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Bill would require Secretary of State to verify citizenship on certain DMV/OHA registrations
Summary
House Bill 34 70 would require the Secretary of State to verify citizenship data provided by the Department of Transportation or Oregon Health Authority before forwarding registrations to county election officials; sponsor argued the change would place responsibility for eligibility verification with the Secretary of State.
Representative Christine Drazen presented House Bill 34 70 to the House Committee on Rules on March 12, 2025, saying, "this is a bill that says the buck stops here," placing verification responsibility with the Secretary of State. The bill text as read to the committee requires the Secretary of State to verify voter registration information provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation or the Oregon Health Authority to determine whether the person is a United States citizen.
Drazen described concerns raised by previous errors in which noncitizens were reportedly added to…
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