Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, shown in 2022, said the Electronic Registration Information Center had failed to address concerns by him and others, “therefore, it is time to move on.”
(David A. Lieb / Associated Press)
Election officials in Florida, Missouri and West Virginia said Monday they are withdrawing from a bipartisan, multistate effort aimed at ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls that has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories fueled by Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election.
The system to thwart voter fraud known as the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, has become a target of suspicion among some Republicans after a series of online posts early last year questioning its funding and purpose.
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