Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1048
Requires each county clerk to ensure that an equal number of volunteers from each major political party assist with the county clerk's official duties.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act makes multiple changes to this state's election laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires each county clerk to ensure that an equal number of volunteers from each major political party assist with the county clerk's official duties. Provides that ballots may be collected from an official ballot drop site only by a team with an equal number of individuals affiliated with each major political party. Prohibits not-for-profit corporations that receive moneys directly from the state from making certain political contributions during a biennium in which the corporation receives state moneys. Creates exceptions. Repeals and amends provisions related to voters who are inactive. Prohibits certain envelopes from containing any outward identifier, including any numeric code, of the political party affiliation of the elector. Prohibits an individual from collecting and returning the ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions. Prohibits the establishment of unofficial ballot drop sites. Requires a secrecy envelope to be included with every ballot. Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote in this state. Specifies when the registration of a qualified person occurs. Repeals the electronic voter registration system. Repeals the transfer of certain electronic records from the Oregon Health Authority to the Secretary of State. Repeals the automatic transfer of voter registration information from the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority to the Secretary of State. Requires that all ballots must be received by the county clerk by 8 p.m. on the day of the election. Declares an 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 18 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 2 days
In the SenateFeb 18 to Jun 27 · stopped129 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 180 days
RulesFeb 18 to Jun 27 · stopped129 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.