HB 3785
Allows persons convicted of a felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated.
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Bill overview
This bill allows individuals currently incarcerated on a felony conviction to register to vote, update their voter registration, and cast ballots while still in custody. It clarifies that incarceration does not automatically forfeit voting rights and specifies that a person’s residence for voting purposes remains their prior address before incarceration. The bill also updates state laws regarding voter registration residency rules to account for incarcerated individuals.
Key provisions
- Allows incarcerated felons to register to vote.
- Allows incarcerated felons to update their voter registration.
- Allows incarcerated felons to vote in elections.
- Defines a person’s residence for voting purposes as their prior residence before incarceration.
- Amends ORS 137.281 to clarify that incarceration does not deprive a person of the right to vote.
- Amends ORS 247.013 to allow incarcerated individuals to register using their prior residence address.
- Amends ORS 247.035 to adjust residency rules for those incarcerated.
- Establishes procedures for administering elections to incarcerated individuals through rules developed by the Secretary of State.
Who is affected
- Individuals convicted of felonies
- Correctional facilities (state and local)
- Oregon voters
- Secretary of State's office
- Department of Corrections
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