The California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) disclosed that it may have mistakenly registered to vote additional 1,500 individuals between late April and late September.
The agency admitted its mistake on Monday, which was first reported by the Los Angeles Times. The California DMV’s disclosure comes almost a month after it was found to have committed error in registering over 23,000 Californians.
In a written statement, Jean Shiomoto, the agency’s director told the newspaper, “We have worked quickly with the Department of Technology to correct these errors.” In addition, she said the agencies “updated the programming and improved the processed by integrating “additional safeguards.”
Shiomoto together with state’s Department of Technology Director Amy Tong, informed Secretary of State Alex Padilla about the problem.
California Secretary of State Padilla ordered an independent audit
In response, Padilla held a conference call with election officials across the state regarding DMV’s administrative processing error. He ordered an independent audit of the implementation of the Motor Voter Program.
