September 17, 2024 4:00 a.m.

On Monday, House Republican Leader and Rules Committee Vice Chair Jeff Helfrich of Hood River, asked House Democrat Leader and Rules Committee Chair Ben Bowman of Tigard, to call a meeting of the House Rules Committee to receive a briefing from the Secretary of State and the director of the Oregon Department of Transportation on what is being done to catch and purge noncitizens from Oregon’s voter rolls.

A release said the request follows reports of noncitizens registering and voting in Oregon elections.

Helfrich said, “Only American citizens should vote in American elections, yet noncitizens have been discovered on Oregon’s voter rolls”. Helfrich said, “Oregonians have a right to full transparency from the state as to the extent of the problem and what is being done to fix it before ballots go out next month”. Helfrich said the legislature gathers next  week; providing an ideal opportunity for state officials to update the legislature on the steps being taken to ensure that Oregon’s elections are secure.