Chapter 529
AN ACT
SB 951
Relating to student voters; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. Each community college and state institution
of higher education listed in ORS 352.002 shall adopt a plan, in consultation
with the recognized student government of the college or institution, to
increase student voter registration and voting in elections. Each plan shall:
(1) Ensure that all
students receive information about voting and the opportunities available on
campus to register to vote;
(2) Ensure that all
students receive information about activities relating to voting that are
prohibited by law and the penalties for those activities;
(3) Address the
distribution and collection of voter registration cards, as defined in ORS
247.002, during the first three weeks of each academic term;
(4) Require that voter
registration cards be made available in residence halls, campus bookstores,
places where students register for classes, financial aid offices and student
adviser offices;
(5) Require college and
institution administrators to communicate with faculty, staff and students
about deadlines for voter registration; and
(6) Include a
campus-wide advertising campaign to advise students of the deadline for delivering ballots by mail.
SECTION 2. Each community college and state institution
of higher education shall adopt the plan required by section 1 of this 2007 Act
not later than February 1, 2008.
SECTION 3. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect July 1, 2007.
Approved by the Governor June 20, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 21, 2007
Effective date July 1, 2007
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