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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to ballots."
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description: "Adds members of household <b>and domestic partner</b> of candidate to list of persons who may not be employed to open ballot envelopes, handle ballots, prepare ballots for counting or count ballots."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
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legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
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session: "2023R1"
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identifier: "SB 53"
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citation: "Oregon SB 53 (2023R1)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lynn Findley", "Mark Owens"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69c7c54d-9686-4144-8853-2b5d37a33b6a"
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source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB53"
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source_hash: "f0a4d7b62a45416fc020bfbe0707a8ae01304497d12d8965e88ff4a2e6d59a47"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
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---
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# Oregon SB 53 (2023R1) — Relating to ballots.
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Adds members of household <b>and domestic partner</b> of candidate to list of persons who may not be employed to open ballot envelopes, handle ballots, prepare ballots for counting or count ballots.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB53/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
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2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB53/Introduced)
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3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB53/A-Engrossed)
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4. **HRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24944)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB53/Enrolled)
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## Votes
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- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — **24–5** (pass) · upper
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- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **22–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Lynn Findley — primary (person)
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- Mark Owens — primary (person)
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- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Steiner — cosponsor (person)
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- Tim Knopp — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-13T21:33:54+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-14T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2023-03-21T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2023-03-27T17:17:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-27T17:34:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-28T19:10:40+00:00** Carried over to 03-29 by unanimous consent.
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- **2023-03-29T20:10:13+00:00** Carried over to 03-30 by unanimous consent.
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- **2023-03-30T19:25:50+00:00** Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.
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- **2023-04-03T18:40:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-03T18:41:26+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Robinson.
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- **2023-04-04T17:39:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-07T16:22:53+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-25T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2023-05-16T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2023-05-19T19:48:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-22T18:01:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
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- **2023-05-24T19:09:19+00:00** Rules suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
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- **2023-05-25T18:51:09+00:00** Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15T19:03:22+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
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- **2023-06-15T19:04:22+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley.
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- **2023-06-20T19:47:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2023-06-20T22:34:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2023-07-13T19:18:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 266, 2023 Laws.
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- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69c7c54d-9686-4144-8853-2b5d37a33b6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
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