Statewide Voter Registration File Audits: Very Insightful…

by Patrick Colbeck at Let’s Fix Stuff

One of the most important elements of any election fraud investigation is an audit of the statewide voter registration file. Let’s look at what such an audit entails.

Purpose

The purpose of this work package is to ensure as a minimum that all of the voters who cast a vote in the election are eligible to vote.

Records

The following records should be secured in support of this work package as a minimum:

Statewide Voter Registration File

In an Excel compatible format, request a list(s) of all voters who cast these votes in the 2020 General Election that includes the following fields as a minimum:

1. All name fields
2. All address fields
3. Driver’s license or state ID number
4. Last four digits of Social Security number
5. Year of birth
6. Current record status
7. Affirmative documentation of citizenship
8. The title/type of affirmative documentation of citizenship presented
9. Phone number
10. E-mail address or other electronic contact method

For absentee voters, add the following fields to the list above:

1. Application Date
2. Application Source
3. Permanent Absentee (Y/N)
4. Date ballot mailed
5. Date ballot received

In addition to this core data, request all database logs pertinent to the modification of voter records within the statewide voter registration file from at least nine months prior to the election through to present day.  Logs must include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

• The name of each individual who executed an addition, revision, or deletion to the qualified voter file.
• The location from which an individual described in subdivision (a) executed each addition, revision, or deletion to the qualified voter file.
• Whether a transaction was an addition, revision, or deletion to the qualified voter file.
• If a transaction was an addition or revision to the qualified voter file, a detailed description of the records in the qualified voter file that were modified and how these records were modified.

Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)

If you reside in a state that is a member of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), there is additional information that you can request that should yield additional insights as to the integrity of your statewide voter registration data…