and distribute state
voter registration cards. The Secretary of State shall also
distribute federal registration cards. Any person may apply in
writing to the Secretary of State for permission to print, copy
or otherwise prepare and distribute the registration cards
designed by the Secretary of State. The secretary may revoke any
permission granted under this subsection at any time. All
registration cards shall be distributed to the public without
charge.
  (2) The Secretary of State shall approve any voter registration
application form developed for use by the Department of
Transportation under ORS 247.017 or by any other agency
designated a voter registration agency under ORS 247.208.
  (3) Each voter registration card designed or approved by the
Secretary of State shall describe the penalties for knowingly
supplying false information on the registration card and shall
contain space for a person to provide the following information:
  (a) Full name;
  (b) Residence address, mailing address or any other information
necessary to locate the residence of the person offering to
register to vote;
  (c) The name of the political party with which the person is
affiliated, if any;
  (d) Date of birth;
  (e) An indication that the person is a citizen of the United
States; and
  (f) A signature attesting to the fact that the person is
qualified to be an elector.
  (4) Any form containing a voter registration card may also
include space for a person to provide:
  (a) A telephone number where the person may be contacted; and
  (b) If previously registered to vote in this state, the name
then supplied by the person and the county and, if known, the
address of previous registration.  { +
  (5) Each voter registration card designed or approved by the
Secretary of State shall include a notice that any information
supplied by the person on the voter registration card may not be
used for commercial purposes. + }
    { - (5) - }  { +  (6) + } A person shall not supply any
information under subsection (3) or (4) of this section knowing
it to be false.
    { - (6) - }  { +  (7) + } A county clerk or other person
accepting registration cards shall not request any information
unless it is authorized by state or federal law.
    { - (7) - }  { +  (8) + } A person shall attest to the
information supplied on the voter registration card by signing
the completed registration card.
    { - (8) - }  { +  (9) + } Any completed and signed
registration card described in subsection (3) of this section
shall be the official registration card of the elector.  { +
  (10) The county clerk shall record all information supplied by
a person on a completed voter registration card under subsections
(3) and (4) of this section. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 247.945 is amended to read:
  247.945. (1) The county clerk, upon request before the 45th day
before a primary, general or special election, shall deliver to
any person a list of electors. The list may not contain any
information about participants in the Address Confidentiality
Program established under ORS 192.820 to 192.868. The lists shall
be prepared in the manner requested, limited only to the
capabilities of the Secretary of State or the county clerk.
  (2) The county clerk shall collect and pay into the county
treasury a charge for the actual cost of supplying lists under
subsection (1) of this section.
  (3) The county clerk shall keep a record of all persons to whom
a list of electors is delivered under this section.
  (4) Upon request, the Secretary of State shall deliver to any
person a statewide list of electors. The secretary shall charge a
fee of $500 for delivering a list under this subsection. The list
may not contain any information about participants in the Address
Confidentiality Program established under ORS 192.820 to 192.868.
   { +  (5) A list provided under this section shall contain all
the information supplied by a person on a voter registration card
under ORS 247.171 (3) and (4). + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 260.993 is amended to read:
  260.993. (1) The penalty for violation of ORS 260.532 is
limited to that provided in ORS 260.532 (6) and (8).
  (2) Violation of ORS 247.125 (1), 247.171   { - (5) - }  { +
(6) + }, 247.420 (2), 253.710, 260.402, 260.555, 260.558,
260.575, 260.645 or 260.665 (2) or (3) involving any action
described in ORS 260.665 (2)(d) to (f) or 260.715 is a Class C
felony.
  (3) Violation of ORS 260.695 (4) is a Class A misdemeanor.
  (4) Violation of ORS 247.171   { - (6) - }  { +  (7) + } is a
Class C misdemeanor.
  SECTION 4.  { + The amendments to ORS 247.171, 247.945 and
260.993 by sections 1 to 3 of this 2011 Act become operative
January 1, 2013. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + The Secretary of State or county clerk may take
any action before January 1, 2013, that is necessary to enable
the secretary or county clerk to exercise, on and after January
1, 2013, all the duties, functions and powers conferred on the
secretary or county clerk by the amendments to ORS 247.171 and
247.945 by sections 1 and 2 of this 2011 Act. + }
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