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Subcommittee backs $2 million to stabilize Oregon's central voter registration system
Summary
The General Government Subcommittee recommended the Ways and Means committee include $2,000,000 in the 2026 budget to stabilize the Oregon centralized voter registration system (OCVR), funding hardware upgrades, security subscriptions and deferred maintenance ahead of this year's major election.
The Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means General Government Subcommittee on Tuesday recommended that the legislature include $2,000,000 in the 2026 budget to stabilize Oregon's centralized voter registration system, OCVR.
Deputy Secretary of State Michael Kaplan told the panel the system needs urgent work to improve security and performance after years of deferred maintenance. "We're requesting $2,000,000 of general fund toward that effort," Kaplan said, saying roughly $1.3…
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