On February 1, the Oregon House Rules Committee introduced HB 4044. It eases the registration test for parties to remain ballot-qualified. Currently parties remain on the ballot if they polled 1% for any statewide office at either of the last two elections, or if they have registration of one-half of 1%. The bill would lower the registration test to one-fourth of 1%. The bill was introduced at the request of the Working Families Party.