Kate Brown,

Secretary of State
136 State Capitol
Salem OR 97310-0722
oregon!o!"!tateor#!
Oct 30t$, 201%
&onora'le Secretary Kate Brown,
(! yo# )now, Oregon*! Con!tit#tion (rticle ++, Section ++,
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of t$e 4nite5 State! are elector! in o#r !tate
Recently we $a.e $ear5 report! t$at 6im Scott, 7lection! 8irector for 9#ltnoma$ Co#nty,
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along wit$ S$erry &all .er'al report to citi3en! at a meeting Oct 10t$, t$at t$eir office! are
recei.ing #n#!#al $ig$ n#m'er! of .oter regi!tration! t$at are incomplete, pro'lematic, or may
'e 5#plicati.e of people alrea5y on t$e roll! 6$e!e 5e5icate5 Co#nty Official! are 5oing t$eir
'e!t to !ee t$at all t$e regi!tration! are $an5le5 timely an5 correctly
;ote 'y mail i! .ery .#lnera'le to fra#5 <o one $a! to pro.e anyt$ing to apply for .oter
regi!tration in Oregon +t i! all on t$e $onor !y!tem =$at !y!tem! are we #!ing to .erify t$e
.ali5ity of t$e!e regi!tration!>
Recent new! !torie! !$ow t$at t$ere $#n5re5! of t$o#!an5! of people from 1%0 5ifferent
nation! coming acro!! o#r 'or5er! illegally Oregon i! con!i5ering 9ea!#re ::, pro.i5ing 8ri.er
Car5!, for people w$o cannot pro.e legal pre!ence, w$ic$ i! on o#r #pcoming 'allot 6$e 8ri.er
Car5 wo#l5 allow t$e!e fol)! to !tay $ere wit$o#t 2#e!tion an5 a.oi5! legal immigration law!
=e fo#n5 o#t from ?ar! ?ar!on in.e!tigation t$at t$e 8ri.er Car5! will 'e con!i5ere5 .ali5 +8 to
get on an airplane + !#!pect t$at t$e 8ri.er Car5 will 'e #!e5 for many t$ing! not originally
inten5e5 6$i! i! clearly an incenti.e for !ome to regi!ter to .ote an5 .ote on 9ea!#re ::
6$e pro'lem of <on citi3en! regi!tering to .ote i! not new Oregon !aw t$i! in t$e early 2000*!
w$en it wa! e1po!e5 in t$e trial again!t t$e Ro'leto Brot$er! w$o $a5 a !c$eme to $elp illegal!
gain Oregon 8ri.er*! licen!e 'y !elling t$em a piece of mail for @2A an5 al!o $a5 t$em regi!ter
to .ote !o t$ey wo#l5 get a .oter regi!tration car5 6$at met t$e re2#irement! for t$e two
nee5e5 piece! of +8 to get a 8ri.er ?icen!e +t i! e!timate5 t$at nearly :0,000 non citi3en! got
t$eir 8ri.er ?icen!e #!ing t$i! !c$eme 6$i! wa! ma!!i.e +8 fra#5 an5 .oter regi!tration fra#5B
=e $a.e no i5ea $ow many of t$em .ote5 or $ow it affecte5 o#r election! +t wa! 'eca#!e of
t$i! ma!!i.e fra#5 t$at o#r 8ri.er ?icen!e law! now re2#ire certifie5 +8
6$e 1993 9otor ;oter (ct re2#ire! t$at o#r .oter roll! 'e )ept clean an5 #p5ate5
6$e &eritage w$ite paper on non citi3en! regi!tering to .ote, offer! !ome practical !afeg#ar5! to
official! w$o want to a!!#re t$eir .oter roll! are 'eing protecte5
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(fter t$e recent report! of o#r Co#nty office! 'eing floo5e5 wit$ Cpro'lematic* .oter regi!tration
car5!, com'ine5 wit$ t$e a55e5 incenti.e of t$e 8ri.er Car5 9ea!#re, + $a.e to a!) w$at i! yo#r
office 5oing to protect t$e rig$t! of citi3en! from $a.ing t$eir .ote! 5il#te5 'y non citi3en .ote!>
=e are f#rt$er alarme5 'y Dame! O*Keefe of ot$er !tate! $a.ing official! OK wit$ <on citi3en!
.oting 6$en we !ee a Congre!!ional Report on !$owing in5ee5 t$at Congre!! $a! 'een
!t#5ying t$i! !ince 200: an5 t$ey )now t$at 700,000 non citi3en! .ote5 in t$e 200: election an5
it contin#e! <ow 9arylan5 watc$5og gro#p i! !#ing t$eir !tate after in.e!tigating E#ry recor5!
!$ow t$at non citi3en! $a.e 'een .oting + trie5 to get t$e!e 5oc#ment! from o#r co#nty co#rt
$o#!e an5 wa! tol5 + wa! not allowe5 to get t$em F#rt$er, + am 5eeply concerne5 t$at wit$ t$e
8ri.er*! Car5, if it i! pa!!e5 t$at t$e 5ata 'a!e #!e5 for it will not 'e #!e5 to confirm .oting +8
Rep Sal 7!2#i.el !$are5 t$e letter Dim =illiam! !ent in an!wer to $i! 2#e!tion! on $ow yo#r
office 2#erie! t$e 89; 5ata 'a!e <on citi3en! can 'e confirme5 to .ote #!ing t$i! !y!tem + am
!o appalle5 t$at o#r election i! !o .#lnera'le 0lea!e #!e only t$e !pecific portion of t$e 89;
t$at $a! .erifie5 4S citi3en! in it, to c$ec) t$e .ali5ity of t$e +8 for .oter regi!trant!B 0lea!e
confirm t$at yo# are <O6 #!ing t$e 5ata 'a!e of t$o!e w$o are con!i5ere5 Clegally pre!ent* '#t
$a.e yet to pro.e t$eir citi3en!$ip 6$e Clegally pre!ent* portion of t$e 5ata 'a!e wo#l5 incl#5e
non citi3en! from aro#n5 t$e worl5 t$at are legally pre!ent, al!o people w$o are citi3en! '#t
$a.e not 'ro#g$t in certifie5 +8 Some of t$em may 'e citi3en! + 'elie.e we nee5 an a#5it of t$e
entire Oregon ;oter 8ata Ba!e 6$en we nee5 confirmation of citi3en!$ip at regi!tration + 5on*t
t$in) it wo#l5 'e a 'a5 i5ea to ret#rn to t$e poll! wit$ ;oter +8
(fter + !en5 t$i! to yo#, + will po!t t$i! open letter on t$e 0rotect Oregon 8ri.er*! ?icen!e
face'oo) page an5 allow ot$er citi3en! to gi.e comment on t$i! !#'Eect! !o t$at yo# can $ear
not only from me, '#t from ot$er concerne5 citi3en!
Be!t Regar5!,
Danice 8y!inger
Gre!$am, OR 970:0