l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3872

Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

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. Refers the Act to the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). 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. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

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

5 co-sponsors

Lucetta Elmer, Emily McIntire, Virgle Osborne, Anna Scharf, Boomer Wright

Its course

February 27 to June 27, 2025, 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 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 45 days

RulesMar 4 to Jun 27 · stopped115 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 27 – Jun 27

  1. Feb 27Introduced
  2. Mar 4Sent to Rules
  3. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Mar 4Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  3. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives