Chapter 815 Oregon Laws 2001
AN ACT
HB 2002
Relating to elections;
appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The Secretary of State, in
conjunction with county clerks or other county officials in charge of
elections, shall develop and implement a centralized voter registration system
for the state as provided in this section.
(2) The Secretary of
State shall first develop a detailed project definition for a centralized voter
registration system, which may include but is not limited to a capability
assessment for state and county elections staff, a project scope document, a detailed
set of business and system requirements, including data descriptions and update
cycles, a definition of the project management framework, schedule and cost
estimates and a risk management plan.
(3) The Secretary of
State shall provide a copy of the project definition to the Joint Legislative
Committee on Information Management and Technology for review and comment
during the interim between the 2001 and the 2003 regular sessions of the
Legislative Assembly.
(4) Following review and
comment by the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and
Technology under subsection (3) of this section, the Secretary of State shall
develop a detailed project management plan, including but not limited to a
communication plan, a network configuration plan, a security management plan, a
cost management plan and a project implementation plan with detailed schedule
and cost estimates.
(5) Thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall implement the project management plan, which may
include but is not limited to the purchase of hardware and software and the
implementation of other systems necessary to operate a centralized voter
registration system for the state not later than January 31, 2004.
SECTION 2.
In addition to and not in lieu of any
other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Secretary of State, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $1,
which may be expended for the development and implementation of a centralized
voter registration system for the state.
SECTION 3.
In addition to and not in lieu of any
other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Emergency Board, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of
$2,000,000 for allocation only to the Secretary of State for the development
and implementation of a centralized voter registration system for the state.
Any moneys that remain unallocated and unobligated by the Emergency Board on
November 1, 2002, become available for any purpose for which the Emergency
Board lawfully may allocate funds.
SECTION 4.
This 2001 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect July 1, 2001.
Approved by the Governor
July 20, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State July 20, 2001
Effective date July 20, 2001
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