74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
{ + braces and plus signs + } .
LC 2658
B-Engrossed
House Bill 2910
Ordered by the Senate May 29
Including House Amendments dated March 29 and Senate Amendments
dated May 29
Sponsored by Representative BUCKLEY; Senator DECKERT
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.
{ - Requires statement of organization for political
committee, other than principal campaign committee, to designate
person in addition to treasurer of committee to receive notices
from filing officer. - }
{ - Directs filing officer to send all election notices to
both treasurer and person designated in statement of
organization. - }
{ + Allows otherwise qualified person who is at least 17
years of age to register to vote. Prohibits person who registers
to vote at age 17 from voting in election until person attains
age of 18 years. + }
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to elections; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
247.015 and 247.017.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 247. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section,
an otherwise qualified person who is at least 17 years of age may
register to vote.
(2) A person who registers to vote under subsection (1) of this
section may not vote in an election until the person attains the
age of 18 years. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 247.015 is amended to read:
247.015. (1) A qualified person absent from the state may
register by mailing to the county clerk for the county in which
the person resides a completed registration card or a signed
statement containing the information required on a registration
card.
{ - (2) An otherwise qualified person who will attain the age
of 18 years on or before the date of the election may register
after the 60th day before the election. - }
{ - (3) - } { + (2) + } On written request from a qualified
person who by physical incapacity cannot register in the office
of the county clerk, the county clerk of the county in which the
person resides shall send the person a registration card or
register the person at the person's residence.
{ - (4) - } { + (3) + } An otherwise qualified person who
will become a United States citizen after the 21st calendar day
immediately preceding an election may register before the 20th
day before the election. The county clerk of the county in which
the person resides shall cancel the person's registration before
the election unless the person appears before the county clerk
and provides evidence of citizenship.
SECTION 4. ORS 247.017 is amended to read:
247.017. (1) { + The Department of Transportation shall
make + } a voter registration card { - shall be - } available
to any person at any office of the department { - of
Transportation - } where licenses or renewal applications are
distributed or received.
(2) When a person who is at least { - 18 - } { + 17 + }
years of age applies for issuance or renewal of an Oregon driver
license, as defined in ORS 801.245, or issuance of a state
identification card under ORS 807.400 or submits a change of
address application form at a department office where driver
license issuance or renewal applications, state identification
card applications or change of address applications are
distributed or received, { + department personnel shall
inform + } the person { - shall be informed - } that the
person may register to vote at the department office.
{ + Department personnel shall ask + } the applicant { - shall
be asked - } whether the applicant is registered to vote at the
applicant's current address and if not, whether the applicant
would like to register to vote at the department office.
(3) Each office shall deliver in a timely manner the completed
voter registration cards to the county clerk or elections officer
of the county in which the office is located. The county clerk
or elections officer of the county where the office is located
shall forward the registration card to the county clerk or
elections officer of the county in which the applicant resides.
The county clerk or elections officer may reject any registration
card in accordance with ORS 247.174. The Secretary of State shall
determine by rule the time and manner the completed registration
cards are to be delivered to the appropriate county clerk or
elections officer.
(4) The department shall develop a driver license issuance or
renewal and voter registration application procedure and a state
identification card issuance and voter registration application
procedure and a change of address and voter registration
application procedure that allows an applicant for a license,
renewal, state identification card or change of address to
register to vote by providing the information required by ORS
247.171 and the information required for the issuance or renewal
of a license or for issuance of a state identification card. The
Secretary of State shall approve the voter registration portion
of each application procedure and change of address procedure.
(5) The voter registration portion of an application described
in subsection (4) of this section shall comply with provisions of
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31).
(6) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules establishing
procedures for meeting the requirements of subsection (3) of this
section.
(7) Information relating to the failure of an applicant under
this section to sign the voter registration portion of an
application for issuance or renewal of a driver license, issuance
of a state identification card or for a change of address
{ - shall - } { + may + } not be used for other than voter
registration purposes.
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