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One thing I’m hoping is that in coming years there will be more open election data posted from states and not-for-profits at the election district level, like is available this year during the redistricting cycle

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One thing I’m hoping is that in coming years there will be more open election data posted from states and not-for-profits at the election district level, like is available this year during the redistricting cycle. That said, it’s a lot of work to crunch and compile this data as it’s currently presented — mostly broken down by counties and without redistricting it might not be as big of incentive to compile such data, but it would be fascinating to watch election trends as the decade unfolds.

Who’s “Cleaning” Our Voter Rolls? Soros Funded ERIC Is Now Used In 31 States

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Who’s “Cleaning” Our Voter Rolls? Soros Funded ERIC Is Now Used In 31 States

Been hearing a lot about ERIC on NPR lately. While they have been reporting a lot about conservative push back about ERIC, there hasn't been a lot of reporting on conservative concerns about it.

Not sure if they are legitimate concerns - seems like encouraging potential voters to register is a good thing, but their views are worth hearing. Plus it seems like they should be checking for duplicate voter registrations when people move out of state and if people are voting in multiple states.

But I also could see why conservatives might not like the system - a lot of emphasis is encouraging people to register to vote, with other purposes worthwhile but secondary. And it's been strongly pushed by liberal funders. But it seems like it's not a bad idea to keep voter rolls tidy and have a tool to investigate fraud the rare times it happens. 

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Officials Fear A New Normal As Republicans Make Baseless California Fraud Claims : NPR

For years leading up to the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump was clear: If he lost, it would be because of voter fraud.

Ahead of California's recall election Tuesday, for which ballots were mailed to all 22 million registered voters in the state, he made a similar baseless declaration.

"Does anybody really believe the California Recall Election isn't rigged?" Trump said in a statement Monday. "Millions and millions of Mail-In Ballots will make this just another giant Election Scam, no different, but less blatant, than the 2020 Presidential Election Scam!"

A Republican hasn't won a statewide race in California since 2006, and recent polling shows Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom favored to beat the recall and keep his office.

Still, Republicans are already setting the stage to blame a loss on voter fraud, and not on a declining base of support in a state that President Biden won by 5 million votes last year.