House Bill 3304

Should Dead People Vote In Oregon?

Legal language as prepared by the State legal counsel


House Bill 3304 Sponsored by Representative FLORES; Representatives GALLEGOS, MABREY


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.


Requires county registrar who receives certificate of death to notify county clerk of name, age and

address of deceased person. Directs county clerk to cancel voter registration of person.  Directs county

clerk to furnish name, age and address of person to Secretary of State. Directs Secretary of State to

furnish names to other county clerks. Directs county clerks to cancel voter registration of person.


A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to voter registration; amending ORS 247.570. Be It Enacted by the

People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 247.570 is amended to read:


247.570. { +


(1)  Not later than two business days after receiving a certificate of death under ORS 432.307, a county

registrar designated under ORS 432.035 shall furnish to the county clerk of that county the name, age,

date of birth, and residence address of the person for whom the registrar has received the certificate of

death. If the person was registered to vote in the county, the county clerk immediately shall cancel the

registration of the person.

(2)  Not later than two business days after receiving information from the county registrar under sub

section (1) of this section, the county clerk shall furnish the information to the Secretary of State. The

Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the appropriate names received under this subsection to each

county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel the registrations of those persons.

(3)  + } The Department of Human Services, during the last week of each month, shall furnish to the

Secretary of State a list of the name, age, date of birth, county of residence and residence address of

each resident of this state who has died during the preceding month { + and for whom a certificate of

death was not filed with a county registrar + }. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the

appropriate names to each county clerk. Each county clerk immediately shall cancel registrations of

those { - individuals - } { + persons + }. ----------

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Note:  Section (3) is existing law and will now be used to back up section (1) & (2)

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