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House votes to remove ERIC and codify AVID; lawmakers debate voter-roll checks, credit-bureau use
Summary
House Bill 479 removes the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) from state code and formally authorizes the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID); the bill drew extensive floor debate over data sources used for voter-roll maintenance, including Experian/credit bureau data and postcard notification processes.
The Alabama House voted April 22 to remove the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) from state code and to authorize the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) for voter-roll maintenance, approving House Bill 479 as a substitute after extended floor debate.
“Alabama participated in the electronic registration information center,” sponsor Representative Brignard told the chamber. “This bill removes ERIC as the database that we use.” He described AVID as the state’s system for matching its voter registry against multiple sources of residency and status information.
During floor discussion, Representative Clark (Mobile) questioned the use of privately held…
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