More Details Emerge on How 1,259 Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Oregon

The secretary of state’s chief of staff said that the agency is now confident the rolls have been fully vetted and the 2024 election won’t be affected.
More Details Emerge on How 1,259 Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Oregon
An election worker sorts submitted ballots at the Multnomah County Elections Office on Nov. 2, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
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Nearly two weeks after discovering that hundreds of noncitizens registered to vote in Oregon, more details emerged in testimony before state lawmakers on Sept. 25.

Oregon’s automatic voter registration system has come under fire since the secretary of state’s office and the state transportation department disclosed on Sept. 13 that more than 306 people had mistakenly been added to the voter rolls without providing proof of U.S. citizenship.

Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
Scottie Barnes writes breaking news and investigative pieces for The Epoch Times from the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in researching the implications of public policy and emerging technologies on areas ranging from homeland security and national defense to forestry and urban planning.