Oregon
Oregon
GradeB+
Year2025
TierTop Tier

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Responsive Gov’s Grade TL;DR

Oregon prioritized operational excellence in 2025, with the DMV and secretary of state successfully resolving previous data accuracy challenges to strengthen the Motor Voter system. Lawmakers also improved election continuity by allowing the governor to fill U.S. Senate vacancies by appointment. This focus on systemic integrity and representation resulted in a B+ rating.

Looking Back

Where Oregon Started at the Beginning of 2025

  • Automatic Voter Registration: Secure AVR
  • Online Voter Registration: OVR+
  • Same-Day Registration: No
  • Restoration of Rights: Prison Disenfranchisement
  • Vote by Mail: Vote by Mail
  • Electronic Registration Information Center Member: Yes
  • Early Voting Opportunities: In-Person Absentee
  • ID Requirements: No Document Required

Relying on the Cost of Voting Index for Oregon as of 2024, we considered the state a top tier state for pre-existing voting policy and compared its 2025 activity against other top tier states.

How Our Tier Compares

  • COVI (2024): 2nd
  • EPI Score (2022): 21st

2025: This Past Year

Legislative Action

The Oregon Legislature made one small change to election laws this year to change vacancy laws.

  • SB 952 requires the governor to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy by appointment.

Implementation Action

  • Following the discovery of data accuracy issues in 2024, Oregon’s DMV and secretary of state committed to fully addressing the problem. Following a series of third-party audits and consultation with a working group of national experts and peers, the DMV implemented a comprehensive set of reforms and increased cooperation with the secretary of state’s office and local elections officials. These efforts resulted in zero new errors being discovered in 2025, and renewed confidence in Oregon’s automatic voter registration program.
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