What You Should Know About: ERIC
HB1557 requires the Secretary of State to enroll New Hampshire into the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Here’s what you should know about ERIC, and why joining is a good idea.
The primary objective of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is to enhance the precision of voter rolls, increase access to voter registration for all eligible citizens, minimize election costs, boost operational efficiency in electoral processes, and promptly detect potential instances of double voting.
HB1557 advanced out of the House Election Law committee with no recommendation, and now it heads to the House Floor for a vote.
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WHAT IS ERIC?
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization created by and composed of state election officials from around the United States. Founded in 2012, ERIC is funded and governed by states that choose to join.
ERIC is the most effective tool available to help election officials maintain more accurate voter rolls and detect possible illegal voting. ERIC also helps states reach out to potentially eligible but not yet registered individuals with information on how best to register to vote.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ERIC:
ERIC analyzes voter registration and motor vehicle department data, provided by their members through secure channels, along with official federal death data and change of address data, in order to provide their members with various reports. State election officials use these reports to update their voter rolls, remove ineligible voters, investigate potential illegal voting, or provide voter registration information to individuals who may be eligible to vote.
ERIC was created by state election officials and is controlled by state election officials. State election officials govern ERIC and fund their day-to-day operations through payment of annual dues. The states voluntarily join, and are the only ones who can vote on the direction of ERIC.
ERIC improves election security and keeps voter lists accurate. Having up-to-date, accurate voter registration lists is key to maintaining secure elections. ERIC is a unique, nonpartisan system that allows states to share information securely, making it a crucial tool for election officials to prevent people from registering and voting in multiple states.
ERIC is a nonpartisan, state election official-driven resource that helps build and maintain confidence in our elections. Through ERIC, voters can trust that their state's voter rolls are precise and have the assurance that safeguards are in place to uphold the integrity of their state's elections. ERIC enables states to easily eliminate deceased voters, individuals who have relocated out of state, and other ineligible voters from their registration lists, ensuring the accuracy and fairness of the electoral process..
ERIC protects voter privacy. ERIC has strong security measures in place to protect voter’s private information and data. Any private-sector, partisan alternative created by election deniers would threaten election integrity and voter privacy.
ERIC Member States
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
The District of Columbia is also a member