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 2881
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 951
                   Ordered by the Senate May 9
             Including Senate Amendments dated May 9
 
Sponsored by Senator AVAKIAN; Senators PROZANSKI, WALKER,
  Representatives BARNHART, BUCKLEY, CLEM, GELSER, HOLVEY, ROBLAN
 
 
                             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.
 
  Directs community colleges and state institutions of higher
education to adopt plans to encourage students to register to
vote and to vote in elections. { +  Requires that students
receive information about activities related to voting that are
prohibited by law and penalties for those activities. + }
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2007.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to student voters; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  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. + }
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