I've been taking a look at this for a while…time to share as I don't have time to do a proper dig.

This fits exactly with what Professor Eastman was just saying this morning. The states give the info for voter rolls, the system has access to who voted and who hasn't and can therefore adjust the vote accordingly.

https://ericstates.org/

https://ericstates.org/statistics/

ERIC: Technology and Security Overview

The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is

to help state and local election officials improve the accuracy of their voter rolls, register more eligible citizens

to vote, reduce costs, and improve the voting process. Formed in 2012, ERIC provides sophisticated data

matching services to members in order to improve their ability to identify inaccurate and out-of-date voter

registration records, as well as likely eligible, but unregistered residents. Members can then contact voters, in

compliance with federal and state regulations, to encourage individuals to register or update their existing

registration. ERIC is owned, governed, and funded by the member jurisdictions.

Privacy and Technology Advisory Board

ERIC is dedicated to the security and protection of the data in its care. The ERIC Board of Directors appointed a

Privacy and Technology Advisory Board, comprised of experts in the field of data security and encryption, to

review security protections and provide advice. This board reviews ERIC’s technical and governance systems and

makes recommendations related to security practices. As of March 2018, the Advisory Board members are:

• Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Chief Technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology,

https://cdt.org/staff/joseph-lorenzo-hall/

• Jeff Jonas, Senzing Founder and Chief Scientist, https://senzing.com/jeff-jonas-bio/.

• Glenn Newkirk, President of InfoSENTRY Services, Inc., http://www.infosentry.com/

• Rebecca Wright, Professor of Computer Science at Rutgers University and Director of the Center for

Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS),

http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~rebecca.wright

Information Security Management Approach

Information security management, corporate transparency, and oversight are core principles for ERIC. In support

of these principles, ERIC employs risk management and information security management techniques that align

with industry guidelines published by national and international information security management

organizations. To aid in this effort, ERIC added an Information Security and Business Continuity Consultant to

staff in 2017. ERIC practices include, but are not limited to:

1. Building a culture of continuous review and improvement

2. Using standards-based risk assessment and risk management practices

3. Performing routine internal and external audits of risk profiles and security management policies,

operations, and procedures

1. Providing governing board members with scheduled security updates and reviews, consistent with

standard corporate transparency guidelines for governance and oversight

1. Requiring members to follow stringent information security commitments via ERIC’s by-laws and

membership agreement

1. Requiring that its data center vendor provide documentation of an annual security assessment by an

independent third party to ensure that their security aligns with industry-accepted standards.

ERIC Operations

As a practical matter, ERIC does not publicly discuss specific security measures. All procedures and software are

routinely reexamined during internal risk assessments and security reviews, evaluated by the Privacy and

Technology Advisory Board, and addressed in external auditing processes.

Participating as a member in ERIC involves three major steps: preparing and protecting voter registration and

license/identification data, securely transmitting data to ERIC, and securely accessing reports. ERIC employs a

full-time Systems Engineer and Technical Liaison to guide members through these processes.

Members provide their voter registration records and license/identification records (other official state data

sources may be accepted but are not required). Fields related to name, address, driver’s license or state ID

number, last four digits of social security number, date of birth, and activity date are required, if present.

Members also submit information on current record status, phone number, and email address when available.

ERIC distributes an application to each participating jurisdiction which applies a cryptographic one-way hash to

sensitive data elements before sending them to ERIC. The hashed elements are driver’s license or state ID

number, any part of the social security number, and date of birth. The hashing application converts the

information into what appears to be a string of random characters, making the data significantly more difficult

for a potential hacker to utilize. ERIC only accepts voter and driver’s license data files that have been hashed

using this application. This ensures that this sensitive data is protected at the source, in the member’s

environment, prior to submission to the ERIC data center. A cryptographic hash is not meant to be decrypted so

ERIC does not receive this information in clear text and does not restore it to the original values. To further

strengthen the security around these data, all records are run through a second hashing process using different

parameters once inside the ERIC environment. ERIC uses a hashing module provided by IBM in conjunction with

Senzing (www.senzing.com), which implements an HMAC-SHA2-256 one-way hashing algorithm with a 1024-bit

secret key. The secret key is housed in a PKCS#11 interfaced secure store that leverages AES-128 encryption.

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The distribution of the hashing application to the ERIC members is a closely monitored and structured process.

Once the data file is hashed, ERIC members employ layers of industry-standard security mechanisms to transmit

the data to the ERIC data center, including multiple rounds and types of encryption. There are also specific

procedures directed at communication of member credentials.

At the ERIC data center, the provided data is processed through a sophisticated matching engine produced by

IBM and Senzing. The engine compares common identifying data elements and additional tools such as a name

variation database, fuzzy date matching, and record linkage. Record linkage is a matching methodology that

compares multiple data sources at the same time. For instance, the mailing address on a DMV record might

provide the missing link that confirms a match between two voter records that otherwise wouldn't have enough

information on their own be sure. ERIC produces reports for each member by analyzing the results of the

matching to identify voter records from that member that may be outdated or inaccurate or people who are not

currently registered to vote. Once the reports are generated they are available for secure download. Members

cannot access the reports of other members.

Assessment and Review

The Center for Democracy and Technology reviewed plans for ERIC in 2011 and determined that ERIC would

improve the quality of voter registration data while protecting, and even improving, the privacy and security of

information shared across state lines for registration purposes.

ERIC subscribes to the Social Security Death Master (SSDM) list in order to provide information on possibly

deceased voters to its members. Starting in 2017, the National Technical Information Service began requiring a

third-party attestation that systems, facilities, and procedures adequately safeguard this information. This

process is similar to an audit and includes an extensive review and examination of all information security

policies, practices, systems, facilities, and procedures relative to the handling of Social Security data. ERIC

received this attestation in 2017 and was approved to continue receiving the SSDM data and will renew it every

three years.

https://ericstates.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ERIC_Tech_and_Security_Brief_v3.0-1.pdf

ERIC The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a non-profit organization with the sole mission of assisting states to improve the accuracy of America’s voter rolls and increase access to voter registration for all eligible citizens. ERIC is governed and managed by states who choose to join, and was formed in 2012 with assistance from The Pew Charitable Trusts.

ERIC uses…

https://senzing.com/

https://senzing.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

https://senzing.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000970834-Selective-Feature-Hashing

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https://www.epic.org/

EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, DC. EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy and civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic values in the information age. EPIC pursues a wide range of program activities including policy research, public education, conferences, litigation, publications, and advocacy. EPIC routinely files amicus briefs in federal courts, pursues open government cases, defends consumer privacy, organizes conferences for NGOs, and speaks before Congress and judicial organizations about emerging privacy and civil liberties issues. EPIC works closely with a distinguished advisory board, with expertise in law, technology and public policy. EPIC maintains one of the most popular privacy web sites in the world - epic.org.

https://www.epic.org/privacy/voting/photo-identification.html

"Introduction

In the US, voting civil rights advocates are locked in a struggle with federal, state and local authorities over more restrictive voter identification and authentication requirements. This clash over poll place practices and voter ID requirements was initially triggered by the passage of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which increased federal election requirements for first-time voters who register to vote by mail. These requirements include that voters provide a form of identification prior to voting in person for the first time. According to the Act, acceptable forms of identification could include a photo ID, "utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter."

While new ID requirements might appear minor to most voters, they threaten both privacy for all US voters and civil rights for marginalized voter populations. Similarly, while the states raise barriers to in-person voter participation through the new requirements, they leave the gate wide open to actual voter fraud threats posed by absentee voting."

All above connected by

https://senzing.com/jeff-jonas/

"Prior to founding Senzing, Jonas served as Chief Scientist of Context Computing at IBM. He led a team focused on creating next-generation entity resolution technology, code-named G2. While at IBM, G2 was deployed in innovative ways, including modernizing U.S. voter registration through a joint effort with Pew Charitable Trust"

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This is about the software for voter registration that states have been turning to for updating voter rolls.

Washington State SOS neck deep in it. Takes info from Licensing Bureaus, property records, etc. within states to update valid vs invalid voters. Tracks people movement essentially, but, also gives them a huge database of voters to draw upon.

EPIC by the way is fighting voter id.

Jeff Jonas is founder of SENZING which is used by ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center) - Tracks people.

Jeff Jonas is on the advisory board of EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) - Tries to keep who votes private / No voter ID.

Sorry, about as short as I can get.

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I mention Washington State because mail-in voting here will let you know you voted…just not who you voted for.

This is important as the percentages remain constant year to year Republican votes always account for a vote total roughly 32 - 36%.

Each county has their own percentage, but always a losing percentage. This is why Washington State is blue. Also why on election night, Biden was announced 15 secs after the polls closed.