by Tim Gruver, The Center Square | February 25, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article Oregon ranks among the easiest states to vote in, and state lawmakers want that to be true for everyone behind bars too. For almost 20 years, the vote-by-mail state continues to see some of the highest voter turnout in the country. In 2020, 78.5% of Oregon voters cast 2.3 million votes or the most in state history. A bill this session would include the state's more than 12,000 prisoners among them. Sponsored by Sen. Sara Gelser, D-Corvallis, Senate Bill 571 would allow the state's more than 12,000 convicted felons to register to vote, update their voter registration, and vote from prison using their last residential address.