Oregon DMV Voter Registration Errors Prompt Audit

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has ordered a halt to the state's 'Motor Voter' program data transmission and called for an audit after discovering a series of voter registration errors by the DMV. These errors have resulted in mistakenly registering over 1,500 individuals, including non-citizens, to vote due to clerical, technical, and policy issues. The Oregon DMV's After-Action Report highlighted that some registrations were due to misidentifying documents from U.S. territories like American Samoa, whose residents are not eligible to vote in certain elections. In response, the program's data integrity is under review, with a focus on preventing similar errors in the future. This situation has prompted significant concern over the integrity of Oregon's automatic voter registration system, with state officials emphasizing the importance of accurate and secure voter rolls ahead of the 2024 elections.