HB 3872 — Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-26
Digest: Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. Refers the Act to the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains vote by mail as the primary method for conducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon. Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Drazan, Christine (R, OR-51) — sponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — sponsor
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — sponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Yunker, Dwayne (R, OR-3) — sponsor
- Elmer, Lucetta (R, OR-24) — cosponsor
- McIntire, Emily (R, OR-56) — cosponsor
- Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
- Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
Action timeline
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Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-26 | Boice, Court | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Drazan, Christine | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Elmer, Lucetta | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Helfrich, Jeffrey | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | McIntire, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Osborne, Virgle | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Reschke, E. Werner | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Scharf, Anna | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Wright, Boomer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-26 | Yunker, Dwayne | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Drazan, Christine (R, state_lower OR-51) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Yunker, Dwayne (R, state_lower OR-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Elmer, Lucetta (R, state_lower OR-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | McIntire, Emily (R, state_lower OR-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Osborne, Virgle (R, state_lower OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Scharf, Anna (R, state_lower OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-02-26 · cosponsored by Osborne, Virgle (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · cosponsored by Wright, Boomer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · cosponsored by McIntire, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · sponsored by Drazan, Christine (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · cosponsored by Elmer, Lucetta (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · sponsored by Yunker, Dwayne (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · cosponsored by Scharf, Anna (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · sponsored by Reschke, E. Werner (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · sponsored by Helfrich, Jeffrey (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-26 · sponsored by Boice, Court (sponsor) · sponsorship