§ ORS § 247.017Transfer of voter registration records to Secretary of State from Department of Transportation; opt-out of voter registration; rules

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(1) The Secretary of State shall
by rule establish a schedule by which the Department of Transportation shall
provide to the secretary electronic records containing the legal name, age,
residence and citizenship information for, and the electronic signature of,
each person who meets qualifications identified by the secretary by rule.

(2) Upon
receiving the electronic record for, and electronic signature of, a person
described in subsection (1) of this section, the Secretary of State shall
provide the information to the county clerk of the county in which the person
may be registered as an elector. The secretary or county clerk shall notify
each person of the process to:

(a) Decline being
registered as an elector.

(b) Adopt a
political party affiliation.

(3) If a person
notified under subsection (2) of this section does not decline to be registered
as an elector within 21 calendar days after the Secretary of State or county
clerk issues the notification, the person’s electronic record and electronic
signature submitted under subsection (1) of this section will constitute a
completed registration card for the person for purposes of this chapter. The
person shall be registered to vote if the county clerk determines that the
person is qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, of the Oregon
Constitution, and the person is not already registered to vote.

(4) A county
clerk may not send a ballot to, or add to an elector registration list, a
person who meets eligibility requirements until at least 21 calendar days after
the Secretary of State or county clerk provided notification to the person as
described in subsection (2) of this section.

(5) In addition
to providing electronic records to the Secretary of State under subsection (1)
of this section, the Department of Transportation may by rule develop, and
require the availability or use of, any form or application the department
determines is necessary to ensure compliance with the voter registration
provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31).

(6) The Secretary
of State shall adopt rules required to implement subsections (1) to (4) of this
section. [Formerly 802.090; 1995 c.742 §2; 2007 c.555 §4; 2015 c.8 §1; 2019
c.701 §23c]

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