[EL] Duplicate registration compact

[John Tanner]

So is there agreement that Crosscheck stinks and ERIC is great?


On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Zachary Roth <zacharyr46 at gmail.com> wrote:

> "My understanding is that Oregon left to join ERIC. ERIC is fantastic.
> Some states do both, some do neither, and some do one or the other."
>
> No, Oregon left Crosscheck because it said the data was unreliable<http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/04/florida-no-longer-part-of-controversial-national-voter-data-project.html>.
> Oregon told me the Crosscheck program sent them a list of something like
> 100 voters believed to have voted in more than one state, via the SS# and
> DOB match technique. Upon investigation, not a single one checked out. I'm
> hoping to have more on this next week. Seems applicable to the recent hype
> in North Carolina about 35K double voters, few of which seem likely to
> check out either.
>
> I don't know if this is customary or not, but since this is my first post,
> I figured I should introduce myself: I'm a reporter for msnbc, covering
> voting rights issues. Thanks to Rick for having me.
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> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Justin Riemer <jjustinriemer at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> To my recollection, FL does not share social security number data with
>> other states for the matching process. Either state law does not permit it,
>> they choose not to share it, or it may not be info the voter provides on
>> the application. SSN info is an important part of the matching process. I'm
>> just guessing but that issue may have something to do with FL's departure.
>>
>> My understanding is that Oregon left to join ERIC. ERIC is fantastic.
>> Some states do both, some do neither, and some do one or the other.
>>
>> As the Bauer-Ginsbeg (PCEA) report concluded, Crosscheck is plenty
>> reliable, particularly for those who share SSN information which are most
>> states involved. It is what states make of it and certainly not the
>> boogeyman portrayed by many. I still have a hard time getting my head
>> around why a program that has blue, red, and purple states involved is so
>> maligned. I suspect its more of a political attack than anything else.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Edward Still <still at votelaw.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks to everyone. It was Oregon AND Florida.
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