Florida Now A Member Of Voter Security Partnership

December 12, 2019

Wednesday, Governor Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Laurel Lee announced that Florida has been accepted for membership, along with 29 other members, into the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a multi-state partnership that uses a sophisticated data-matching tool to enhance the accuracy of voter registration systems.

“My administration is committed to protecting the integrity of Florida’s voter rolls and preventing election fraud,” said DeSantis. “As a member of ERIC, Florida is now equipped with more tools to further ensure accurate voter rolls, make voting easier and reduce costs to taxpayers.”

Through ERIC, member states can share information from voter registration systems, motor vehicle databases, social security death records, and U.S. Post Office records. This data-sharing agreement will help identify voters who have moved to another state, passed away, or changed their name in Florida.

In addition to enhancing the accuracy of voter rolls, ERIC also improves voter registration by providing information for member states to contact potentially eligible but unregistered voters with instructions on how to register to vote. Prior to the 2020 general election, Florida will spend $1.3 million to contact potentially eligible voter who are not registered to vote. This outreach is conducted every two years ahead of federal general elections.

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2 Responses to “Florida Now A Member Of Voter Security Partnership”

  1. legal registered voter with ID on December 12th, 2019 3:49 pm

    wilykyote, most of those foul-up were from Broward County

  2. wilykyote on December 12th, 2019 11:00 am

    sounds good…be interesting to know the other 29 States ! Florida’s
    had way too many foul-ups over the last 20 years or so. Gov. DeSantis
    appears to be doing a great job!

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