Rep. Dan Rayfield

Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies. Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination by major political parties for federal and state partisan offices.

Applies to Congress to call convention for purpose of proposing amendments to United States Constitution that address campaign finance reform.

Requires Department of Transportation to establish pilot program to assess how products that department or contractor for department procures affect emissions of carbon dioxide. Provides that pilot program must require prospective contractors to declare environmental product cost of certain products in response to invitation to bid for public improvement contract. Requires department to determine lowest responsible bidder after calculating environmental product cost for product. Provides that local contracting agency may adopt practices of department. Requires all state contracting agencies to adopt practices of department beginning January 1, 2025. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to adopt and keep updated rules for calculating environmental product cost of certain products. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits person from using specified types of animals in traveling animal act. Provides certain exemptions from prohibition. Punishes by maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Authorizes court to require person convicted of violation to forfeit animal used in violation.

Requires that any voting machine or vote tally system approved by Secretary of State must be compatible with elections conducted by ranked-choice voting and any other form of voting that is authorized under Oregon Constitution and has been used within previous 10 years in any federal, state or local election in United States.

Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies. Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination by major political parties for federal and state partisan offices.

Establishes State Board of Sign Language Interpreters within Oregon Health Authority. Directs board to issue licenses to qualified applicants to provide signed language interpretation services. Allows board to impose discipline and civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 for violations of Act. Punishes violations by maximum of 30 days' imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Addiction Treatment and Prevention Fund consisting of moneys transferred from Problem Gambling Treatment Fund, Mental Health Alcoholism and Drug Services Account, Drug Prevention and Education Fund and Intoxicated Driver Program Fund. Specifies purposes for which moneys in Addiction Treatment and Prevention Fund may be expended by Oregon Health Authority. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires that Secretary of State provide official Military or Overseas Elector Ballots for elections held on date of primary election that permit military or overseas electors to rank candidates by order of preference. Applies to elections held on date of primary election occurring on or after January 1, 2024.

Requires ballots returned by mail to be postmarked not later than date of election. Requires county clerks to announce status of tally of ballots received after election date on third and eighth calendar days after date of election. Applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2022.