Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read talks election integrity, state agency audits
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — This week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek allowed the DMV to resume automatic voter registration under the so-called 'motor voter law.'
The governor paused the practice after DMV clerical and policy mistakes resulted in more than 1,600 people making it onto voter rolls without verification of citizenship.
Newly elected Secretary of State, former State Treasurer and former state legislator Tobias Read joined this week's Eye on Northwest Politics to discuss Oregon election integrity and more.
Watch the full interview in the video above.
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