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At issue is whether the state is complying with a decades-old federal voting law.

“I know my actions were indefensible,” she told the state ethics commission.

Data entry errors that allowed noncitizens to be registered to vote in Oregon go much further back than state officials previously acknowledged, a report issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation on Friday shows.

The lawsuit is the 12th Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed against the Trump administration since he took office in December.

Several people who were added to Oregon’s voter rolls because of errors by state employees could face prosecution for voting despite not being U.S. citizens.

The calls to the secretary of state’s office center around misinformation about Donald Trump’s decision not to appear in the state’s voters’ pamphlet.

Oregon leaders are reminding residents they can still register to vote or change their party affiliation as usual.

The state has unearthed several hundred more people than previously known who were improperly registered to vote under Oregon’s motor voter law.

The DMV said Friday it first learned about improper registrations in early August. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade and Gov. Tina Kotek say they learned about it in mid-September.

Top election staffers appeared before a legislative committee for the first time since revelations Oregon improperly registered more than 1,200 people to vote.

Officials say 10 of those improperly registered went on to vote. They stress the issue will not be a factor in this year’s election.

The news comes as immigration and allegations of voter fraud animate Republican politics nationally.