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Tim Gruver, The Center Square
 | February 25, 2021 08:30 AM
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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. ....

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