SB1054 • 2025

Requires each county clerk in this state to provide a live video feed to be made available to the public through the Internet of rooms in which ballots are tallied and official ballot drop sites.

Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Bonham, Senator Smith DB
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires each county clerk in this state to provide a live video feed to be made available to the public through the Internet of rooms in which ballots are tallied and official ballot drop sites.

Digest: The Act says that county clerks must provide a live video feed of ballot counting.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act says that county clerks must provide a live video feed of ballot counting.
(Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).
Requires each county clerk in this state to provide a live video feed to be made available to the public through the Internet of rooms in which ballots are tallied and official ballot drop sites.
Requires each county clerk to cause the live video feed to be recorded and made available to the public through the Internet for at least two years following the election at which the live video feed was provided.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-07 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-18 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-02-18 Senate
Referred to Rules.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says that county clerks must provide a live video feed of ballot counting. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).
Requires each county clerk in this state to provide a live video feed to be made available to the public through the Internet of rooms in which ballots are tallied and official ballot drop sites. Requires each county clerk to cause the live video feed to be recorded and made available to the public through the Internet for at least two years following the election at which the live video feed was provided.
Relating to: Relating to video feeds of ballot tallying.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1054
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM
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 says that county clerks must provide a live video feed of ballot counting.
(Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).
Requires each county clerk in this state to provide a live video feed to be made available to the
public through the Internet of rooms in which ballots are tallied and official ballot drop sites. Re-
quires each county clerk to cause the live video feed to be recorded and made available to the
public through the Internet for at least two years following the election at which the live video feed
was provided.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to video feeds of ballot tallying.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) Each county clerk in this state shall provide a live video feed that may
be accessed by the public over the Internet at any time of day until the county clerk has
tallied all ballots and completed all duties related to ballot tallying required under ORS
254.545 of:
(a) Rooms in which ballots are tallied; and
(b) Official ballot drop sites.
(2) The county clerk shall cause the live video feed under subsection (1) of this section
to be recorded and made accessible by the public for a period not less than two years fol-
lowing the election for which the live video feed was provided.
(3) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules that establish the requirements for each lo-
cation and operation of any video cameras installed and operated under this section. The
rules shall ensure that a video camera is not installed and operated in a manner that would:
(a) Violate the election security plan adopted under ORS 254.074; or
(b) Identify the manner in which any individual elector cast the elector’s ballot for or
against any candidate or ballot measure.
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 4349