{"id":2341450,"date":"2024-09-15T15:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T19:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-dmv-mistakenly-registered-more-than-300-non-citizens-to-vote-since-2021-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-15T15:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T19:38:12","slug":"oregon-dmv-mistakenly-registered-more-than-300-non-citizens-to-vote-since-2021-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-dmv-mistakenly-registered-more-than-300-non-citizens-to-vote-since-2021-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-dmv-mistakenly-registered-more-than-300-non-citizens-to-vote-since-2021-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oregon officials have revealed that\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-not-a-loophole-just-because-dems-dont-like-it\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Not A \u2018Loophole\u2019 Just Because Dems Don\u2019t Like It\">data entry mistake<\/a> at the state&#8217;s DMV led to \u200dover\u200b 300 non-citizens being\u2064 incorrectly registered to \u2063vote since \u20622021. The issue arose when non-citizens applied for driver&#8217;s licenses, which have been available to them since 2019,\u2064 resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republican-state-senators-propose-bills-to-end-no-excuse-mail-voting-automatic-registration\/\" title=\"Georgia Republican State Senators Propose Bills to End No-excuse Mail Voting, Automatic Registration\">automatic voter registration<\/a>. An \u2063initial report indicated that\u2062 out of the 306 non-citizens registered, two participated in elections since 2021. State\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-attempts-to-stop-arizona-election-audit\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden DOJ Attempts To Stop Arizona Election Audit\u00a0\">federal laws prohibit<\/a>\u200c non-citizen\u200d voting, and \u200dofficials attribute the error \u2063to incorrect data coding \u200bby DMV staff during the registration process. \u2063Oregon DMV Administrator Amy Joyce mentioned that this was primarily a &#8220;data entry issue.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757579\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Oregon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oregon<\/a> officials acknowledged Friday that the state mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voters<\/a> since 2021 in what they described as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-election-officials-make-changes-to-automatic-voter-registration-system-after-issues-arise-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Minnesota election officials make changes to automatic voter registration system after issues arise - Washington Examiner\">data entry issue&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that happened when people applied for driver&rsquo;s licenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>An initial analysis by the Oregon Department of Transportation, which oversees the state&rsquo;s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, revealed that 306 non-citizens were registered to vote, said Kevin Glenn, a department spokesperson. Of those, two voted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>elections<\/a> since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>State and federal laws prohibit non-citizens from voting in national and local elections.<\/p>\n<p>The mistake occurred in part because Oregon has allowed non-citizens to obtain driver&rsquo;s licenses since 2019, and the DMV automatically registers most people to vote when they obtain a license or ID, Glenn said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s basically a data entry issue,&rdquo; Glenn said, explaining that when a DMV worker enters information about a person applying for a driver&rsquo;s license or state ID, they can incorrectly code that the person has a U.S. birth certificate or passport when they don&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>DMV Administrator Amy Joyce told<em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/oregon-dmv-has-registered-more-than-300-non-citizens-as-voters-since-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Oregonian<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/oregon-dmv-has-registered-more-than-300-non-citizens-as-voters-since-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\/OregonLive<\/a>&nbsp;on Friday that the office is checking for additional errors and will likely find more instances of registering non-citizens to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Friday in a statement that the 306 people involved &ldquo;will be notified by mail that they will not receive a ballot unless they demonstrate that they are eligible to vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While this error is regrettable, the secretary and the Elections Division stand by automatic voter registration and its many benefits,&rdquo; she said, adding that her office learned of the problem late Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3 million people are registered to vote in Oregon, meaning 300 or so who were mistakenly registered would represent a tiny fraction of potential voters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This situation will not impact the 2024 election in any way,&rdquo; Gov. Tina Kotek said.<\/p>\n<p>The DMV&rsquo;s lapses were first reported by<em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wweek.com\/news\/state\/2024\/09\/13\/oregon-dmv-may-have-mistakenly-registered-more-than-300-non-citizens-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Willamette Week<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1757579\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757579\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon DMV accidentally registered over 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021<\/p>\n<p>PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Oregon officials confirmed on Friday that the state erroneously registered more than 300 non-citizens as voters since 2021 due to what they termed a &#8220;data entry issue&#8221; during driver\u2019s license applications. According to an initial review by the Oregon Department of Transportation, which manages Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, a total of 306 non-citizens were registered. Out of these, two participated in elections since 2021. Both state and federal laws prohibit non-citizens from voting in national and local elections. The error partly arose because Oregon has permitted non-citizens to obtain driver\u2019s licenses since 2019, with the DMV automatically registering most individuals to vote when they receive a license or ID, explained Kevin Glenn, a department spokesperson. He noted that it is essentially a data entry mistake where DMV staff might incorrectly indicate that an applicant possesses a U.S. birth certificate or passport when they do not.<\/p>\n<p>DMV Administrator Amy Joyce informed the Oregonian\/OregonLive on Friday that the office is currently reviewing for further errors and anticipates discovering additional cases of non-citizen voter registrations. In her statement on Friday, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade mentioned that those involved would be notified by mail that they will not receive ballots unless they prove their eligibility to vote. She acknowledged the regrettable nature of this error but expressed support for automatic voter registration and its numerous advantages while noting her office became aware of the issue late Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>With over three million people registered to vote in Oregon, this incident represents only a small fraction of potential voters\u2014approximately 300 mistakenly registered individuals. Governor Tina Kotek stated that this situation will not affect the upcoming 2024 election in any way. The lapses at the DMV were first reported by Willamette Week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2341451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oregon-dmv.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32644,40942,40941,6431,32076],"class_list":["post-2341450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-integrity","tag-non-citizen-voting","tag-oregon-dmv","tag-voter-registration","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oregon-dmv.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}