Bill Text: OR SB652 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to lists of electors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB652 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB652-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 3653

                         Senate Bill 652

Sponsored by Senators GIROD, MORSE

                             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.

  Prohibits distribution of list of electors that indicates
whether elector cast ballot in election before 8 p.m. on date of
election.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to lists of electors; amending ORS 247.940 and 247.945.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 247.940 is amended to read:
  247.940. (1) { + (a) + } Not later than the 21st day before any
primary election, general election or special congressional
election, a major political party qualified under ORS 248.006 or
its affiliate within the county or a minor political party
qualified under ORS 248.008 may request from the county clerk a
list of active electors, as described in ORS 247.013, of the
county.
   { +  (b) + } Except as provided in this section, the list
shall contain the name, party affiliation, residence or mailing
address and precinct name or number of each active elector and
shall be arranged in groups by election precinct. The list may
not contain any information about participants in the Address
Confidentiality Program established under ORS 192.820 to 192.868.
   { +  (c) + } A major political party or its affiliate within
the county or a minor political party may make no more than two
separate requests under this subsection.
  (2) If the county clerk receives a request under subsection (1)
of this section, the clerk shall deliver the list not later than:
  (a) Ten days after receiving the request; or
  (b) The date requested, provided that the date requested is
more than 10 days after the request was made and at least 10 days
before the date of any primary election, general election or
special congressional election.
  (3) The county clerk may not charge for preparation or delivery
of the list supplied under this section.
   { +  (4) The county clerk may only distribute or otherwise
make available a list of electors that indicates whether an
elector cast a ballot in an election after 8 p.m. on the date of
the election. + }
  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) The Secretary of State or the county clerk may only
distribute or otherwise make available a list of electors that
indicates whether an elector cast a ballot in an election after 8
p.m. on the date of the election. + }
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