The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) applauds the enactment of new legislation in Texas which provides for the state to participate in multi-state voter registration data-sharing programs. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill, SB 795, into law Monday.
“Voter registration data sharing can be key in improving the accuracy of a state’s voter rolls,” said John Fortier, director of BPC’s Democracy Project. “The ability to update and check voter registration lists against other states allows for the identification of duplicate registrations in multiple states.”
Participation in multi-state voter registration data sharing was a key recommendation of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA), whose work BPC is continuing, and BPC’s Commission on Political Reform.