SB 1509 — Relating to electors of President and Vice President of the United States; and prescribing an effective date.

83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session A-EngrossedEnrolled Senate Bill 1509 Ordered by the Senate February 17 Including Senate Amendments dated February 17 Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformanceconform- ance with pre-presession session filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Rules and Executive Appointments for Senators Kayse Jama, Bruce Starr) SUMMARYCHAPTER The................................................. following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly.

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The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.

Digest:

The Act allows for the switch of electors of President and Vice President if they do not vote like they pledged.

(Flesch Readability Score:

72.7).

Establishes the qualifications of an elector of President and Vice President of the United States.

Provides the contents of a certificate of ascertainment of electors.

Provides that an elector who does not vote in accordance with the signed pledge of electors vacates the office of elector.

Provides for the filling of the vacancy.

Provides for mileage expenses to be given to electors who attend the meeting of electors and whose ballot is not invalid.

Takes effect on July 1, 2026.

A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to electors of President and Vice President of the United States;

(4) The party shall certify the names of the selected candidates for elector to the Secretary of State, and provide to the secretary the pledges signed by the candidates under subsection (3) NOTE:of this section, not later than the 70th day before the election of electors.

Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new;

matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.

New sections are in boldfaced type.

LC 104 A-Eng.

SB 1509 of this section, not later than the 70th day before the election of electors.

Enrolled Senate Bill 1509 (SB 1509-A) Page 1 [(2)] (3) Not later than six days prior to the convening of electors under subsection (1) of this section, the Governor and the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of ascertainment of ap- pointment of electors as required by 3 U.S.C.

[2](7) A-Eng.Each elector shall present that elector’s completed ballots for President and Vice President under subsection (6) of this section to the Secretary of State.

SB 1509 (7) Each elector shall present that elector’s completed ballots for President and Vice President under subsection (6) of this section to the Secretary of State.

The Governor and the Secretary of State shall immediately issue an amended certificate of ascertainment in accordance with the requirements of subsection (3) of this section con- taining the name of any elector who fills a vacancy under this paragraph and indicating that Enrolled Senate Bill 1509 (SB 1509-A) Page 2 the amended certificate is to be substituted for the certificate that was previously issued under subsection (3) of this section.

[3]Passed by Senate February 19, 2026 Received by Governor:

........................M.,........................................................., 2026 .................................................Approved:........................

Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate ........................M.,........................................................., 2026 ..................................................................................

Rob Wagner, President of Senate ..................................................................................

Tina Kotek, Governor Passed by House March 4, 2026 Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......................................................................................................................................, 2026 Julie Fahey, Speaker of House ..................................................................................

Tobias Read, Secretary of State Enrolled Senate Bill 1509 (SB 1509-A) Page 3