Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has called for an independent audit of the state’s Department of Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV)’s “Motor Voter” program after hundreds of additional voters were incorrectly registered.
The DMV announced Monday that After-action reportAccording to , an additional 302 people without proof of eligibility were registered to vote. press release From Oregon Secretary of State Lavonne Griffin-Varedo. (Related: Exclusive: Republicans introduce bill to reaffirm House commitment to ensure safe elections)
Mr. Griffin Varade directed election officials to invalidate 302 ineligible voter registrations. Both the Secretary of State and Mr. Kotek called for an audit of the motor vehicle voter system.
Of the 302 registrations, 123 were due to administrative errors and 178 involved individuals from American Samoa and the U.S. territories of Swains Island. According to Go to KGW8 News. According to the report, they are not eligible to vote in certain elections. It was the DMV’s policy to represent these residents as U.S. citizens.
After the Oregon DMV initially acknowledged that more than 300 noncitizens were automatically registered as voters, that number has ballooned to more than 1,200. Liberals said that was fine. It has now been confirmed that hundreds more people have been added to the voter rolls in error. pic.twitter.com/42J62UJXh3
— Andy Ngo 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 8, 2024
“Thanks to the swift action of election officials, we are confident that these new errors will not affect the 2023 election,” Griffin-Varedo said in a press release, adding that the public’s confidence in elections remains strong. It added that an independent external audit is needed to restore the results. Motor voting system.
The post-mortem report found a total of 1,561 incorrect registrations, including a new group of ineligible voters and 1,259 previously deactivated people. Officials acknowledged in September that Oregon had registered more than 300 noncitizens to vote starting in 2021, according to the Associated Press. (Related: Exclusive: MTG Congressman introduces bill to ban illegal immigrants from voting in DC)
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill in 2019 that would allow individuals to obtain a driver’s license without proof of citizenship, OPB announced. reported. Since then, hundreds of noncitizens have been added to the voter rolls.
“By agreeing to an outside audit, Democrats are admitting that there is something systemically wrong with Oregon’s automatic voter registration system,” Oregon Republican Jeff Helfrich said, according to KGW8 News. .
He added that House Republicans support the audit and that ineligible voters should be removed from voter rolls before the general election.
Oregon: DMV “erroneously” registered 1,257 voters without proof of citizenship. Member of Parliament @Real_Eddiehl The investigation is ongoing, but it is known that at least nine of the eligible voters have cast their ballots. #voterrollfailures pic.twitter.com/aqw1VU3IGH
— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) October 2, 2024
The DMV’s new “quality control measures” identified separate records, except those that occurred after the records were sent to the Secretary of State, the outlet reported. It is now DMV policy for managers to review all records for errors.
“Two weeks ago, we believed we had all the information to demonstrate confidence that we understood and at the risk of error,” DMV Administrator Amy Joyce said, according to KGW8 News. I have reviewed all records.” “Based on this announcement and new information outlined in the follow-up report, we have since learned that this confidence was misplaced, and for this we are sorry.”
Republicans, including former President Trump, have called for restoring the integrity of the election. (Related: Jason Snead: Illegal aliens are registered to vote) – Now what to do? )
“Non-citizen illegal immigrants are gaining the right to vote by crooked Democratic politicians who are not deterred by an equally dishonest Department of Justice,” he wrote on Truth Social in July.
Republicans must pass a relief bill or go home and cry. Illegal non-citizen immigration is being promoted and enfranchised by crooked Democratic politicians, unchecked by an equally dishonest Justice Department. Our entire voting system…
— Posts from Donald J. Trump’s Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) July 9, 2024
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law in early October that prohibits local governments from implementing or enforcing voter ID requirements. According to To KCRA3.
