Bill Text: OR HB2988 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to age of voter registration.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2988 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2988-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3374

                         House Bill 2988

Sponsored by Representatives UNGER, JENSON, MATTHEWS

                             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.

  Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to
vote.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to age of voter registration; creating new provisions;
  and amending ORS 247.016 and 247.017.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 247.016 is amended to read:
  247.016. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, an
otherwise qualified person who is at least   { - 17 - }  { +
16 + } years of age may register to vote.
  (2) A person who registers to vote under subsection (1) of this
section may not vote in an election until the person attains the
age of 18 years.
  SECTION 2. ORS 247.017 is amended to read:
  247.017. (1) The Department of Transportation shall make a
voter registration card available to any person at any office of
the department where licenses or renewal applications are
distributed or received.
  (2) When a person who is at least   { - 17 - }  { +  16 + }
years of age applies for issuance or renewal of an Oregon driver
license, as defined in ORS 801.245, or issuance of a state
identification card under ORS 807.400 or submits a change of
address application form at a department office where driver
license issuance or renewal applications, state identification
card applications or change of address applications are
distributed or received, department personnel shall inform the
person that the person may register to vote at the department
office. Department personnel shall ask the applicant whether the
applicant is registered to vote at the applicant's current
address and if not, whether the applicant would like to register
to vote at the department office.
  (3) Each office shall deliver in a timely manner the completed
voter registration cards to the county clerk or elections officer
of the county in which the office is located.  The county clerk
or elections officer of the county where the office is located
shall forward the registration card to the county clerk or
elections officer of the county in which the applicant resides.
The county clerk or elections officer may reject any registration
card in accordance with ORS 247.174. The Secretary of State shall
determine by rule the time and manner the completed registration
cards are to be delivered to the appropriate county clerk or
elections officer.
  (4) The department shall develop a driver license issuance or
renewal and voter registration application procedure and a state
identification card issuance and voter registration application
procedure and a change of address and voter registration
application procedure that allows an applicant for a license,
renewal, state identification card or change of address to
register to vote by providing the information required by ORS
247.171 and the information required for the issuance or renewal
of a license or for issuance of a state identification card. The
Secretary of State shall approve the voter registration portion
of each application procedure and change of address procedure.
  (5) The voter registration portion of an application described
in subsection (4) of this section shall comply with provisions of
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L.  103-31).
  (6) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules establishing
procedures for meeting the requirements of subsection (3) of this
section.
  (7) Information relating to the failure of an applicant under
this section to sign the voter registration portion of an
application for issuance or renewal of a driver license, issuance
of a state identification card or for a change of address may not
be used for other than voter registration purposes.
  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 247.016 and 247.017 by
sections 1 and 2 of this 2013 Act apply to a person who is at
least 16 years of age on or after the effective date of this 2013
Act. + }
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