Voting

The state revealed last year it had registered more than 1,600 potential noncitizens to vote.

A “re-review” of transactions turned up more than 50 additional people who shouldn’t have been added to voter rolls.

Voters have until 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 to postmark or return their ballots to a local elections office or an official drop box.

Oregon leaders are reminding residents they can still register to vote or change their party affiliation as usual.

Gov. Tina Kotek calls on DMV to pause automatic voter registration and she also called for an independent audit.

The DMV said Friday it first learned about improper registrations in early August. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade learned about it in mid-September.

Top election staffers appeared before a legislative committee for the first time since revelations Oregon improperly registered more than 1,200 people to vote.

Officials say 10 of those improperly registered went on to vote. They stress the issue will not be a factor in this year’s election.

The state is still working to identify how many people were improperly registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens.

More than 300 noncitizens have been added to Oregon’s voter rolls over the last three years, after lawmakers passed a bill allowing people to obtain drivers licenses in the state without proving citizenship, according to a recent review by the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services division.

The state's election director said postal officials have committed to fixing the issue.

This month, petitioners will begin collecting signatures to overhaul election rules in the city of Eugene. The initiative would allow voters to rate multiple candidates instead of choosing just one.