l9n/ Oregon

2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1009

For counties with 35,000 or more electors, increases number of required voting booths and requires specified number of voting booth locations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

For counties with 35,000 or more electors, increases number of required voting booths and requires specified number of voting booth locations. Requires each voting booth location to permit registered elector to cast ballot, update address information on elector's voter registration file and request and receive reissued or replacement ballot. Requires each voting booth location to be open for no less than eight hours on every weekday and four hours on every weekend day during specified period before election. Requires that each voting booth location be open from 8 o'clock in morning through 8 o'clock in evening on date of election. Permits county clerk to determine location of voting booths and lists guidelines county clerk must consider when making determination. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Secretary of State for purpose of hiring individuals to assist with new requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Sara Gelser Blouin

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    Phil Barnhart, Karin Power, Tawna Sanchez

    Its course

    March 6 to July 7, 2017, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

    In the SenateMar 6 to Jul 7 · stopped123 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 6 to Mar 82 days

    RulesMar 8 to Jul 7 · stopped121 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 Senate Mar 6 – Jul 7

    1. Mar 6Introduced
    2. Mar 8Sent to Rules
    3. Jul 7Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Mar 8Referred to Rules.Senate
    3. Apr 10Possible Work Session cancelled.Senate
    4. Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate