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GOP States Abandon Voter Fraud Program, Prompting Desperate Measures

Originally Published 2 years ago — by POLITICO

Eight Republican-led states have quit the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a nonpartisan program aimed at maintaining accurate voter rolls, citing mismanagement and conspiracy theories. However, experts argue that ERIC was an effective tool in catching double-voters. Now, these states, along with others that lost access to ERIC's data, are scrambling to find alternative ways to police double-voting ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Efforts are underway to establish a state-to-state information sharing program, but replicating ERIC's centralized database structure and functionality will be challenging. The future of ERIC itself remains uncertain, with more states considering leaving the program.

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Conservative group opposes voter roll improvement partnership.

Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Guardian US

Conservative group Judicial Watch has joined Donald Trump and other election denial groups in attacking the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a bipartisan consortium of over two dozen states that exchange voter registration data to ensure election security. The group released a flawed report alleging potential violations of federal law by ERIC, falsely slamming it as a “syndicate founded by leftists” and charging that it has been “far more effective at swelling voter registration rolls than at keeping them clean”. ERIC was started in 2012 by seven states, including four led by Republicans, and is the sole data-sharing program for states since there is no clearinghouse for voter registration.

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