l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 2605

Authorizes board of election officials to duplicate ballot for purposes of counting ballot by vote tally machine.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Elections, Ethics and Rules Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Authorizes board of election officials to duplicate ballot for purposes of counting ballot by vote tally machine. Specifies that ballot that is duplicated may be counted only once under provisions relating to conduct of elections and once in any recount. Prohibits elections official from modifying ballot cast by elector. Directs county clerks to develop security procedures governing counting of ballots. Requires that ballots be stored in secure location. Requires person who establishes ballot drop site accessible to general public to file statement with county clerk listing name and address of person, contact information, location of drop site, time that ballots will be transferred to county clerk and date drop site will be removed. Allows county clerk to remove drop site if statement is not filed. Directs county clerks to provide training for persons who watch receiving and counting of votes. Specifies that valid ballots not counted in original tally of ballots must be segregated and counted in ballot recount, unless otherwise ordered by court. Directs county clerk to retain ballots not counted in original tally as segregated. Provides that nomination or election of person, or approval or rejection of measure, may be set aside in case of mistake in canvass of votes.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Linda Flores

Its course

February 6 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Jun 28 · stopped142 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 6 to Feb 126 days

Elections, Ethics and RulesFeb 12 to Jun 28 · stopped136 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Jun 28

  1. Feb 6Introduced
  2. Feb 12Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
  3. Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 12Referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules.House of Representatives
  3. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives