SB 27 Ballot security & notices

VOTE:NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 691 Gives Secretary of State authority over recounts

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

SB 865 Prohibits state office holder from holding political party office position

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

HB 2680 Creates Small Donor Election Program & Uses Taxpayer Money

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

SJR 25 Allows 16-year-olds to vote

VOTE:NO Died In Committee on 06/26/21 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SJR25 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/SRULES/Overview   This bill allows 16-year-old children the right to vote. They are a protected class of citizen and cannot have their signature or birthdate verified. Personal Choice and Responsibility High school sophomores don’t have adult brain development to make good judgment no matter how smart…

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SB 571/HB 2366 Voting rights for prisoners

HB 2366 VOTE:NO Died In Committee on 06/26/21 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB571 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/JWM/Overview This bill allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated. Personal Choice and Responsibility States with experience have noted that very few inmates exercise their right to vote, and inmates say it can be…

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HJR 11 Provides Same Day Voter registration

VOTE:NO
Died In committee

HB 2679 17-year-old allowed to vote in primary

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

SB 343 Ranked-choice voting in Counties

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

SB 791 Rank-choice voting for state/local elections

SB 791 VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

SB 313 Allows political Party to add voting members

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

HB 2983A Requires nonprofits to disclose donors

VOTE:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Requires nonprofit to disclose donors identifies, even if the donation was not used for political campaigns.

SB 861A Taxpayer-paid ballot return envelopes

VOTE:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

SB 116B Sets Special Election requirements

VOTE:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
For referendum petition to repeal gross receipts tax, and allows Legislature to set ballot title.

SB 870 National Popular Vote Compact

VOTE:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown

HB 3348 Voters’ pamphlet statement requirement

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Ensures voters know when a ballot measure has a financial impact to the state but does not identify a source of revenue

SB 761A Puts limits on downloaded signature petitions

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Requires that only elector who has personally printed copy, or requested that separate person print copy, of electronic signature sheet for petition or prospective petition may sign signature sheet.

HB 3310 List candidate’s race and ethnicity on election forms

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Requires forms used to nominate candidates to board of school district, education service district or community college district give candidate option of providing candidate’s race and ethnicity

SB 870/HB 2704/HB 2578 National Popular Vote

VOTE:NO – Governor Brown Signed
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

SJR 22/SB 838 Lowers voting age to 16

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Amends Oregon Constitution lowering voting age from 18 to 16 years old. Referred to voters.

SB 594 Presidential candidates disclosing tax returns

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Requires candidates for President or Vice President to disclose federal income tax returns for five years in order to appear on the general election ballot

HJM 7 Increase number of United States Supreme Court Justices

HJM 7 VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Will state that Oregon desires the supreme court to be increased from 9 to 11 judge positions.

SB 542 Audit of voting machines

SB 542 VOTE:YES – Died In Committee
Requires Secretary of State audits on voting machines and samples uncompiled source code for accuracy.

HJR 14 Relating to bills with “emergency clauses” in them

HJR 14 VOTE:YES – Died In Committee
Amends the Oregon Constitution to replace term “declaration of emergency” with term “early implementation date”

SB 1510A Restricts Initiative Petition Process

VOTE:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Amends state election laws for the citizen’s Initiative petition process by limiting the signature gathering period, making it more difficult for an initiative to qualify.

SB 1512 National Popular Vote

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee – Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Refers Act to people for a vote.

SB 683 Paid Postage for Returned Ballots

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Pays postage for ballots returned by mail

HB 2927/SB 825 National Popular Vote

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Agreement among the states to elect the President by National Popular Vote

SB 877 Tax Increases to be Voted on at General Elections

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Tax increase proposals must be submitted only at general elections, unless otherwise provided in charter of city, county or metropolitan service district.

SB 888/HB 2909 President & VP Candidates to Release Income Tax Return

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Requires major candidates for President or Vice President to release their federal income tax return or submit Oregon Government Ethics Commission statement of economic interest in order to appear on primary or general election ballot and voters’ pamphlet.

HJR 10 Impeachment Executive Branch Officials

VOTE:YES – Died in Committee – Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to vest power of impeachment of statewide elected Executive Branch officials in House of Representatives and power to try impeachments in Senate.

SB 211 Change to Election of Precinct Committee Persons

Vote: NO – Died in Committee – Adds new rules for the election of Precinct Committeepersons (PCP’s) making it harder for write-in PCP’s to be elected.

HJR 19 Restricts Petition Process

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution requiring 6% of voters from each congressional district in Oregon for initiative petitions, and 8% for a petition to amend the Constitution.

SJR 2 Register to vote the day before the election.

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Would change the voter registration deadline to the day before an election.

HB 3475 Oregon agrees to National Popular Vote

Vote NO – Died in Committee
Would enact Oregon as a member of the Interstate Compact for agreement among the states to elect the President by National Popular Vote.

HB 2176 Transforms Oregon Elections

Vote: NO – Died in Committee
Would eliminate cut-off date for voter registration and requirement to provide residence address.

HB 2177 Automatic Voter Registration

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Kitzhaber
State will ascertain data from the DMV and automatically register drivers to vote!