Oregon DMV Error Placed More Than 1,200 Noncitizens on Voter Rolls, State Audit Finds

Oregon in 2015 became the first U.S. state whose DMV automatically registered eligible adults to vote

An election worker examines a ballot at the Clackamas County Elections office in Oregon City, Ore., on May 19, 2022. Gillian Flaccus/AP Photo

Oregon has taken more than 1,200 names off its voter rolls, blaming a “data processing error” at the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) that registered noncitizens to vote.

In a Sept. 23 update on its audit, the Oregon Department of Transportation and the secretary of state’s office said they have identified another 953 erroneous voter registrations, pushing the total number of individuals erroneously placed on the rolls from 306 to 1,259.