Critics express concerns about new Alabama voter registration database | #elections | #alabama
Election experts continue to express doubts about the viability of the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) that Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen established in September. Adam Ambrogi, chief of external affairs at the League of Women Voters of the United States, expressed doubts about the viability of the program at a virtual forum held […]
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Alabama Secretary of State unveils new voter roll management system after ERIC withdrawal | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen Monday said the state would launch its own database of registered voters after withdrawing from a national one earlier this year. Allen unveiled the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) to manage the state’s registered voter rolls, completing a goal to replace the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) system that […]
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Hammering Alabama elections in search of a nail | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen doesn’t want to make voting easier. He’s always been clear on that. Take an interview Alabama’s elections chief did a few weeks ago. Allen said he opposed automatic voter registration (AVR), a program where a qualified voter gets registered when they do something like renew a driver’s license. “Registering […]
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