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Utah House votes to withdraw from ERIC, requires new voter‑data arrangements and privacy standards
Summary
House Bill 3 32 passed after extensive debate, ordering the lieutenant governor to cancel the state's ERIC membership and directing new multi‑state memorandums with data-privacy standards; final House vote was 59-13.
The Utah House on Feb. 14 approved House Bill 3 32, a measure that requires the lieutenant governor to terminate Utah's membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and enables the lieutenant governor to enter new memorandums of understanding with other states or consortia that meet Utah's data-privacy and security standards. The bill passed on a 59-13 vote after extensive floor debate.
Sponsor Representative Lisenby said the bill responds to a December 2024 elections audit and longstanding problems with voter‑roll maintenance. "Clean voter rolls are…
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