Virginia is the latest state to withdraw from the Democrat-run Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) over a variety of concerns about how the agency handles voter registration rolls.
Elections Commissioner Susan Beals sent a letter on May 11 to the executive director of ERIC, Shane Hamlin, to say Virginia would no longer participate in the data-sharing program.
Beals listed a variety of concerns, including how ERIC handles the “stewardship, maintenance, privacy, and confidentiality” of Virginia voter information.
“In short, ERIC’s mandate has expanded beyond that of its initial intent—to improve the accuracy of voter rolls. We will pursue other information arrangements with our neighboring states and look to other opportunities to partner with states in an apolitical fashion,” wrote Susan Beals in the Thursday letter….