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Secretary of state explains voter‑data exports, ERIC links and warns Save Act would impose new document burdens
Summary
Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Heather described how Vermont shares voter and DMV data, the affidavit requirement for voter‑checklist exports, ERIC and DMV data links, and said the proposed federal Save Act would require certified birth documents and costly IT changes to store them.
At a House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee hearing, Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Heather described how Vermont shares voter data, the limits on exports of the statewide voter checklist, the state’s participation in ERIC, and potential effects of the federal "Save Act" if enacted.
Heather told the committee that the statewide voter‑checklist export is available on request but only after a requester signs an affidavit stating the data will be used for noncommercial purposes and will not be provided to foreign governments. “You can ask for that. You have to submit an affidavit that you’ll only use it for noncommercial purposes and will not disclose it to foreign governments,” she said.
She explained the distinction between an absentee ballot and a universal vote‑by‑mail…
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