l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 630

Designates United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, state Senator, state Representative and any state, county, city or district office as voter choice offices.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 23, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Designates United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, state Senator, state Representative and any state, county, city or district office as voter choice offices. Excludes nonpartisan offices. Allows voters at primary election to vote for any candidate for voter choice office, without regard to political party affiliation, or lack of affiliation, of voter or candidate. Specifies that two candidates for voter choice office receiving highest number of votes at primary election are nominated for office at general election.<b> Specifies that when one candidate for voter choice office receives majority of votes at primary election, name of that candidate alone is printed on general election ballot. <b>Allows political parties to file party rule with Secretary of State describing qualifications candidate must satisfy to be listed on ballot as party member. Allows party to notify chief elections officer that candidate for voter choice office is ineligible to be listed on ballot as party member.</b>

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Alan Bates, Avel Gordly, Frank Morse

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Ben Cannon, Mitch Greenlick

    Its course

    February 19 to May 23, 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 action11 actions on 9 days

    In the SenateFeb 19 to May 23 · stopped93 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 19 to Feb 267 days

    Legislative Operations and ReformFeb 26 to May 1881 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • Senate, third reading13–17

      Failed · May 23

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 18

    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 Senate Feb 19 – May 23

    1. Feb 19Introduced
    2. Feb 26Sent to Legislative Operations and Reform
    3. Apr 4Heard in Legislative Operations and Reform
    4. Apr 25Heard in Legislative Operations and Reform
    5. Apr 30Heard in Legislative Operations and Reform
    6. May 18Legislative Operations and Reform recommended it as amended
    7. May 21Read a second time
    8. May 23Failed in the Senate, 13 to 17
    All 11 actions, as published
    1. Feb 19Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Feb 26Referred to Legislative Operations and Reform.Senate
    3. Apr 4Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Apr 25Public Hearing held.Senate
    5. Apr 30Work Session held.Senate
    6. May 18Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    7. May 21Second reading.Senate
    8. May 22Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.Senate
    9. May 23Third reading. Carried by Deckert, Morse. Failed.Senate
    10. May 23George, L. declared potential conflict of interest.Senate
    11. May 23Vote explanation(s) filed by Prozanski.Senate