{"id":2342212,"date":"2024-09-17T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-admits-that-it-has-wrongly-registered-hundreds-of-non-citizens-to-vote\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T10:19:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:19:33","slug":"state-admits-that-it-has-wrongly-registered-hundreds-of-non-citizens-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-admits-that-it-has-wrongly-registered-hundreds-of-non-citizens-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"State Admits That It Has Wrongly Registered Hundreds of Non-Citizens to Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fstate-admits-that-it-has-wrongly-registered-hundreds-of-non-citizens-to-vote%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=2342212&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>The article discusses a significant error made by the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), which inadvertently registered\u2064 over 300 non-citizens to\u200d vote. This situation arose as an <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 <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> system after issues arise &#8211; Washington Examiner&#8221;>automatic registration system<\/a> that registers individuals when they obtain a driver&#8217;s\u2064 license or ID allowed undocumented \u2063residents\u2014who\u2062 have been able to obtain licenses since 2019\u2014to be\u2063 incorrectly registered. Of the \u200b306\u2063 non-citizens registered, only \u2063two \u200bparticipated in elections \u200csince 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Oregon DMV spokesperson explained that this issue stemmed \u200bfrom data entry mistakes, where employees could mistakenly input codes that falsely identified non-citizens\u200b as \u2064eligible voters. The state Secretary of State has stated that these individuals would \u2063be notified that they are ineligible and would\u2064 not receive ballots unless\u200c they \u200cprove their eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200c the error represents a small fraction of Oregon&#8217;s total registered voters, it highlights potential vulnerabilities in \u2064the state&#8217;s\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckerberg-used-a-tax-exempt-foundation-to-help-biden-fix-the-2020-election\/\" title=\"Zuckerberg Used a Tax-Exempt Foundation to Help Biden Fix the 2020 Election\">automatic voter registration system<\/a>. Critics suggest that even a small number of \u200dincorrect \u2063registrations can have significant implications, referencing historical instances \u2063in elections decided by narrow margins. Despite \u2064the\u200b blunder, state officials, including\u200d Governor Tina Kotek, maintain support for the automatic\u200b registration system, arguing the risk\u200c is\u2063 minimal. \u200bThe article ultimately\u2063 raises\u200d concerns about the \u200dreliability of the registration process \u200band the broader implications \u200bfor election integrity.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whoops!<\/p>\n<p>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 last week that over 300 non-citizens had been accidentally registered to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, <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=\"noopener\">The Oregonian&rsquo;s<\/a> report on the matter seemed to indicate a number of these 306 people illegally registered to vote were also&nbsp;<em>here<\/em> illegally, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The mistake occurred in part because Oregon has allowed undocumented residents to obtain driver&rsquo;s licenses since 2019 and the DMV automatically registers most individuals to vote when they obtain a license or ID, according to Kevin Glenn, spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Transportation, which oversees the DMV,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Glenn said an initial analysis by the state transportation agency revealed 306 non-citizens were allowed to become registered voters. Of those, only two have cast a vote in any election since 2021, Glenn said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He also clarified that the issue is statewide, not limited to any specific county.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s basically a data entry issue,&rdquo; Glenn told the outlet, noting that the DMV system can allow a worker who issues a license to enter a code which states someone has a document that proves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vet-applies-federal-real-card-ends-losing-drivers-license-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they&rsquo;re a U.S. citizen<\/a> &mdash; a passport or a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noncitizens-on-voter-rolls-assure-election-will-be-unsafe-unfair\/\" title=\"Noncitizens On Voter Rolls Assure Election Will Be Unsafe, Unfair\">birth certificate &#038;mdash<\/a>; when they don&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>When that code is entered, the individual is automatically registered to vote in the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oregons-gun-control-law-backfires-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon<\/a> Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin Valade said in a Friday statement that all 306 individuals &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>And yes, of course, the argument was proffered that this was just a teeny tiny issue which, of course, would be resolved posthaste and don&rsquo;t worry about a thing.<\/p>\n<p>The Oregonian did the heavy lifting for state officials, noting that &ldquo;Oregon currently has more than 3 million registered voters, meaning 300 or so would represent an incredibly tiny fraction of potential voters, about one ten-thousandth of those who could cast ballots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And what lifting the media didn&rsquo;t do, the DMV and others in Oregon officialdom did.<\/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; said Griffin-Valade in her statement.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon Elections Director Molly Woon said that her office would monitor the situation, such as it was, &ldquo;keeping in mind that these folks were registered by no fault of their own. They didn&rsquo;t do anything wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-oregon-to-become-first-state-to-impose-rent-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tina Kotek<\/a> also stood by all of that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The error in data entry which may have affected the voter eligibility of some Oregonian&rsquo;s voter registration was discovered because the Oregon DMV and the secretary of state were doing their due diligence ahead of the 2024 election,&rdquo; Kotek said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My office will continue to closely monitor the situation. This situation will not impact the 2024 election in any way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, the kicker to this entire story was buried in the 14th paragraph, long after all those statements were trotted out:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2019, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services spokesperson David House told the news outlet <strong>there was no risk people without proof of citizenship or legal residency<\/strong> would get registered to vote by obtaining a driver&rsquo;s license.&rdquo; [Emphasis ours.]\n<p>Except apparently, there is! All because Oregon&rsquo;s motor-voter scheme has a built-in point of failure wherein a DMV worker &mdash; not necessarily known as the most efficient or unharried class of government employee we have, as anyone who drives a car legally knows &mdash; can accidentally enter a code which automatically turns a non-citizen, legally or illegally here, into a registered voter when they cannot legally vote.<\/p>\n<p>If a mistake that serious can happen by just an accidental code-switch, what else is getting missed?<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, while Oregon isn&rsquo;t exactly a swing state, most of us were alive during a presidential election that was decided by 537 votes in Florida, so let&rsquo;s please not say that 306&nbsp;<em>blatantly illegal<\/em> registrations don&rsquo;t matter. We&rsquo;re constantly told from the left that voter registration needs to be easier and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-kicks-off-2024-voting-with-lawsuits-in-limbo-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Carolina kicks off 2024 voting with lawsuits in limbo - Washington Examiner\">ensuring voter rolls<\/a> are accurate needs to be less important, because this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/virginia-brings-new-ballot-security-system-online-will-leave-leftists-beside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">somehow discriminatory<\/a>, anti-democratic and evil. We&rsquo;re told that there&rsquo;s no risk to loosening the verification process and the real threat to our republic is&nbsp;<em>tightening<\/em> it.<\/p>\n<p>And then this. Whoops! Sorry about that. There was apparently a risk in a risk-free system. But it&rsquo;s really, really small, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Carry on. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disturbing-find-made-voters-rolls-hundreds-non-citizens-removed-reportedly-put\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nothing to see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A report from The Oregonian suggested that many of these 306 individuals may also be residing in the country illegally. According to Kevin Glenn, a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Transportation overseeing the DMV, this error occurred partly because undocumented residents have been able to obtain driver\u2019s licenses since 2019, and most people are automatically registered to vote when they receive a license or ID. Glenn noted that an initial review by state transportation officials found that 306 non-citizens had been registered as voters; however, only two had participated in elections since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn explained that this issue is not confined to any specific county but is statewide. He described it as primarily a data entry problem where DMV employees can mistakenly input a code indicating someone has proof of U.S. citizenship\u2014like a passport or birth certificate\u2014even when they do not possess such documentation. When this code is entered, it leads to automatic voter registration in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin Valade stated on Friday that all affected individuals would be informed by mail that they will not receive ballots unless they prove their eligibility to vote. Despite concerns raised about this situation being minor given there are over three million registered voters in Oregon\u2014making those 300 registrations an insignificant fraction\u2014officials maintained their support for automatic voter registration and its benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin-Valade emphasized regret over the error but defended automatic voter registration&#8217;s advantages while Elections Director Molly Woon assured monitoring of the situation since those affected did nothing wrong. Democratic Governor Tina Kotek echoed these sentiments, stating that this data entry mistake was identified during due diligence ahead of the upcoming election and reassured citizens it would not affect voting in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>However, buried deeper within reports was an earlier statement from David House, then-spokesperson for Driver and Motor Vehicle Services in 2019, claiming there was no risk associated with registering individuals without proof of citizenship through obtaining driver\u2019s licenses\u2014a claim now contradicted by recent events.<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises questions about what other errors might occur within such systems; if something as serious as accidental voter registration can happen due to simple coding mistakes at DMV offices\u2014which are often criticized for inefficiency\u2014it prompts concern about overall accuracy in voter rolls. While Oregon may not be considered a battleground state like Florida\u2014which saw its presidential election decided by just 537 votes\u2014the implications remain significant when discussing illegal registrations amidst ongoing debates about making voting easier versus ensuring accurate verification processes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/voting-booth-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32644,16396,4351],"class_list":["post-2342212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-integrity","tag-non-citizens","tag-voting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/voting-booth-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342212","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}