Pennsylvania's motor-voter system effectively screens non-citizens from voter registration

An audit of more than 200,000 transactions in Pennsylvania’s motor-voter registration process found only one instance when officials allowed a non-U.S. citizen to apply, state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor said Friday.

The single case occurred because a PennDOT employee omitted the person’s immigration status when they entered data into the state’s driver’s licensing and control system. If no immigration information is provided, the system automatically classifies a person as a U.S. citizen and gives them the option to register to vote, he said in a news conference.

“The motor voter process worked as intended, but due to human error, the driver’s license camera card had incorrect information about the individual’s citizenship. That is unacceptable,” DeFoor said in a news conference where he and staff presented the audit’s findings.

While the non-citizen’s voter registration application was forwarded to the Department of State, which maintains voter records, PennDOT informed the Department of State when it discovered the error, DeFoor said.




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