GOP states quit the program that fights voter fraud. Now they're scrambling.

[Eugene]

Source: Politico

GOP states quit the program that fights voter fraud. Now they’re scrambling.

The program, known as the Electronic Registration Information Center, was arguably the best nationwide tool states had to catch people trying to vote twice.

By ZACH MONTELLARO
07/09/2023 07:00 AM EDT

Over the past year and a half, eight Republican-led states quit a nonpartisan program designed to keep voter rolls accurate and up to date.

Top Republican election officials in those states publicly argued the program was mismanaged. The conspiracy theorists who cheered them on falsely insisted it was a front for liberals to take control of elections.

But experts say the program, known as the Electronic Registration Information Center, was among the best nationwide tool states had to catch people trying to vote twice in the same election. Now, those Republican-led states who left — and other states who lost access to their data — are scrambling to police so-called “double voters” ahead of the presidential election in 2024.

In recent months, elections officials in Ohio — one of the states that led the flight from ERIC — and elsewhere have been quietly convening leaders from dozens of states to talk about ways they can still work together to try to catch double-voters.

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/09/gop-states-program-voter-fraud-fight-00105252

[2naSalit]

1. That's not all they're talking about...

They are planning ways to manipulate the vote now that they have eschewed the system that would catch them.

[Tetrachloride]

2. they don't want to share data with Dems

[2naSalit]

6. The desperation...

Is driving them to forego any hint of clandestine planning. As we can see.

I am just so tired of it all and I doubt it will get better in my lifetime.

[Tetrachloride]

8. While still alive, I hope to see them hammered. Unfortunately my religion doesn't

allow thoughts and prayers

ok, just making stuff up while I am on call

[2naSalit]

9. I usually...

Don't rely on those either.


My brain is really tired though.

[erronis]

3. Of course, "Republicans argued the program was mismanaged" - because they weren't in control.

They really wanted the Cyber-Ninjas to take over - the ones who wasted millions of $s on zero (0) results.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. GOP states don't want to fight voter fraud, they want to manufacture and bitch about it

so they can have more lawsuits.

[Lovie777]

5. But.....................

DEMs are "woke".

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. People who can afford to be registered and vote in multiple states tend to be republicans

This is a type of voter fraud that the GOP approves of

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. Exactly. These Republicans WANT their more radical base to vote twice.

It is almost, if not, always an R voter who is caught doing this. And the smarter psychotic R's in charge know it. Trump himself encouraged it (because Dems do it!).

I would not put it past them to dissolve any ability to find or catch double voters, and then on the other hand actually recruit and foster the idea of good patriotic Americans must save America by making sure Donald wins by any means necessary.

[SharonClark]

10. The GQP states hate that the program also

encourages voter registration. They hate that people who aren’t them are encouraged to register and vote.

[SouthernDem4ever]

12. They don't care about voter fruad unless they lose

then it's a big deal all of a sudden. Unfortunately, GOP voters are usually the perpetrators of voter fraud so this is to their advantage.