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Related: About this forumOregon legislators propose national vote-by-mail bill
By Talia Richman | The Oregonian/OregonLive
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on July 14, 2016 at 12:25 PM, updated July 14, 2016 at 12:26 PM
Voting rights across the country are under attack, according to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden's office.
To combat that, Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced a bill Thursday to expand Oregon's vote-by-mail system nationwide. Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer is spearheading a related measure in the House.
The bill the Vote By Mail Act of 2016 would require every state to provide registered voters the chance to vote by mail and send ballots and pre-paid envelopes out at least two weeks before an election. It would also amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration through a state's department of motor vehicles .
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/sens_wyden_merkley_propose_nat.html
To combat that, Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced a bill Thursday to expand Oregon's vote-by-mail system nationwide. Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer is spearheading a related measure in the House.
The bill the Vote By Mail Act of 2016 would require every state to provide registered voters the chance to vote by mail and send ballots and pre-paid envelopes out at least two weeks before an election. It would also amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration through a state's department of motor vehicles .
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/sens_wyden_merkley_propose_nat.html
I would really like to see this get traction. Voting in Oregon is a breeze.
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Oregon legislators propose national vote-by-mail bill (Original Post)
fleabiscuit
Jul 2016
OP
This is a good bill that will go nowhere until Dems regain control of Congress.
LonePirate
Jul 2016
#2
Silver_Witch
(1,820 posts)1. Same in California
I hope this moves forward!
LonePirate
(13,448 posts)2. This is a good bill that will go nowhere until Dems regain control of Congress.
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)3. I hate the futility of wishing, but that is a big wish of mine.
Dems can't blow this one, it will take 30 years or more to recover from a Trump disaster.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. This may be the AuH2O redux we've been waiting for.
The pendulum swings and this time they have a moroon-colored guy who isn't even a Goldwater.
billhicks76
(5,082 posts)5. Oregon Is The Best State
shadowmayor
(1,325 posts)6. Paper Trail People
No more relying on computer machines to "count" our votes. Discrepancies can be easily checked by counting the actual ballots. And if it's mailed, it's a Federal offense to toss the ballots into the sea or dumpster or the back 40. What's not to like?
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)7. KICK AND REC