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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3474
Sponsored by Representative DRAZAN; Representatives BOSHART DAVIS, SCHARF
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Tells the SOS to study changes to the U.S. Postal Service. Tells the SOS to discuss how
any changes would impact Oregon voting laws. Requires the SOS to report to the legislature.
(Flesch Readability Score: 69.1).
Requires the Secretary of State to study changes to the United States Postal Service. Requires
the secretary to analyze how any changes may impact Oregon’s vote-by-mail system. Requires the
secretary to submit a report to the Legislative Assembly.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Secretary of State conducting a study of changes to the U.S. Postal Service.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) The Secretary of State shall conduct a study of changes made by the
federal government to the United States Postal Service.
(2) The study conducted under this section must include an analysis of how any changes
to the United States Postal Service may impact Oregon’s vote-by-mail system.
(3) The secretary shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the
interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to elections, and may include rec-
ommendations for legislation, no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 3079