Chapter 596 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

HB 3304

Relating to voter registration; amending ORS 247.570.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 247.570 is amended to read:

247.570. (1) Not later than five business days after receiving a certificate of death under ORS 432.307, a county registrar designated under ORS 432.035 shall furnish to the county clerk of that county the name, age, date of birth and residence address of the person for whom the registrar has received the certificate of death. If the person was registered to vote in the county, the county clerk immediately shall cancel the registration of the person.

(2) Not later than five business days after receiving information from the county registrar under subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk shall furnish the information to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the appropriate names received under this subsection to each county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel the registrations of those persons.

(3) The Department of Human Services, during the last week of each month, shall furnish to the Secretary of State a list of the name, age, date of birth, county of residence and residence address of each resident of this state who has died during the preceding month and for whom a certificate of death was not filed with a county registrar. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the appropriate names to each county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel registrations of those [individuals] persons.

Approved by the Governor July 21, 2003

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 21, 2003

Effective date January 1, 2004

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