Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1589
Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains vote by mail as the primary method for conducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon. Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
9 co-sponsors
Vikki Breese-Iverson, Ed Diehl, Christine Goodwin, James Hieb, Emily McIntire, Mark Owens, Gregory Smith, Brian Stout, Boomer Wright
Its course
February 5 to March 7, 2024, 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 2 days
In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days
RulesFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 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.