Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it has taken a series of recent steps to improve the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls, including entering into new data-sharing agreements with five states and Washington, D.C.
“It’s undoubtedly not as good as ERIC. There’s just fewer states that are involved,” said Aaron Mukerjee, an attorney and the voter protection director for the Democratic Party of Virginia.
ERIC has also found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories fueled by former President Donald Trump’sBeals in May gave several reasons for the decision to end the state’s membership. They included recent departures by what was then seven other GOP-led states, cost concerns, incomplete participation by Virginia’s bordering states and “increasing concerns regarding stewardship, maintenance, privacy, and confidentiality” of voter information.
In addition to the new agreements, the department said it had conducted, for “the first time ever,” change of address mailings to voters who may have moved. Inactive-status voters will still be able to cast a ballot in the upcoming elections but will be asked to update their registration, Gaines said.
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