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Over 1,700 non-citizens may have been erroneously registered in Oregon to vote in the presidential election last year, but the DMV estimated on Friday that at least 13 of these individuals could and did vote in at least one election.
Non-Citizens Voting In Oregon
In yesterday’s report, the DMV admitted it mistakenly allowed 118 people who were almost certainly non-citizens to register to vote, taking the total of non-citizen voters to 1,700 after lax processing and human error added hundreds of Oregon non-citizens to the voters roll.
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Oregon DMV Motor Voter Review – Key NumbersSource: Oregon DMV and Secretary of State updates reported by AP (Feb 28 and Apr 2025)DailyTidings.com
The DMV noticed the error after116 after the people it had registered to vote subsequently showed the agency proof of identity, such as a foreign passport or a green card, which confirmed they were not citizens.
While most errors occurred last year, the DMV has since implemented new guardrails on its automatic voter registration system, correcting the error.
However, one error occurred after the new protocols were implemented, and the DMV indicated that at least 13 of these non-citizens voted in at least one election.
Source: Oregon Secretary of State and DMV case updates reported by AP (Apr 2025)
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The steps taken to rectify the incorrect registration of non-citizens on the voter roll in Oregon include:
| Fix | What it targets |
|---|---|
| Required entry of state and county for U.S. birth certificates | Reduces document miscoding |
| End-of-day manager verification of document entries | Catches staff input errors |
| Monthly random sample reviews of AVR records | Ongoing system quality control |
| Daily check-ins with the Secretary of State | Faster cross-agency error detection |
| County clerks ensuring flagged noncitizens do not receive ballots | Prevents future ballot issuance |
Four Oregon House Republicans responded to the report by announcing plans to introduce legislation to reassign automatic voter registration from the DMV to the secretary of state as early as next week. However, the bill would likely face opposition from Democrats.
ALL people registering to vote should ONLY be able to do it at their LOCAL COUNTY CLERK’S office. After all, that’s who is supposed to do it. That’s their job!
At age 62, I have NEVER had a problem registering to vote each time I moved to a new county or state. I’ve even taken my birth certificate, DL and previous voters ID in with me and made sure they verified everything! If I can do it, everyone can!