Data entry errors at the Oregon Department of Transportation that led to more than 1,700 people being incorrectly registered to vote despite not demonstrating citizenship began years earlier than the department previously acknowledged, according to a new report released Friday. According to the Salem Reporter, since November, the department has released monthly status reports on its ongoing review of errors that led to people who may not be citizens registering to vote through interactions at the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division. The latest report released Friday found that another 118 people have been wrongly registered to vote. Thirteen of those 118 people have voted in one or more elections, the DMV reported. It’s a crime for noncitizens to vote in federal or state elections and people who do so risk prison sentences, fines and deportation. The Secretary of State’s Office is reviewing whether those 13 people were eligible to vote at the time they voted. So far, the office has forwarded the names of three people identified through an earlier review to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation. Oregon has automatically registered citizens to vote since 2016.
ODOT Says Mistakes In Voter Registration Began Earlier Than Thought
