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Bill to help improve Oklahoma voting accuracy signed into law
Oklahoma News 4 ^ | April 26, 2021 | K. Querry-Thompson

Posted on 05/13/2021 10:01:19 AM PDT by re_tail20

A bill that aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of state elections has been signed into law.

Senate Bill 710 authorizes the Secretary of the State Election Board to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), which is “a multi-state partnership that uses data-matching tools to enhance the accuracy of voter registration lists.”

States that are ERIC members can securely share information from voter registration systems, motor vehicle databases, death records and postal records. This helps states identify voters who have moved, passed away or changed their name, according to the news release.

“Oklahoma already has one of the best election systems in the nation, but these measures will further strengthen and modernize that system,” Sen. Darcy Jech said. “It’s important that we maintain an accurate voter database and encourage eligible voters to participate in our election process. Joining ERIC would benefit all Oklahoma voters by ensuring our elections are safe, accurate, and everyone who wishes to participate is able.”

SB 710 also allows the State Election Board to share data with ERIC, send Oklahoma’s voter registration notifications to eligible citizens not yet registered and notify voters who need to update their address for voter registration purposes.

Thirty states, including Texas, Missouri, Colorado and New Mexico, are ERIC members.

The Oklahoma State Election Board requested...

(Excerpt) Read more at kfor.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: ericoklahoma

1 posted on 05/13/2021 10:01:19 AM PDT by re_tail20
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To: re_tail20

This makes it 31 States. Just 18 more States to go - (North Dakota doesn’t keep a voter registration list.)


2 posted on 05/13/2021 10:02:07 AM PDT by re_tail20
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To: re_tail20

Another bill.

How about 10 year prison terms for anyone messing with the votes.


3 posted on 05/13/2021 10:03:17 AM PDT by bgill
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To: re_tail20

can securely share information from voter registration systems...

LOL is anything secure on the internet? Note Pipeline that no big tech comp could secure. That no NSA/CIA/ETC tool could secure.


4 posted on 05/13/2021 10:03:55 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: re_tail20
Not sure I like ERIC......

Reminds me of HAL

5 posted on 05/13/2021 10:04:49 AM PDT by Osage Orange (DRT)
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To: re_tail20

Interesting headline, not slanted to the fact that this must be racist to try to verify voter info!


6 posted on 05/13/2021 10:04:52 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: re_tail20

Looks like the last election opened many eyes.


7 posted on 05/13/2021 10:06:33 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: re_tail20

The system will be tuned to ‘accurately’ elect democrats.


8 posted on 05/13/2021 10:09:56 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: bgill

Yes!!!!!!


9 posted on 05/13/2021 10:11:13 AM PDT by Exit148
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To: SpaceBar

You can bet your ass on that. And your mule too.


10 posted on 05/13/2021 10:13:33 AM PDT by sport
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To: re_tail20

Good news!


11 posted on 05/13/2021 10:30:50 AM PDT by familyop (Third world slaves are misled to generalize distrust against friendly learners.)
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To: re_tail20

Good. Anything that enhances voter integrity is a step in the right direction.


12 posted on 05/13/2021 10:32:03 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: re_tail20

“’Just 18 more States to go “”


I assume the majority of those 18 states are Democrat controlled regimes?


13 posted on 05/13/2021 10:32:24 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: re_tail20

If New Mexico is a happy member of this, it is worthless and corrupt.


14 posted on 05/13/2021 10:32:33 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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“by: K. Querry-Thompson”

Pretty hot-looking babe. Very sad her career in journalism is about to end, though.

...and just because she failed to give the story the proper headline, which should have been:

“Republican bill to Suppress the Minority Vote signed into law by Racist Republican Governor”

...and she had such a promising future.


15 posted on 05/13/2021 11:22:44 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: re_tail20

I would remind Freepers that what was lacking during the 2020 election was NOT laws. What was lacking was the will to enforce those laws.


16 posted on 05/13/2021 11:44:58 AM PDT by taxcontrol (You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is.)
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To: re_tail20

Another state joins the crew. Hallelujah!!


17 posted on 05/13/2021 12:19:45 PM PDT by upchuck (Corporations don’t pay taxes. They collect them. From us. ~ h/t Little Ray)
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