Oregon
Oregon DMV resumes sending records for automatic voter registration after pause due to data errors
Oregon – Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services resumed sending records to the Oregon Secretary of State for automatic voter registration under the Oregon Motor Voter Act.
The act makes voter registration automatic with an opt-out process for Oregonians 16 and older who apply for or renew a state-issued driver’s license, permit, or ID card and provide documentation proving U.S. citizenship.
Governor Kotek ordered a temporary pause on these transfers in October 2024 after discovering clerical and policy errors that mistakenly registered more than 1,600 people to vote. Although most of those mistakenly registered did not vote, the governor emphasized the importance of maintaining confidence in the electoral system.
To prevent future errors, DMV implemented new safeguards, including hiring a Voter Registration Integrity Analyst, adding a third review process for file accuracy, and updating the user interface to separate foreign and U.S. citizenship documents on different screens.
Governor Kotek stated that Oregon’s electoral system remains one of the most secure and effective in the nation. With new controls in place and consistent data accuracy, the Oregon Motor Voter program has now resumed.
Eugene Police Department hosts family-friendly Halloween event at Marquis Assisted Living
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Eugene Springfield Fire joined community for annual fire safety event at Jerry’s
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Eugene Airport expands non-stop services ahead of fall and winter travel season
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Crime & Safety1 week ago
Mom, who was seen by her chiId pIacing toiIet paper in her disabIed 8-year-oId’s mouth before the chiId was struck in the head by her girIfriend, resuIting in fataI injuries, before both women took steps to conceaI the death and dispose of the body, was sentenced
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Crime & Safety3 days ago
Dad who cIaimed he was often not at home and able to deaI with daiIy tasks because of his job after his chiId was Ieft to fend for herseIf untiI her untimeIy death from a preventabIe medicaI condition, was convicted
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Crime & Safety1 week ago
5-year-oId dies after her father, who initially thought that she had been stabbed, stored a rifIe in her sibIing’s bedroom beIieving it would be safe, only for the 9-year-old to gain access to the unsecured firearm and fire a singIe shot, kiIIing the little girI: DA
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Eugene1 week ago
Eugene Airport expands non-stop services ahead of fall and winter travel season
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Oregon1 week ago
Oregon State Police seek public’s help after 16 salmon dumped at Cathedral Park
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Eugene1 week ago
Eugene Police Department to host officer hiring workshop October 4
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Eugene2 days ago
Eugene Springfield Fire responded to two-vehicle crash at 13th and Polk
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Crime & Safety3 days ago
Man who cIaimed he had ingested iIIegaI drugs that were not what he expected and bIamed his actions on their effects after using a heavy tooI to strike his spouse, infIicting fataI injuries, the second maritaI partner he kiIIed, is sentenced