(1)(a) Except as set forth in ORS § 247.965 or 247.967, or as otherwise prohibited by law, the following information about an elector contained within an elector’s registration file is subject to inspection as a public record under ORS § 192.311 to 192.478 and shall be included in lists delivered under ORS § 247.940 and 247.945:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 247.948

  • County clerk: means the county clerk or the county official in charge of elections. See Oregon Statutes 247.002
  • Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under Article II, section 2, Oregon Constitution. See Oregon Statutes 247.002

(A) The major political party or minor political party, if any, with which an elector is affiliated;

(B) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the residence address of an elector;

(C) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the address where an elector receives a ballot;

(D) The year in which an elector was born;

(E) The name or number of the precinct in which the elector resides;

(F) The precinct split of an elector;

(G) The administrative number for an elector that is used by the Secretary of State to determine which elections an elector may vote in;

(H) The telephone number of an elector;

(I) Whether or not an elector voted in previous elections; and

(J) During an election period, the ballot status of an elector. In order to comply with this subparagraph, during the election period, the secretary shall maintain a list of the ballot status of electors. The secretary shall update the list, and make available an updated version of the list, on each business day of the election period.

(b) As used in this subsection:

(A) ‘Ballot status’ means whether or not an elector has cast a ballot in the election;

(B) ‘Election period’ means the period of time beginning on the date that ballots for an election are first mailed to electors and ending on the date of the election; and

(C) ‘Precinct split’ means the enhanced precinct name or number used to determine the specific ballot configuration that will be received by an elector who resides in a precinct that:

(i) Has more than one election district subdivision; and

(ii) Requires more than one ballot configuration for electors in the precinct.

(2) Except as set forth in ORS § 247.973 or as otherwise required by law, the following information about an elector contained within an elector’s registration file is not subject to inspection as a public record under ORS § 192.311 to 192.478 and may not be disclosed by the Secretary of State or a county clerk:

(a) Information that is required to be kept confidential under ORS § 247.965 or as part of the Address Confidentiality Program under ORS § 192.820 to 192.868;

(b) The birth month of an elector;

(c) The day of the month on which an elector was born;

(d) The Social Security number of an elector;

(e) The driver license number of an elector; and

(f) The signature of an elector.

(3) The residence address of an elector may not be included in lists delivered under ORS § 247.940 and 247.945 if the elector:

(a) Is either a candidate for elected office or a holder of elected office; and

(b) Has chosen to limit the public accessibility of the elector’s residence address in the manner described in ORS § 249.021.

(4) Nothing in this section is intended to limit or restrict the disclosure of information that is otherwise subject to inspection as a public record under ORS § 192.311 to 192.478. [2018 c.70 § 21; 2023 c.528 § 6; 2023 c.600 § 8]