OAR 165-005-0055: Designating NVRA Voter Registration Agencies

(1) "Voter Registration Agency" means one of the following: (a) Armed Forces recruitment offices operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and Oregon National Guard Recruitment Offices; (b) Oregon Commission for the Blind (OCB); (c) Oregon Department of Human Services, Aging and People with Disabilities (APD); (d) Oregon Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging (AAA); (e) Oregon Department of Human Services, Self Sufficiency and Child Welfare (SS/CW); (f) Oregon Health Authority, Contraceptive Care Program (CCare); (g) Oregon Health Authority, Health Systems Division, Behavioral Health; (h) Oregon Health Authority, Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC); (i) Oregon Department of Human Services, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR); (j) Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV); (k) Public universities, as defined in ORS 352.002; (l) Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Developmental Disability Services (ODDS); (m) Oregon Health Authority, Oregon State Hospital (OSH); (n) Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA); and (o) Indian Health Service, Western Oregon Service Unit (Chemawa Health Center). (2) "Agency Site" means any voter registration location named by a voter registration agency designated in section (1) of this rule. (3) "County Elections Official" means the official responsible for voter registration in any county. (4) Some voter registration agencies are not required under the National Voter Registration Act to be designated as voter registration agencies. Because their status as Voter Registration Agencies is voluntary, public universities are exempt from the requirements of ORS 247.208(2) and (4). (5) The Armed Forces recruitment offices, operated by the U.S. Department of Defense, are exempt from reporting statistical information to the Secretary of State and report directly to the Election Assistance Commission.