{"id":1978977,"date":"2023-07-20T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-initiates-exit-from-multistate-voter-list-program-eric\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T20:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T00:01:23","slug":"texas-initiates-exit-from-multistate-voter-list-program-eric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-initiates-exit-from-multistate-voter-list-program-eric\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas exits ERIC voter list program."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-initiates-exit-from-multistate-voter-list-program-eric%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0720\/16524f9e-51cc-40a6-aaa7-245ee2b4ba80\/audio.mp3?length=2691405&#038;duration=224\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Texas \u2062Resigns \u2063from ERIC, Largest State to Leave<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas secretary of state has made the \u200ddecision\u200c to \u200cwithdraw from the \u200cElectronic Registration Registration \u2064Information\u200b Center (ERIC), a tool used to maintain\u2064 clean voter rolls across states.<\/p>\n<p>According to Secretary of State spokeswoman Alicia Pierce, Texas has submitted a\u200c letter to \u2064ERIC, officially notifying them of their withdrawal from the \u2063program\u200b (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/660248927\/FILE-8020-Texas-Secretary-of-State\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Texas, being the largest \u200band most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-closing-beaches-newsom-smugly-suggests-people-hit-the-sand-for-their-mental-health\/\" title=\"Months After Closing Beaches, Newsom Smugly Suggests People Hit the Sand for Their Mental Health\">populous state<\/a>,\u200b is making a\u200c significant \u200cmove by leaving this non-profit organization that was established\u2064 in \u200d2012\u2062 and consists \u200dof member states sharing voter information.<\/p>\n<p>Shane Hamlin, \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-floyd-county-georgia-terminates-election-director-after-statewide-audit-discovers-uncounted-votes\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Floyd County, Georgia Terminates Election Director After Statewide Audit Discovers Uncounted Votes\">executive director<\/a> \u2063of ERIC,\u200b stated in a response to Politico\u200d that the organization will adhere to its Bylaws and Membership Agreement \u200din handling any \u2063member&#8217;s \u2062request to resign.<\/p>\n<p>This decision comes after Republican leaders supported\u2063 Senate Bill 1070, which \u200caimed to\u2064 discontinue the\u2063 use of the voter registration\u200d program.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining \u200cthe rationale behind the withdrawal, Ms. Pierce wrote, &#8220;As fewer states participated in ERIC, the\u200d costs\u2062 were set to increase. Texas would be paying more for less data.\u200c Additionally, the passage of SB 1070 \u2064set up that the state would not be able to stay \u2063in ERIC long-term.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 March, Secretary \u200bof State Jane Nelson announced\u2062 changes to the state&#8217;s elections division, \u2063signaling their intention to leave the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>The press release dated March 10 stated, &#8220;Keith Ingram,\u200b the current Director of \u2062the Elections Divisions, will serve\u2064 in a\u200d newly-created position to develop and manage an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-initiates-exit-from-multistate-voter-list-program-eric\/\" title=\"Texas exits ERIC voter list program.\">interstate voter registration crosscheck program<\/a> \u200bto comply with Section 18.062 of the \u2062Texas Election Code.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill \u2064into law that called for the withdrawal from \u2063ERIC.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, authored by state \u2062Sen.\u2063 Bryan Hughes (R), directs \u2063the secretary of state to either\u2062 create their own\u200d multistate cross-check program or contract with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-bill-allowing-texas-to-withdraw-from-eric-is-headed-to-gov-greg-abbotts-desk\/\" title=\"Texas bill to withdraw from ERIC goes to Gov. Abbott.\">private sector data system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If a private sector \u2062system is\u200c utilized, the law mandates\u200b background\u200c checks \u2064for\u200d all potential \u200dvendor employees and ensures the protection of data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas secretary of state initiated the state&#8217;s withdrawal from ERIC, an interstate tool for maintaining voter rolls. 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