Conducting a Voter Registration Drive in Oregon

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Voter Registration Deadline

Postmarked 21 days before Election Day

Applications collected as part of a registration drive must be forwarded to a county clerk or the Secretary of State within five days of receiving them

Getting Started

Training Requirement: Oregon does not require training for registration drives.Notification and Registration Requirements: Oregon does not have notification requirements for registration drives. If an organization requests more than 5,000 voter registration applications, it must develop and abide by a distribution plan to be included on the request form as well as provide written assurances that unused cards will be returned to the Secretary of State.Compensation Restrictions: Do not pay registration drive participants based on how many registrations they collect. Do not offer an applicant any incentive of monetary value to register to vote.

Obtaining Applications

State Form: Submitted requests for fewer than 500 voter registration cards to the appropriate county elections office: sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/countyofficials.aspx

Requests for 500 or more voter registration cards must be directed to the Secretary of State: sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/request-voter-registrationcards.aspx

Federal Form: The federal mail-in voter registration application may be used in voter registration drives: eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form/

Photocopying Blank Forms: Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of State for permission to print, copy, or otherwise prepare and distribute registration cards.

If a registration drive requests more than 5,000 applications, it must provide a distribution plan and include it on the request form as well as provide written assurances that unused cards will be returned to the Secretary of State.

Handling Applications

Incomplete Applications: Individuals who are helping others to register through registration drives may not fill in incomplete information or make any changes to an application.Photocopying Completed Applications: You may photocopy completed applications but the signature must be redacted. Check with county election officials regarding guidance for copying. As a best practice, a voter’s full or partial Social Security number and/or driver’s license number should not be retained and some county officials indicate it is not permitted.Submitting Completed Applications: All registration applications collected as part of a voter registration drive must be forwarded to a county clerk or the Secretary of State within five days of receiving the card.
Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Oregon legal professional.

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