Oregon DMV May Have Mistakenly Registered More Than 300 Non-Citizens to Vote

Willamette Week ^ | 09/13/2024 | Nigel Jaquiss

[aimhigh]

WW has learned Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services, which licenses drivers in the state, has mistakenly placed more than 300 non-citizens on the voting rolls since 2021. Officials believe that 306 people without citizenship were registered to vote through a data entry error, but they believe just two of them actually cast ballots.

Nearly a decade ago, Oregon passed a motor voter law, which automatically registered people to vote when they sought a new license (and were 18 or over) or renewed an existing one. Then, in 2019, the Legislature passed a law that allowed certain people without proof of legal residence to obtain a driver’s license. Interplay between the two laws has now led to an unanticipated outcome.

[Old Grumpy]

“Mistakenly Registered”

Right. Laugh of the day!

[LegendHasIt]

Mistakenly?

What, did they accidentally let some register as Republicans?

Because I bet they let 30,000 or more register as Democrats.

[FlingWingFlyer]

“Mistakenly” my arse.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“Mistakenly.” “Mostly peaceful.”

[usurper]

300 non-citizens

LOL, chump change, I'm sure its 1000 times that or they wouldn't even bother.

[yldstrk]

Mistakenly. What a laugh.

[VTenigma]

More than 300, but less than a million.

[simpson96]

Oregon as a whole would vote for a Geranium for President, if its tag said “Democrat”.

[Organic Panic]

Total Bs it is only 300. I use to live there. And the company I worked for had several immigrants (legal) and always got ballots because of Oregon’s motor voter law. That is just tone little company. It is happening all over the state with motor voter and mail in ballot.

[Seaplaner]

I think it was el Rushbo that said...

..."there are no mistakes".

[Dave911]

Mistakenly my furry butt.

[libertylover]

Mistakenly? Oregon? I don’t think so. And they probably won’t be able to find them to remove them.

[jimtorr]

Oregon as a whole would vote for a Geranium for President, if its tag said “Democrat”.

Not so. Outside of Portlandia and sometimes Eugene, Oregon is very conservative. Even Lane County, home of Eugene, went for Trump in 2016.

Southern Oregon would like to join Jefferson, and Eastern Oregon, most of the counties, have voted to join Greater Idaho.

[Red Badger]

[Jess Kitting]

Oregon DMV May Have Mistakenly Registered More Than 300 Non-Citizens to Vote

Make no mistake: It was no mistake.

[MayflowerMadam]

LOL. They figure their only “mistake” was that it wasn’t 1,000.

[ronnie raygun]

yeah ok

[liberalh8ter]

The registration fiasco is going to be the new excuse for why the election will take a month to resolve (with Kamala ultimately winning).

[maddog55]

It’s Oregon...so it wasn’t a mistake.

[blitz128]

Ah yes just a mistake😎