King County Elections Director Julie Wise concisely explains GOP aversion to Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)

 

It all boils down to voter suppression.  GOP-led states like Iowa want to deny 'certain people' to right to vote.

Headline:  Des Moines

From Investigate West, 3/23/2023:

King County Elections Director Julie Wise shares some of Hobbs’ concerns. Wise called the program a useful tool that allows election workers to verify voter rolls. It also alerts them when a new person moves to Washington who’s eligible to vote but isn’t registered. 

“I think ERIC is critically important,” said Wise. She called the move against ERIC a “baseless attack.” 

Last year, Washington state was alerted to 9,000 people eligible to vote but not registered, according to Hobbs: “Trying to encourage them to register is a good thing."  [emphasis added]

The GOP reaction: