HJR 201 — Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require that primary election ballots must contain the names of all candidates of any political party affiliation for specified offices.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-19
Digest: Proposes a change to the state Constitution. Requires the names of all candidates to be listed on a single ballot for a primary. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require that primary election ballots must contain the names of all candidates of any political party affiliation for specified offices. Provides that a registered elector in this state may not be denied the right to vote in any primary election in this state solely because that elector is registered as unaffiliated with any political party. Permits a political party to decline to participate in a primary election, subject to certain requirements. Designates a minor political party. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — sponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Hartman, Annessa (D, OR-40) — cosponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Rules.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — In committee upon adjournment.
Text versions
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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 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Hartman, Annessa (D, state_lower OR-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Nosse, Rob (D, state_lower OR-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | 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