Bill Text: OR HB2885 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to voter registration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2885 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2885-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 1777

                         House Bill 2885

Sponsored by Representative J SMITH (Presession filed.)

                             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.

  Directs landlords of four or more dwelling units or of facility
to supply new tenants with voter registration cards with written
rental agreement or, for oral agreement, on first day of
occupancy.
  Directs Secretary of State to supply voter registration cards
to landlords.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to voter registration; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 247.171.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 90. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + A landlord of four or more dwelling units or of
a facility shall supply a voter registration card to each new
tenant who is 18 years of age or older:
  (1) With the tenant copy of a written rental agreement; or
  (2) On the first day of occupancy if the rental agreement is
oral. + }
  SECTION 3. 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.  { + For purposes of
section 2 of this 2011 Act, the Secretary of State shall
distribute voter registration cards to landlords. + } 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) A person shall not supply any information under subsection
(3) or (4) of this section knowing it to be false.
  (6) A county clerk or other person accepting registration cards
shall not request any information unless it is authorized by
state or federal law.
  (7) A person shall attest to the information supplied on the
voter registration card by signing the completed registration
card.
  (8) Any completed and signed registration card described in
subsection (3) of this section shall be the official registration
card of the elector.
  SECTION 4.  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act applies to rental
agreements entered into on or after the effective date of this
2011 Act. + }
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