The Future of Voter Registration in America: Uncertainty and Debate.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by POLITICO
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a bipartisan organization that helps states maintain their voter rolls, is facing an uncertain future after several Republican-led states left the group. ERIC assists states in maintaining voter rolls by helping election officials identify people who may have either moved or died, and requires states to conduct list maintenance by removing voters who aren’t eligible. The complaints have landed in two buckets: removing voters on the rolls and contacting potentially eligible but unregistered voters to see if they would like to register. ERIC has suddenly come under fire from segments of the Republican base still animated by Trump’s 2020 loss.