l9n/ Oregon

2008 Special Session

Senate Bill 1083

Directs Supreme Court to rule on ballot title petition not later than 45 days after oral argument or 45 days after all memoranda have been filed in response to petition, whichever is later.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on February 22, 2008. The 2008 Special Session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Directs Supreme Court to rule on ballot title petition not later than 30 days after petition is filed.</i>] <i>Requires Secretary of State to verify each signature on state initiative or referendum petition. Directs Secretary of State or Attorney General to conclude investigation of election law violation not later than 90 days after receipt of complaint.</i>] <b>Directs Supreme Court to rule on ballot title petition not later than 45 days after oral argument or 45 days after all memoranda have been filed in response to petition, whichever is later. <b>Requires Secretary of State to review signature twice before signature is counted or rejected on initiative or referendum petition. Directs secretary to prescribe employee training program conducted by expert in signature verification. Allows secretary to authorize persons to be present to watch verification of signatures. <b>Allows elector to challenge active registration status of elector who did not vote in election for purposes of determining number of registered voters eligible to vote in election described in section 11 (8), Article XI of Oregon Constitution. <b>Directs Secretary of State or Attorney General to conclude investigation of election law violation not later than one year after receipt of complaint and notify elector not later than 90 days after receipt of complaint if secretary or Attorney General requires additional time to determine whether violation has occurred.</b> Allows Secretary of State to obtain records of United States Postal Service to update elector addresses. <b>Requires elector challenging ballot of person to have personal, firsthand knowledge that person is not qualified as elector.</b> Prohibits voter challenge based on <b>unverified match list or</b> list compiled through mail sent by political party<b>, candidate or other person or organization</b>. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

Its course

February 4 to February 22, 2008, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 22 · stopped18 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

Elections and EthicsFeb 4 to Feb 1814 days

Ways and MeansFeb 18 to Feb 22 · stopped4 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 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 4 – Feb 22

  1. Feb 4Introduced
  2. Sent to Elections and Ethics
  3. Feb 7Heard in Elections and Ethics
  4. Feb 12Heard in Elections and Ethics
  5. Feb 18Elections and Ethics recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Feb 22Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 4Referred to Elections and Ethics, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Feb 7Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 12Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  5. Feb 18Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Feb 18Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  7. Feb 22In committee upon adjournment.Senate