{"id":1084,"date":"2019-08-09T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T23:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2020-01-16T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T19:06:15","slug":"senator-patricia-bates-responds-to-audit-finding-dmv-double-voter-registrations-and-other-irregularities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1084","title":{"rendered":"Senator Patricia Bates\u00a0Responds to Audit Finding DMV Double Voter Registrations and Other Irregularities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SACRAMENTO \u2013 Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) issued the following statement today after news media<\/a>\u00a0reported the release of an audit finding that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) produced almost 84,000 duplicate voter registrations and an even higher number of erroneous party registrations due to the state\u2019s automatic \u201cmotor voter\u201d program:<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven today\u2019s troubling news, I call on Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Alex Padilla to immediately suspend the automatic \u2018motor voter\u2019 registration program. Suspending the program will allow the problems to be fixed\u00a0and, just as importantly, allow DMV to focus on its other problems affecting customers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s revelations are the latest piece of evidence that automatic voter registration\u00a0was flawed since its inception and has led to serious questions about the integrity of California\u2019s election system.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI also ask legislative leadership to convene the Joint Legislative Audit Committee no later than August 15th<\/sup>\u00a0to reconsider the request from Assemblymembers Rudy Salas and Jim Patterson for an independent and non-partisan audit of the DMV. This will give Senate Democrats a third chance to do the right thing and move forward with a much-needed independent audit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, I look forward to my legislative colleagues considering my\u00a0Senate Bill 57<\/a>\u00a0to make voter registration an opt-in process to help protect the integrity of California\u2019s voter rolls.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In May 2018, the\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/a>\u00a0reported that a software error affected 77,000 voter registrations.<\/p>\n

In September 2018,\u00a0the Sacramento Bee<\/a>\u00a0reported that the DMV transmitted 23,000 erroneous voter registrations.<\/p>\n

In October 2018,\u00a0the Los Angeles Times<\/a>\u00a0reported that the embattled state agency mistakenly registered another 1,500 ineligible residents, including non-citizens.<\/p>\n

Also, in October 2018,\u00a0the Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0reported that California\u2019s Secretary of State admitted that he was not able to confirm whether or not non-citizens voted in the June 2018 Primary Election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Senator Patricia Bates represents the 36th<\/sup>\u00a0Senate District in the California Legislature, which covers South Orange County, North San Diego County, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO \u2013 Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) issued the following statement today after news media\u00a0reported the release of an audit finding that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) produced almost 84,000 duplicate voter registrations and an even higher number of erroneous party registrations due to the state\u2019s automatic \u201cmotor voter\u201d program: \u201cGiven today\u2019s troubling…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\nSenator Patricia Bates\u00a0Responds to Audit Finding DMV Double Voter Registrations and Other Irregularities - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1084\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senator Patricia Bates\u00a0Responds to Audit Finding DMV Double Voter Registrations and Other Irregularities - 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