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Drazen said the measure is intended to ensure voters who are already registered are not inadvertently disenfranchised by automatic updates originating from other state agencies. \"This bill ensures that voters are not disenfranchised by errors at the DMV or the Secretary of State's office,\" she said, and described personal and constituent experiences in which party affiliation or address were changed without a voter’s clear intent. Drazen described one personal example in which she said she received a notice that she could be defaulted to nonaffiliated if she did not return a card within 21 days.

Committee members questioned the mechanics and potential consequences of restricting agency-driven updates. Vice Chair Pham asked how removing the ability to update registrations through DMV interactions could affect the accuracy of registration data. Drazen answered that her intent is not to disable address updates but to ensure a verification or notification process so voters can approve changes: \"I think that the integral moment for all of this is at what point...voters themselves can approve or disapprove these changes.\" She said the change of address to the voter file would still occur, but sponsors want a notification or verification step so voters affirm the change.

Isabella Villarreal, testifying for NextUp Action Fund, a nonprofit focused on youth political engagement, opposed aspects of the bill on practical grounds. Villarreal said many people interacting with the DMV are already registered to vote and that the bill could require eligible voters to take an extra step to update their registration. \"The net result could be voter rolls that have less accurate information and making vote by mail ballots much less likely to reach voters,\" she said, while also noting agreement that reports of party registration changing at the DMV should be thoroughly investigated.

Procedure: the committee opened and closed a public hearing on House Bill 3,468 on March 12, 2025; no committee vote was recorded in the transcript. The sponsor indicated she had met with the Secretary of State’s office and expected a neutral position from that office.

Ending: The bill remains at the public hearing stage; committee discussion centered on balancing voter control over registration changes against maintaining accurate, current voter files.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee On Rules 03/12/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Representative Christine Drazen introduced House Bill 3,468 to prohibit county clerks from using certain agency-provided data to change existing voter registrations.","taxTitle","Rules, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18187,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6284950,"Rep. Dwayne Yunker seeks monthly county voter-roll reports from Secretary of State",266,48000,314000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2576419-23de15845690c79dab7bfc87dfe9a8d0&start=48&end=314","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2576419-23de15845690c79dab7bfc87dfe9a8d0/thumbnail_48000.jpg","/articles/6284950/Oregon/Rep-Dwayne-Yunker-seeks-monthly-county-voter-roll-reports-from-Secretary-of-State","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284950-0928e6ae6e95c7214326d6dfa43b07c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770493870&Signature=OhqnTJk6MzOqVtA~gfvxpaBC6E9rrAFqqkUqOuMU6WwDHs5DDnfVH1Fc-lIUtbLDj1rqMLuJDqKnI4SMUF6OsUDJkh5n0-iwI09cqnlGWigl5RZ0WAtb2MpEN9CiAKINsOrYjsQ9gi2i8oLCtbfpZDUa100bqvJVrUywLPWrKKycW4HSciJ23dIleGm19uDG4yAwDavBynMRkVxoibCuEDzmZyVh~bl27KegXREuEPcJc67uxyl4KfRrBT~rietWKff66Zn8YwX9z2kYcDNdtoPFaGl-GBioe4vefiJYnqEQSXMOl7KHHlTjmE-UvDOZeQgAtM9htbwIDspg1TO7Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Dwayne Yunker, a Republican from House District 3, introduced House Bill 24 35 to the House Committee on Rules on March 12, 2025. The bill \"requires the Secretary of State to publish a monthly report on voter registrations for each county on its website,\" Yunker told the committee.

The measure is intended to add detail to existing statewide reporting. \"Oregon voter roll reporting is inadequate,\" Yunker said. He testified the proposed county-level monthly reports would show month-to-month totals and changes (new registrations, cancellations due to death or relocation and similar categories), similar to reporting he provided from Oklahoma as an example.

The bill’s sponsor framed the proposal as a transparency and accountability measure. \"This is not about adding a new burden or cost,\" Yunker said. \"Every county election office already maintains this data. Published as monthly ensures accountability, strengthens public trust.\" He asked the committee to schedule the bill for a work session.

Committee members asked what the Secretary of State currently publishes and what difference the bill would make. Chair Bowman asked, \"what specifically does the Secretary of State publish now versus what is being added in this bill?\" Yunker responded that current Oregon reporting provides only basic totals and that the bill would provide month totals showing increases and decreases in specific categories.

Yunker told the committee he had reached out to the Secretary of State’s office and understood their position would be neutral. Committee members also asked about potential costs; Yunker replied, \"I don't think it's gonna cost money\" because the county offices already collect the underlying data.

Procedure: the committee opened and closed a public hearing on House Bill 24 35 on March 12, 2025. No formal vote or work session was recorded in the committee transcript.

Ending: The bill remains at the public hearing stage after testimony and questions; the sponsor asked for further consideration in a work session.","A bill sponsored by Rep. Dwayne Yunker would require the Oregon Secretary of State to publish monthly, county-level voter registration maintenance reports online; proponents said the change is about transparency while committee members asked about current practice and cost.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6284936,"Rep. Drazen asks Secretary of State to study USPS changes’ impact on Oregon’s vote-by-mail system",371,1959000,2330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2576419-23de15845690c79dab7bfc87dfe9a8d0&start=1959&end=2330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2576419-23de15845690c79dab7bfc87dfe9a8d0/thumbnail_1959000.jpg","/articles/6284936/Oregon/Rep-Drazen-asks-Secretary-of-State-to-study-USPS-changes-impact-on-Oregons-vote-by-mail-system","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284936-463f68e43d3aa73dd0daf0acdd0f5d70/orig.mp4?Expires=1770493870&Signature=Ejx3VWL2IiYLULXxdQH5-gGQiTVioWHBM4IqZh55IeTSqxJdKGH0izvS3rIMjNUzCoyUyZGWQibeC1A-9rrhyFFgdT6kIpFZGpVkH0s4ysUJKaMmA5C7L9GrvTJwUWrQqQ7gziF~kNat8dpkDAprn2xuqC2YD5d5XD6A2qHqGCPEwxvxtbZ8-JSQGXWwqDkGdkXvVwQV5w4T1X4MuCiaL9kq00rtXhI8Wglb3~fFoBIXCdcbej3M4zbpai7Hsa5-P4jtnSmF9IGpjdqGQKolFtI8qyyptXj6dxPSfgp0BnybJiU8JJoJCp3kMVy5aOqo3yxP4d69t4VDND~WohkLAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Christine Drazen introduced House Bill 34 74 to the House Committee on Rules on March 12, 2025. The bill would require the Secretary of State to survey changes at the United States Postal Service and analyze how those changes may affect Oregon’s vote-by-mail system, producing a report with recommendations by September of the following year.

Drazen cited multiple service problems in the prior election cycle — ballots not arriving in Coos County, delayed deliveries in Douglas County tied to prepaid postage confusion, and local pickup and key-theft issues in Lane County — as examples of how postal-service disruptions have affected ballots. She also described recent USPS operational initiatives, including \"Delivering for America\" and the Regional Transportation Optimization Program, and said those initiatives have already changed routing and collection practices that disproportionately affect rural Oregon.

Drazen provided statewide figures discussed in testimony: she said more than 24,300 of the country's 33,700 post offices would be subject to the Regional Transportation Optimization Initiative, and she referenced historical USPS operating losses (testimony cited about $87,000,000,000 in losses from 2007 through 2020) as context for ongoing reforms. Drazen argued the state should study and prepare for risks to ballot delivery and rural residents who depend on reliable mail for ballots, prescriptions and bills.

Procedure: the committee opened and closed a public hearing on House Bill 34 74 on March 12, 2025. No committee vote was recorded in the meeting transcript.

Ending: The bill would create a report requirement for the Secretary of State to identify postal-related risks to vote-by-mail and recommend statutory or administrative changes; it remains in committee pending that study and any legislative response.","House Bill 34 74 would direct the Secretary of State to study changes at the U.S. Postal Service and report how those changes could affect Oregon’s vote-by-mail system, with recommendations for legislative fixes; sponsor cited recent ballot-delivery problems and USPS service-model changes that disproportionately affect rural areas.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6284941,"Bill would require Secretary of State to verify citizenship on certain DMV/OHA registrations",368,1380000,1748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2576419-23de15845690c79dab7bfc87dfe9a8d0&start=1380&end=1748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2576419-23de15845690c79dab7bfc87dfe9a8d0/thumbnail_1380000.jpg","/articles/6284941/Oregon/Bill-would-require-Secretary-of-State-to-verify-citizenship-on-certain-DMVOHA-registrations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284941-9b00d94df8726076dfd0a38930cbbcb6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770493870&Signature=FhRy9imeCm6~BpQreyOioNacv7NJAzeJZYEeG-GIeH92GZG7HVN3mzM7wdUlQQHLKVSOvH5atpg63Kb2taBxfH~femvsrMCAi5rOsFXMQwoUHUhZvyQnas7VUnsrux6qG2UajccctDGIMwWR4FjziTu49HdInbT089P--rdBH-1aBt6fP04Y-thHUogdy6wF3MANW3z7Z6s5~5f~2VDRDwyD0CfcXiHgll08uPFOkc4JA3pDT57IgT0OsqMGo4jY1WFiYKjviHTDhqgxKznGVBJZEQuxHKWzyOLCZmH7o5dQ7LP1Pij5DL0Gnjdca-chrDoULfXAzSKRGaD~W8~f2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Christine Drazen presented House Bill 34 70 to the House Committee on Rules on March 12, 2025, saying, \"this is a bill that says the buck stops here,\" placing verification responsibility with the Secretary of State. The bill text as read to the committee requires the Secretary of State to verify voter registration information provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation or the Oregon Health Authority to determine whether the person is a United States citizen.

Drazen described concerns raised by previous errors in which noncitizens were reportedly added to voter rolls during automated data exchanges. She said the Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) primary mission is not elections and argued the Secretary of State should have a central role and access to necessary data to ensure eligibility prior to county-level registration updates. She noted previous briefings with the Secretary of State and described limitations in the Secretary of State’s ability to access DMV records for later audit or verification.

Representative Boyce (member who signed onto the bill) said his district’s constituents had expressed concerns about election confidence and that the bill would boost public trust through stronger verification. Drazen explained some practical verification resources available to the Secretary of State’s office, including memorandum-of-agreement participation in the SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) program used in other states to verify entitlement eligibility and to help rule out ineligibility in registration records.

Committee members asked about implementation and whether the Secretary of State had indicated how it would comply. Drazen said she had met with the Secretary of State’s office and that the larger issue is whether the Secretary of State can see the same DMV data and retain it long enough to audit; she described document-retention variability depending on Real ID versus standard license processes.

Procedure: committee opened and closed a public hearing on House Bill 34 70 on March 12, 2025; no committee vote occurred in the transcript.

Ending: The bill remains under committee consideration while sponsors and the Secretary of State’s office continue discussions about data access, privacy protections and retention windows needed for verification and audit.","House Bill 34 70 would require the Secretary of State to verify citizenship data provided by the Department of Transportation or Oregon Health Authority before forwarding registrations to county election officials; sponsor argued the change would place responsibility for eligibility verification with the Secretary of State.","actionData","errors"]

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