Common Cause/NY Applauds NYS Leg for Passing Bill to Clean Up Voter Rolls

ALBANY, NY (06/06/2025) (readMedia)-- Today, the New York State Assembly unanimously passed A03649B: legislation that would authorize New York State to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and other multistate voter list organizations. The bill already passed the Senate in March. Now, Governor Kathy Hochul must sign the bill into law.

"Keeping a reliable voter roll is essential to New York's ability to safely and securely run our elections. But without any central system for sharing information between states, voter rolls are incredibly difficult and expensive to maintain. Joining ERIC will ensure our voter rolls are more efficiently and accurately maintained, while allowing election officials to spend their resources on other priorities. We're thrilled the New York State Legislature recognizes this and are confident Governor Hochul will sign this bill into law immediately," said Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY.

ERIC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of states that shares and maintains voter roll data to ensure voter rolls are accurate and safe. For more than a decade, states have worked with ERIC to ensure election officials have the most accurate voter rolls and are able to detect any possible voting issues. ERIC also helps states conduct outreach to individuals with information on how they can register to vote. Currently, 24 states and Washington, D.C. are members of ERIC.

As registered voters move states or die, maintaining the state's voter roll requires significant resources from election officials. Joining ERIC would allow New York to share information with other states, making voter roll maintenance more reliable and efficient. If the Governor signs this legislation, New York State will be required to officially join the multistate voter list organization as a member on or before July 31, 2026.