Laurel Lee on Voter Registration Accuracy and Election Integrity

Ensuring Accurate Voter Rolls

• 🗳️ Voter list maintenance is a critical component for ensuring election accuracy and building public confidence in the electoral process.
• 🔑 This process is framed as not suppression or a purge, but an essential part of sound administration and public accountability.
• ⚖️ Laws should mandate clear and consistent standards for maintaining voter rolls, promoting transparency, and supporting data sharing.

The Role of Blackout Periods

• 🗓️ The 90-day blackout period applies to systemic list maintenance for voters who have moved, and potentially for removing non-citizens and other ineligible voters.
• 🚫 It does not apply to removals of deceased individuals or certain other ineligible voters.
• 🏛️ While individualized removals are permitted within the 90-day period, states often face lawsuits when attempting them, claiming they are prohibited systemic removals.

Data Sharing and Improving Processes

• 🤝 Data sharing agreements between states are essential for accurate voter roll maintenance, as national data sources like NCOA can be incomplete.
• ⏱️ The confirmation process, which requires waiting for two federal general elections, is considered too clunky and inefficient.

Third-Party Voter Registration Groups

• 👥 Third-party registration groups can contribute to inaccuracies and duplicate registrations on voter rolls.
• 📉 These groups often have an incentive to register as many people as possible, leading to a lack of quality control.
• ⚠️ Problems on voter rolls have been traced back to these groups, including instances of individuals being registered multiple times or non-citizens being registered.

Ease of Voter Registration and Voting

• ✅ It has never been easier to register to vote or to vote in the United States, largely due to the diligence of election officials.
• 📈 High registration and participation rates in recent federal elections are attributed to these efforts to make the process accessible and easy.