Chapter 156 Oregon Laws 2007

AN ACT

SB 79

Relating to records of disability of elector; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 247.973.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 247.973 is amended to read:

247.973. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, an individual’s signature submitted under this chapter for purposes of registering to vote is subject to inspection as a public record under ORS 192.410 to 192.505. The signature may be inspected in the office of the county clerk.

(2) A person may not make a copy of or provide to another person a copy of an individual’s signature submitted under this chapter for purposes of registering to vote.

(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to copies made by any elections official acting in an official capacity for purposes of administering the provisions of ORS chapters 246 to 260 or any rules adopted thereunder.

(4) Identifying information or documents submitted by an individual for purposes of registering to vote as required under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) are exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.410 to 192.505.

(5) Identifying information relating to a disability of an elector that is entered into official voter registration records by an elections official is exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.410 to 192.505.

SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 247.973 by section 1 of this 2007 Act apply to requests for disclosure of public records made on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act.

Approved by the Governor May 25, 2007

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 25, 2007

Effective date January 1, 2008

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