HB2443 • 2025

Requires a county clerk to cancel the registration of an elector if the elector registers to vote in another county, surrenders the elector's driver license upon being issued a license in another state or is excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen.

Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Yunker, Representative Boice,, Wright,, Senator Nash,, Smith DB,, Weber,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires a county clerk to cancel the registration of an elector if the elector registers to vote in another county, surrenders the elector's driver license upon being issued a license in another state or is excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen.

Digest: The Act tells a county clerk to cancel a voter's enrollment for certain reasons.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act tells a county clerk to cancel a voter's enrollment for certain reasons.
(Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Requires a county clerk to cancel the registration of an elector if the elector registers to vote in another county, surrenders the elector's driver license upon being issued a license in another state or is excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen.
Relating to: Relating to cancellation of voter registration.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Rules.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells a county clerk to cancel a voter's enrollment for certain reasons. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Requires a county clerk to cancel the registration of an elector if the elector registers to vote in another county, surrenders the elector's driver license upon being issued a license in another state or is excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen.
Relating to: Relating to cancellation of voter registration.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2443
Sponsored by Representative YUNKER; Representatives BOICE, WRIGHT, Senators NASH, SMITH DB, WEBER
(Presession filed.)
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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act tells a county clerk to cancel a voter’s enrollment for certain reasons. (Flesch
Readability Score: 65.7).
Requires a county clerk to cancel the registration of an elector if the elector registers to vote
in another county, surrenders the elector’s driver license upon being issued a license in another
state or is excused from jury duty for not being a United States citizen.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to cancellation of voter registration; amending ORS 247.555.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 247.555 is amended to read:
247.555. (1) A county clerk may cancel the registration of an elector:
(a) At the request of the elector;
(b) Upon the death of the elector;
(c) If the [county clerk receives written evidence that the] elector has registered to vote in another
county or state; [ or]
(d) If the elector has not responded to a notice described in ORS 247.563 and has not voted or
updated a registration during the period beginning on the date the notice is sent and ending on the
day after the date of the second regular general election that occurs after the date the notice was
sent[.];
(e) If the elector surrenders the elector’s driver license to the Department of Transpor-
tation upon being issued a driver license in another state; or
(f) If the elector is excused from jury duty for not being a citizen of the United States.
(2) For purposes of this section, subsection (1)(c) and (e) of this section constitute con-
firmation from the elector to cancel the registration of the elector due to a change in resi-
dence address.
(3) If the registration of an elector is canceled, the elector, in order to vote in an election, must
register as provided in this chapter.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 1190