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A group in #Wisconsin wants to purge approximately 7% of the state's registered voters from the rolls. A thread about the case and how our client @LWV_WI is fighting back.https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/article/lwv-wisconsin-files-motion-join-lawsuit-over-flawed-voter-purge …
#Wisconsin is a member of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), which has developed a method for identifying potentially out of date voter registration files. It periodically sends states lists of voters who may have movedhttps://youtu.be/O8ISoeO1hjw
But ERIC relies on the accuracy of the info it receives from states, meaning that if states submit unreliable data, the resulting "movers" list from ERIC is less likely to be accurate. This is what happened in Wisconsin. In 2017, the movers list had an error rate of 7%
The Election Commission had to reactivate the registration of tens of thousands of voters due to these errors. You can read the Commission's statement on the issue here:https://www.prwatch.org/news/2018/10/13417/hundreds-thousands-wisconsin-voters-purged-rolls-2016-general-election …
Despite the error rate, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) thinks the Elections Commission should use the ERIC movers list for conducting voter registration list maintenance in advance of the #2020Electionshttps://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/16/group-seeks-remove-thousands-wisconsins-voter-rolls/3986444002/ …
Under Wisconsin law, if election officials receive "reliable information" that a voter has moved out of their municipality, they must send that voter a confirmation notice and cancel their registration if they do not respond within 30 days
In October, the Elections Commission used the movers list to send notices, but did not tell recipients they could be removed if they didn't respond. It plans to give them 12-14 months to confirm their addresses. But WILL has sued to make it remove those voters now
That's where @LWV_WI comes in. They have filed a motion to intervene as a defendant to argue that the movers list is not "reliable information" within the meaning of the law and that impacted voters should not be removed
List maintenance is an important and valid process, but it has been increasingly used by states & outside groups to call into question the registrations of otherwise eligible voters with up to date registration files.https://www.vox.com/2018/7/20/17595024/voter-purge-report-supreme-court-voting-rights-act …
You can learn more about the case and read the League's motion to intervene and proposed motion to dismiss here: https://www.fairelectionscenter.org/wisconsin-motion-to-intervene …
If you are a Wisconsin registered voter and want to check your registration information, you can visit: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/MyVoterInfo …
An important caveat: The 7% error rate for the ERIC movers list came from the plaintiffs' complaint. It could very well be higher.
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