A recent report by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) revealed 118 new cases where suspected noncitizens were incorrectly registered as citizens in the state’s Motor Voter system. This error resulted in these individuals being automatically registered to vote since 2016. In 13 of these cases, individuals who were erroneously registered as citizens went on to vote in past elections. The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office is currently investigating these cases.
Furthermore, the report highlighted an expansion of the time period in which registration errors occurred, dating back to 2010. These errors were discovered through an automated tool developed by the DMV that flagged discrepancies between a person’s citizenship status and the documents they presented.
County clerks responsible for updating voter rolls are actively working to correct any invalid voter registrations. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek recently lifted a pause on the state’s automatic voter registration law, citing improvements in current protocols to eliminate errors.
In response to these revelations, a group of Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to transfer control of the Motor Voter program from the DMV to the Secretary of State’s Office, citing concerns about ODOT’s handling of voter registration.
This investigation into voter registration errors comes following an inquiry by the Institute for Responsive Government, which uncovered over 1,600 people registered in error last year. These new findings raise questions about the integrity of Oregon’s voter registration system, with lawmakers calling for improved oversight and transparency to restore confidence in the electoral process.
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