Bill Text: OR SB516 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to redistricting.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB516 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-SB516-Introduced.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
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amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
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LC 1514
Senate Bill 516
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT, CONSUMER AND SMALL
BUSINESS PROTECTION
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 Department of Corrections to determine last-known
address of inmates in custody of department and submit
information to Secretary of State. Directs secretary to adjust
population data reported in federal decennial census to reflect
residence status of inmates before incarceration.
Requires Legislative Assembly or Secretary of State, whichever
is applicable, to reapportion state into legislative districts
based on adjusted population data. Requires use of adjusted
population data to apportion county or municipal boundaries.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to redistricting.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2013 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS 188.010 to 188.295. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) As used in this section:
(a) 'Date of the census' means the date for which the federal
decennial census reports population.
(b) 'Inmate' means a person committed to the physical and legal
custody of the Department of Corrections.
(c) 'Last-known address' means a residential address, other
than a department facility, at which an inmate resided before
incarceration.
(2) The Department of Corrections shall by rule adopt an
electronic filing system to record the following information for
each inmate:
(a) The last-known address of the inmate.
(b) The inmate's race and ethnicity.
(c) Whether the inmate is over the age of 18 years.
(3) Not later than May 1 of the year of the federal decennial
census, the department shall submit to the Secretary of State:
(a) A unique identifier for each inmate incarcerated on the
date of the census.
(b) The address of the facility in which the inmate is
incarcerated on the date of the census.
(c) All information recorded for each inmate under subsection
(2) of this section.
(4) Not later than 14 days after publication of census
redistricting data for this state by the United States Census
Bureau, the Secretary of State shall:
(a) For each inmate determined to have a last-known address
within this state:
(A) Determine the geographic units for which population counts
are reported in the federal decennial census that contain the
address of the facility of incarceration and the last-known
address of the inmate;
(B) Adjust all relevant population counts reported in the
federal decennial census as if the inmate resided at the inmate's
last-known address on the date of the census; and
(C) Remove the inmate from any population count reported in the
federal decennial census for the geographic units that include
the facility of incarceration.
(b) For each inmate whose address is not known or not in this
state:
(A) Adjust all relevant population counts reported in the
federal decennial census as if the inmate resided at an unknown
geographic location within this state on the date of the census.
(B) Ensure that the inmate is not represented in any population
count reported in the federal decennial census for the geographic
units that include the facility of incarceration for the inmate
on the date of the census.
(5) The adjusted population data prepared by the Secretary of
State under this section shall be the population data used by the
Legislative Assembly or the Secretary of State, whichever is
applicable, when apportioning the state into legislative
districts. Residents of unknown geographic locations within this
state or at residences not in this state may not be used to
determine the average population of any geographic unit for
purposes of apportioning the state into legislative districts.
(6) The Secretary of State shall request that each federal
facility of incarceration located in this state submit the
information described in subsection (2) of this section regarding
each person incarcerated in the facility.
(7) The Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe a form to be
used to submit information to the secretary as required by this
section.
(8)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any
information provided to the Secretary of State under this section
is confidential. The name of each inmate for whom information is
submitted to the secretary under this section may not be linked
to the information submitted. Each inmate's name is confidential
and may not be disclosed, except that the information may be
aggregated by geographic unit for the purpose of apportioning the
state into legislative districts as described in this section.
(b) The unique identifier described in subsection (3) of this
section may not:
(A) Indicate any identification number otherwise used for the
inmate; or
(B) Allow any person, other than the Department of Corrections,
to associate an address with an inmate. + }
SECTION 3. { + The adjusted population data prepared by the
Secretary of State under section 2 of this 2013 Act shall be the
population data used to apportion county or municipal boundaries.
Residents of unknown geographic locations within this state or at
residences not in this state may not be used to determine the
average population of any geographic unit for purposes of
apportioning county or municipal boundaries. + }
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