LWVMC Hot Topics: Clean and Accurate Voter Rolls & the ERIC System

Ensuring elections are fair and equitable includes maintaining clean and accurate voter rolls. The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) system was developed to cost-effectively assist states in maintaining clean rolls while alerting states to potential new voters. It had wide bi-partisan support for years.

In 2020, Florida joined the ERIC system. In 2022, Florida used the ERIC system to improve the accuracy of voter rolls. In 2023, Florida withdrew from ERIC.

Join this presentation to find the answers to: How does the ERIC system work and how does it benefit keeping clean rolls at less cost? What are the basic types of voter fraud? What fraud can it catch and what can is it not capable of revealing? What results has the ERIC system had in previous years? Why did Florida withdraw and is it possible Florida will reenter the system?

Speakers:

Shane Hamlin, Executive Director, Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).

Mike Bennett, Manatee Supervisor of Elections

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.