ORS 247.171
State and federal voter registration cards

  • Secretary of State approval of voter registration application forms of voter registration agencies
  • content of voter registration cards

(1)

Except as provided in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall design, prepare and distribute state voter registration cards. The Secretary of State shall also distribute federal registration cards. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of State for permission to print, copy or otherwise prepare and distribute the registration cards designed by the Secretary of State. The secretary may revoke any permission granted under this subsection at any time. All registration cards shall be distributed to the public without charge.

(2)

The Secretary of State shall approve any voter registration application form developed for use by any agency designated as a voter registration agency under ORS 247.208 (Voter registration agencies).

(3)

Each voter registration card designed or approved by the Secretary of State shall describe the penalties for knowingly supplying false information on the registration card and shall contain space for a person to provide the following information:

(a)

Full name;

(b)

Residence address, mailing address or any other information necessary to locate the residence of the person offering to register to vote;

(c)

The name of the political party with which the person is affiliated, if any;

(d)

Date of birth;

(e)

An indication that the person is a citizen of the United States; and

(f)

A signature attesting to the fact that the person is qualified to be an elector.

(4)

Any form containing a voter registration card may also include space for a person to provide:

(a)

A telephone number where the person may be contacted; and

(b)

If previously registered to vote in this state, the name then supplied by the person and the county and, if known, the address of previous registration.

(5)

A person shall not supply any information under subsection (3) or (4) of this section knowing it to be false.

(6)

A county clerk or other person accepting registration cards shall not request any information unless it is authorized by state or federal law.

(7)

A person shall attest to the information supplied on the voter registration card by signing the completed registration card.

(8)

Any completed and signed registration card described in subsection (3) of this section shall be the official registration card of the elector. [1957 c.608 §36; 1965 c.464 §2; 1971 c.241 §5; 1975 c.678 §16; 1977 c.168 §4; 1979 c.190 §47; 1985 c.808 §4; 1985 c.833 §3; 1987 c.320 §150; 1987 c.719 §11; 1987 c.733 §3; 1989 c.20 §3; 1989 c.173 §1; 1989 c.979 §5; 1993 c.713 §10; 1995 c.742 §3; 2015 c.8 §4]

Source: Section 247.171 — State and federal voter registration cards; Secretary of State approval of voter registration application forms of voter registration agencies; content of voter registration cards, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors247.­html.

Attorney General Opinions

Residency for voting of students not living with parents, (1971) Vol 35, p 933

247.002
Definitions 247.005
Policy 247.007
When ballot considered legally cast 247.009
Qualification to vote in political subdivision 247.012
Method of registering or updating a registration 247.013
Where person considered registered 247.014
Transfer of voter registration information by Department of Transportation 247.015
Other registration procedures 247.016
Registration of person who is 16 or 17 years of age 247.017
Transfer of voter registration materials to Secretary of State from Department of Transportation 247.019
Electronic voter registration 247.025
Registration deadline 247.035
Rules to consider in determining residence of person for voting purposes 247.038
Registration of person who is homeless or resides in identifiable location 247.125
Alteration of registration card prohibited 247.171
State and federal voter registration cards 247.174
Determining if person qualified to register or update registration 247.176
Request for delivery of registration card 247.178
Distribution of registration cards 247.181
Voter notification card 247.191
Correction of registration and voter notification cards when precinct boundaries changed 247.195
Inquiry into validity of registration 247.203
Change, termination or adoption of party affiliation before primary election 247.208
Voter registration agencies 247.275
Limits on considering registration of elector inactive 247.281
Notice to elector of inactive registration 247.290
Registration update requirement 247.292
Update of registration of elector changing residence 247.295
Verification of addresses of electors 247.296
Verification of addresses of electors 247.298
Extension of time for automatic updates under ORS 247.292 247.302
Effective date of registration automatically updated by county clerk 247.303
Deadline for updating registration 247.307
Issuance of ballot when registration updated after registration deadline 247.410
Eligibility to vote for President or Vice President, or electors, only 247.420
Special ballot for voting under ORS 247.410 247.555
Cancellation of registration 247.563
Notice to elector whose registration appears invalid 247.570
Notice of deaths to Secretary of State and county clerk 247.580
County clerk to retain notices or elector listings for two years 247.940
Statewide list of electors 247.945
List of county or statewide electors 247.948
Information required for or prohibited from inclusion in lists of electors 247.955
Use of lists of electors for commercial purposes prohibited 247.965
When residence address of elector exempt from disclosure as public record 247.967
Conditions where disclosure of elector’s residence address required 247.969
Definition of “personal safety” for purposes of ORS 247.965 247.973
Status of signature on voter registration card as public record
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 247.171’s source at oregon​.gov