OR SB229 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-08-23 - Effective date, August 18, 2017.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-08-23 - Effective date, August 18, 2017.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election. Requires certain election documents to be filed electronically. Changes certain ballot markings from "Presidential only" to "Federal only." Alters certain filing deadlines. Requires Secretary of State to establish process for modifying petition and prospective petition templates. Requires that one copy of prospective initiative and referral petitions, rather than two copies, be sent to required officials. Permits district attorney to make clerical corrections to ballot title for district measure. Requires all estimates, portraits, statements and arguments for voters' pamphlet to be filed electronically. Clarifies how candidates, principal campaign committees, political committees and petition committees may use amounts received as contributions. Permits use of campaign moneys in connection with most legal proceedings relating to election laws. Provides that person who fails to file required statement or certificate has 20 days from date notice is sent by Secretary of State to request hearing. Provides that during recount, Secretary of State may select batches of ballots for hand count. Changes date Secretary of State must advise county clerks of issues relating to recount from three days after date of general election to 15 days after date of general election. Provides that county clerk shall begin hand counts for recount not later than 23rd day after election, rather than by 21st day after election. Requires Secretary of State to design standard form for certified statement to be used when return identification envelope is returned unsigned. Provides that Secretary of State, rather than county clerk, is responsible for signature verification for state candidate petitions. Directs that Enrolled House Bill 2391 (2017), if referred by referendum petition, be submitted to people at special election held on January 23, 2018. Directs that Enrolled House Bill 2017 (2017), if referred by referendum petition, be submitted to people at special election held on same date as next primary election. Prescribes method for creating ballot title and explanatory statement for measure to be voted on at special election. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Title
Relating to elections; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2017-07-06 - Senate - Senate Third Reading in Concurrence (Y: 16 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-07-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 34 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-07-03 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill. (Printed C-Eng.) (Y: 14 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-07-01 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill, and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed B-Eng) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-05-24 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-05-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-07-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 34 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-07-03 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill. (Printed C-Eng.) (Y: 14 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-07-01 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill, and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed B-Eng) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-05-24 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-05-17 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-23 | Senate | Effective date, August 18, 2017. |
| 2017-08-23 | Senate | Chapter 749, 2017 Laws. |
| 2017-08-18 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2017-07-18 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2017-07-18 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2017-07-06 | Senate | Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.Ayes, 16; nays, 14--Baertschiger Jr, Boquist, DeBoer, Ferrioli, Girod, Hansell, Johnson, Knopp, Kruse, Linthicum, Olsen, Thatcher, Thomsen, Winters. |
| 2017-07-06 | House | Third reading. Carried by Rayfield. Passed.Ayes, 34; Nays, 25--Barreto, Bentz, Buehler, Esquivel, Hack, Hayden, Heard, Huffman, Johnson, Kennemer, Lewis, McLane, Nearman, Noble, Olson, Parrish, Post, Reschke, Smith DB, Smith G, Sprenger, Stark, Vial, Whisnant, Wilson; Excused, 1--Boone. |
| 2017-07-05 | House | Second reading. |
| 2017-07-05 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed. |
| 2017-07-03 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2017-07-03 | House | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2017-07-03 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2017-07-03 | House | Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. |
| 2017-07-03 | House | Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. |
| 2017-07-03 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2017-07-01 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2017-06-30 | House | Work Session cancelled. |
| 2017-06-29 | House | Work Session cancelled. |
| 2017-06-13 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2017-05-26 | House | Referred to Rules. |
| 2017-05-25 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2017-05-24 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed.Ayes, 28; excused, 2--Olsen, Steiner Hayward. |
| 2017-05-23 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2017-05-22 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2017-05-17 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2017-04-19 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2017-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Rules. |
| 2017-01-09 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
