Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021

Hundreds of non-citizens registered to vote in Democrat state, officials say

The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) recently admitted that it mistakingly registered at least 306 non-citizens to vote in U.S. elections. According to Fox News, the Oregon DMV explained that the wrongful voter registration of non-citizens was caused by a program that automatically registered any residents who obtained a state identification or a driver’s license. The outlet noted the issue has occurred since 2021 and tha…

Oregon admits to wrongfully registering hundreds of non-citizens to vote in U.S. elections

The issue of non-citizens voting in U.S. elections has become so serious that it may result in a government shutdown.  The U.S. Congress passed a law in 1996 prohibiting noncitizens from voting in federal elections. However, the law does not apply to state and local elections. Funding for the federal government runs out on September 30. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) intends to pair a temporary funding bill with a bill that would require proo…

State Admits That It Has Wrongly Registered Hundreds of Non-Citizens to Vote

Whoops! In the latest object lesson in why we need voter ID laws and why motor-voter initiatives are a terrible idea, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles quietly announced late […] The post State Admits That It Has Wrongly Registered Hundreds of Non-Citizens to Vote appeared first on The Western Journal.

OR Official Defends Law Registering Hundreds Of Aliens To Vote

Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade defended the 'motor voter' law that allowed registration of hundreds of noncitizens to vote.

Over 300 noncitizens register to vote in Oregon, thanks to DMV — 2 have cast ballots

The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicle Services registered more than 300 noncitizens to vote in recent years, and while officials have scrambled to insist that these erroneous registrants won’t impact elections, at least two of them have already cast ballots. Last week, Oregon DMV officials learned that at least 306 noncitizens had been registered to vote after they applied for a state driver’s license, Willamette Week first reported. These offi…

Oregon DMV Mistakenly Registered 306 Noncitizens to Vote, Officials Say

The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV) and the Secretary of State’s office both confirmed it has mistakenly registered more than 300 non-U.S. citizens to vote since 2021. Officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation said Sept. 14 that a data entry problem occurred when people who were not citizens applied for driver’s licenses. An initial analysis by the Oregon Department of Transportation, which oversees the state’s DMV, r…