{"id":2348903,"date":"2024-10-02T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-demand-answers-from-oregon-over-registering-noncitizen-voters-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T18:44:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:44:57","slug":"house-republicans-seek-clarification-from-oregon-regarding-the-registration-of-noncitizen-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-clarification-from-oregon-regarding-the-registration-of-noncitizen-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans seek clarification from Oregon regarding the registration of noncitizen voters"},"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\">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%2Fhouse-republicans-seek-clarification-from-oregon-regarding-the-registration-of-noncitizen-voters%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=2348903&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>House Republicans, led by Chairman Bryan Steil and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer,\u2064 are pressing\u200d Oregon&#8217;s Secretary of State for clarification regarding over 1,000 noncitizens on voter rolls. This \u2062issue emerged following \u2064a recent audit that revealed the number\u200d of noncitizen registrants had drastically increased\u2063 from an earlier estimate of 306 to 1,259. The Republicans are concerned about the integrity of the electoral process as the 2024 elections approach, asking for details on which elections these noncitizens voted in and calling for accountability in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-fixer-marc-elias-firm-steps-in-to-stop-disastrous-election-system-fix\/\" title=\"Marc Elias&#039; Firm Intervenes to Halt &#039;Disastrous Election System&#039; Overhaul\">voter \u200cregistration practices<\/a> in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers emphasize the \u200bneed \u2062for the state to address issues related to\u200c <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> that\u2064 may allow noncitizens to register. They have\u2064 set a\u2064 deadline of\u200d October 11 for Oregon to provide a detailed\u2064 response on its procedures \u200band actions taken to\u200c prevent noncitizen voting. Oregon&#8217;s DMV, which historically has registered voters\u200c alongside driver&#8217;s license \u200dupdates, \u2062is under scrutiny, especially after making changes\u200b in 2021 that \u200dauthorized driver\u2019s licenses for undocumented residents.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the raised concerns, instances of noncitizens voting in federal elections are considered rare, with \u200ca \u2062conservative database citing only 100 cases from 2002 to 2022. The Oregon \u200bDMV has claimed to \u2062have implemented corrective \u2064measures following \u2062the identified issues\u200d to prevent these occurrences \u200cin the future.  <\/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\">House Republicans demand answers from Oregon over registering noncitizen voters<\/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_1774108\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>Two <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> are demanding <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oregon<\/a>&lsquo;s secretary of state provide information on how the state is handling over 1,000 noncitizens who have been on voter rolls for three years, the latest step from GOP lawmakers to crack down on election integrity ahead of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) are requesting that Oregon provide answers to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-conservative-initiative-using-content-creators-to-gotv\/\" title=\"Meet The Conservative Initiative Using Content Creators To GOTV\">current registration status<\/a> of 1,259 noncitizen voters that were identified following an audit released last week. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/oregon-dmv-mistakenly-registered-more-than-1200-non-citizens-to-vote-complete-audit-finds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>number quadrupled<\/a> from the agency&rsquo;s previous estimate of 306 announced earlier in September, according to the <em>Oregonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers are demanding to know what elections nine of the 1,259 noncitizens voted in, &ldquo;in the interest of ensuring that voter confidence in our elections processes and outcomes is protected in the next federal election this November&rdquo; in a letter sent Wednesday and shared exclusively with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The letter does not request the information of a 10th individual identified in the audit as a noncitizen, who the Secretary of State&rsquo;s Office confirmed to have legally voted after becoming a U.S. citizen, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon &ldquo;must rectify&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-clarification-from-oregon-regarding-the-registration-of-noncitizen-voters-2\/\" title=\"House Republicans seek clarification from Oregon regarding the registration of noncitizen voters\">automatic voter registration problems<\/a> concerning noncitizens, Steil and Chavez-DeRemer said. The Republicans approved of the state&rsquo;s decision to double-check its voter rolls after initially finding 306 noncitizen registrants but said more needs to be done to ensure accountability.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is of great concern that some of these individuals have been on the voter rolls for three<br \/>years,&rdquo; said Steil and Chavez-DeRemer.<\/p>\n<p>The House GOP is also asking for Oregon to detail additional steps to ensure there is oversight over the Department of Motor Vehicles as it works to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote, as well as the steps taken to make sure there are no citizenship problems with other voters.<\/p>\n<p>Steil and Chavez-DeRemer are asking for answers and information to be delivered to the committee&rsquo;s elections council by Oct. 11.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law requires voter registration forms to compel voters to swear under penalty of perjury that they are citizens of the United States. Additionally, individuals must provide proof of a driver&rsquo;s license or Social Security number so election officials can verify their identity in U.S. databases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For nearly a decade, Oregon automatically registered to vote anyone who obtains or updates a driver&rsquo;s license or state ID and isn&rsquo;t already a voter. However, in 2021, the law changed after state lawmakers authorized driver&rsquo;s licenses for undocumented residents. <\/p>\n<p>DMV Administrator Amy Joyce said earlier this month that the agency had a two-step process for verifying license applicants who had a U.S. passport or a birth certificate, but has since added a third step after the errors of noncitizen voting were revealed. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we regret this situation has occurred, we moved swiftly to correct the issue before the coming election and implemented swift corrective action to ensure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wi-congressman-wants-answers-on-2200-duplicate-ballots\/\" title=\"WI Congressman Wants Answers On 2,200 Duplicate Ballots\">data processing error<\/a> will not impact the (November) election or future elections,&rdquo; Kris Strickler, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, told local reporters last week.<\/p>\n<p>Instances of noncitizens voting in federal elections are typically few and far between. A fraud database housed by the conservative Heritage Foundation found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2995998\/johnson-unveils-election-bill-noncitizens-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>only 100 cases<\/a> of noncitizens voting between 2002 and 2022 among a sample of more than a billion ballots.<\/p>\n<p>The letter sent Wednesday is the latest step by House Republicans to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections, which is already illegal. The House passed an election integrity bill in July, dubbed the SAVE Act, that would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require people to provide proof of citizenship before registering to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Republican leadership attempted to attach the SAVE Act to a continuing resolution in September&nbsp;to force a Senate vote on the election integrity bill,&nbsp;but it failed on the floor after 14 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting down the spending deal.&nbsp;A final spending package extending the deadline to Dec. 20 passed last week without the SAVE Act.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clean stopgap spending measure that extends appropriation levels until Dec. 20 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3166365\/congress-punts-fight-government-funding-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>passed last week without the SAVE Act<\/a>, much to the dismay of hard-line Republicans such as Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), the bill&rsquo;s author.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade for comment.<\/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_1774108\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1774108\"}});<\/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>House Republicans seek info from Oregon on noncitizen voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2348905,"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\/10\/bryan-steil-lori-chavez-deremer-oregon-sos-noncitizen-voting-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32920,40097,6642,42180,6431],"class_list":["post-2348903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house-republicans","tag-noncitizen-voters","tag-oregon","tag-political-clarification","tag-voter-registration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bryan-steil-lori-chavez-deremer-oregon-sos-noncitizen-voting-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348903","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}