68th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1995 Regular Session

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LC 1436

                         House Bill 2552

Sponsored by Representative OAKLEY; Representatives CLARNO,
  JOHNSTON, MARKHAM, MILNE, REPINE, ROBERTS, SCHOON, STARR,
  VANLEEUWEN, WELSH


                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Allows elector to become permanent absentee voter.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to absentee ballots; amending ORS 253.030.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 253.030 is amended to read:
  253.030. (1) Before an election any elector may apply to the
clerk for the absentee ballot of the election.
  (2) An application for an absentee ballot must:
  (a) Be in writing and signed by the applicant; and
  (b) Be received by the clerk not later than 8 p.m. the day of
the election.
  (3) If an applicant not affiliated with any political party
desires to vote in any major party primary election, the
applicant may request and shall be sent a ballot for a major
political party if that political party has provided under ORS
254.365 for a primary election that admits electors not
affiliated with any political party.
  (4) Application for an absentee ballot may be made by using a
facsimile machine. As used in this subsection, 'facsimile
machine' means a machine that electronically transmits or
receives facsimiles of documents through connection with a
telephone network.
  (5) If  { + requested by + } an elector   { - is frail or
disabled - } , the elector's application shall be valid for every
subsequent election until the elector otherwise notifies the
clerk or is no longer an elector of the county.   { - For
purposes of this subsection, an elector is 'frail' if the elector
has a condition or disease that makes the use of walking as a
means of transportation impossible or impractical. - }
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