Recorder and supervisors explain MVD registration 'glitch' and remaining verification work

Board members asked detailed questions about a registration discrepancy the recorder described as stemming from an MVD (motor vehicle division) data issue for voters with pre-1996 driver's licenses. Recorder Heap said initial checks produced a pool of roughly 118,000 records flagged for missing proof-of-citizenship; after cross-checking federal SAVE records, the recorder's office revalidated roughly 59,500 of those and now has a much smaller remaining group that must be contacted or verify their status before 7 p.m. on election day.