Oregon Finds Over 1,500 Erroneous Voter Registrations Due to DMV Errors

An external audit has been called to address the automatic voter registration issues affecting noncitizens in Oregon.

Oregon officials identified 302 additional voter registrations without proof of citizenship, raising the total to 1,561 since 2021.
The errors stem from the state's Motor Voter law and clerical mistakes at the DMV, including misclassification of U.S. nationals from American Samoa.
Governor Tina Kotek and Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade have called for an independent audit and paused data transfers for review.
The DMV has implemented changes to its system, including a new user interface and additional training, to prevent future errors.
Efforts are underway to ensure mistakenly registered voters do not receive ballots, with a process to prevent counting if they are sent.