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HB3959 • 2025

Permits the Department of Transportation to not provide electronic records of persons who are program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program to the Secretary of State for purposes of automatic voter registration.

Permits the Department of Transportation to not provide electronic records of persons who are program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program to the Secretary of State for purposes of automatic voter registration.

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Rules
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-15 House

    Referred to Rules.

  3. 2025-04-10 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act changes certain laws for automatic voter registration. The Act tells ODOT and OHA to adopt procedures to ensure data sent to the SOS is correct. The Act removes the 21 days for a person to decline being registered to vote. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
Permits the Department of Transportation to not provide electronic records of persons who are program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program to the Secretary of State for purposes of automatic voter registration.
Removes the 21-day period by which a person who is automatically registered to vote may decline being registered automatically.
Directs the Secretary of State or county clerk to cancel the registration of a person who is automatically registered to vote if that person declines to be registered in accordance with the notification of the process to decline provided to the person by the secretary.
Directs the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority to adopt procedures to ensure the accuracy of electronic records to be provided to the Secretary of State for purposes of automatic voter registration.
Relating to: Relating to automatic voter registration.
Current location: In House Committee