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The Transparency Troubles at ERIC Continue…
UPDATE: March 17, 2023
As of this writing, four more member states have announced that they are leaving ERIC: FL, MO, WV and today, Ohio. All four states indicated they made attempts to reform the organization to allow for the voter registration drives to be OPTIONAL, as well as having made efforts to ensure there was a clear distinction between the ‘non-partisan’ work to maintain voter rolls and the C4 organization CEIR, which distributed millions of dollars of Zuckerburg donations to select election offices in the 2020 election cycle (so-called Zuckerbucks).
Utah Lawmakers Give Themselves More Transparency, Deny it to the Public
Last week the Utah legislature passed a bill to give themselves more access to voter registration information while leaving the public behind in the dark. But to really understand the bill, a history of Utah’s complicated relationship with transparency is necessary.
Utah has a system unlike any other state – one that caused alarm for political parties and watchdogs alike in previous years, because it has vastly reduced both their, and the public’s, visibility into elections and curbed their ability to reach their own voters.
A Growing Tide of Election Transparency Wins – The American Conservative
Check out Hayden Ludwig's article in The American Conservative highlighting information from the...
VRF Compiles 9 States in Absentee Ballot Tracker
OCTOBER 7, 2022 -- DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Voter Reference Foundation absentee ballot tracker tool...
VRF adds six states to absentee ballot tracker
Sept. 30, 2022, Downers Grove, IL -- Voter Reference Foundation — which is breaking new ground in...
The Federalist: A solution to faulty voter rolls – Voter Reference Foundation
From The Federalist: ...Combined with the altering of state election laws through unconstitutional...
Voter Reference Foundation adds SC to nationwide VR database
Sept. 2, 2022, Downers Grove, IL -- Voter Reference Foundation added voter registration data from...
BREAKING: AZ version of HR1, ‘Free & Fair Elections’ Initiative fails to make ballot after extensive court challenges
The AZ version of HR1, the ‘Free & Fair Elections’ initiative has failed to make the ballot...
AZ: Maricopa County Dropbox Camera not recording during primary
The Maricopa County Republican Chairman has reported that one of two...
NVRA – Voter Rolls & Public Oversight: How does Voter Reference Foundation fit in?
VRF is dedicated to transparency in our elections process. Voter rolls are where the elections...
UPDATE: AZ HR1 on Verge of Missing Ballot cutoff; The AZ HR1 initiative: Not Free and Not Fair
UPDATE 08/22/2022: The AZ version of the Federalized take-over of elections, HR1, is on the verge...
Victory for Election Integrity in WI: Supreme Court of WI rules unmanned dropboxes are unlawful
In a resounding victory for election integrity in WI, the State Supreme Court has ruled that...
SCOTUS ruling ensures states can protect election integrity
Gina Swoboda, Executive Director, VRF: “In today’s ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the right of...
The Transparency Troubles with ERIC
ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, is a 501(c)3 organization comprised of 31...
VoteRef.com adds Missouri, Rhode Island and Washington to Voter Registration Database
May 31, 2022-Downers Grove, IL- Voter Reference Foundation added voter registration data from...
GA Primary – Early Voting surges, SB202 appears to have increased turnout
Five days before the May 2022 Georgia Primary Election, absentee & early voting turnout...
NC Early Ballot requests favor GOP by large margin
To date in the North Carolina primary, Republican ballot requests by Independents are surging to...
Voter Reference Foundations adds West Virginia to VoteRef.com searchable database
Voter Reference Foundation today added 2020 voter registration data from West Virginia into the...
Voter Reference Foundation launches absentee ballot tracker
DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- The Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) -- which is breaking new ground in...
VoteRef website adds District of Columbia
Voter Reference Foundation today added 2020 voter registration and election data from District of...
VoteRef website adds Oklahoma
Voter Reference Foundation today added 2020 election data from Oklahoma into the searchable...
O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A is not OK: Total ballots cast data ‘unavailable’ from chief election official
As part of our work at the Voter Reference Foundation, we compare the Total Ballots Cast in an...
WI: Indefinitely Confined Voters
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has responded to VRF’s request for the total number of voters...
VRF sues New Mexico officials in federal court to make sure public has right to see voter rolls
VRF NM Complaint01Download DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- The groundbreaking Voter Reference Foundation...
Executive Overreach: Colorado Secretary of State’s attempt to take over county elections
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is attempting to take control of elections away from the...
The imposters at ProPublica
The following is a response by Voter Reference Foundation to the ProPublica story today on us. The...
VoteRef website adds Minnesota
Voter Reference Foundation has added the land of the sky blue waters to its VoteRef.com website....
VoteRef Website Adds Florida Data
The Voter Reference Foundation has added the state of Florida to its database. Estimated to be the...
The Killer Election Reform Our Elections Need – Doug Truax
What if you could go online, anytime, and find out exactly who is eligible to vote in the next...
Voter Registration data – Why are there records of people over 200 years old voting?
Voter registration data is manually entered by poll workers, county recorder and county clerk...