As Texas becomes the latest GOP-led state to consider leaving a multistate voter data-sharing organization over fears of an ulterior partisan agenda, election integrity advocates have released a report suggesting potential corrective measures or, failing those, a new alternative group.
They have cited concerns about partisan influence in the organization, failure to require that multistate voter fraud be addressed, restrictions on how states may use the ERIC data reports and a requirement for member states to solicit registration by individuals who had chosen not to register to vote when given the opportunity.
On Thursday, the Texas House Committee on Elections held a hearing on a bill that would withdraw the state from ERIC.
Youngkin has not publicly commented on Virginia's status with ERIC since GOP states began leaving, and his office has not responded to a request for comment.
They further recommend that ERIC undergo a yearly IT audit by an independent firm to determine that the sensitive data it receives from states are secure and that ERIC is operating "transparently" and "efficiently."
If these changes to ERIC are not made, then Adams and von Spakovsky suggest that states create an alternative.
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