Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR)

Organization Trends
The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded Voter Registration Machine [REPOST]
In the battle over election integrity, one of the least-discussed but increasingly important groups is the little-known Electronic Registration Information Center—better known as “ERIC.” ERIC is a private 501(c)(3) organization,…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 29, 2022

Organization Trends
Are States Leaking Voters’ Data?
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is under fire for illegally sharing sensitive voter data with at least one partisan nonprofit, according to lawsuits filed by the Thomas More Society against elections departments in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin,…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 15, 2022

Organization Trends
Wisconsin, Drop Boxes, and the Taint of “Zuck Bucks”
Time has only revealed more evidence of serious irregularities in the 2020 election. Millions of Americans are asking important questions about the trustworthiness of our elections—and the corrupting influence of…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 12, 2022

Philanthropy
Left-Wing Billionaire MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has made a tremendous effort to give away her wealth in record time, and she ought to be commended for it. As…
by Parker Thayer on November 2, 2022

Organization Trends
The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded Voter Registration Machine: Capturing Voter Rolls
In the battle over election integrity, one of the least-discussed but increasingly important groups is the little-known Electronic Registration Information Center—better known as “ERIC.” ERIC is a private 501(c)(3) organization,…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 26, 2022

Organization Trends
The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded Voter Registration Machine: ERIC’s Origins
More red flags appear the deeper we dig. It’s no secret that ERIC was “initiated as a project of the Pew Charitable Trusts,” as one liberal group notes. Less well known…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 26, 2022

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The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded Voter Registration Machine: Activists Pile On
For a nonpartisan, apolitical group, ERIC is beloved of the Left. In Massachusetts, for example, dozens of leftist groups—including the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, Common Cause, and the…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 26, 2022

Organization Trends
The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded Voter Registration Machine: Who Registers and Why?
ERIC’s activities raise serious concerns about who, if anyone, should be registering voters—particularly since the left and the Democratic Party have gone in for government-run voter registration drives. Last March,…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 26, 2022

CRC in the News
Arabella Advisors, CTCL, and Partisan Use of Nonprofits
On the Kim Monson Show podcast Hayden Ludwig discusses CRC's work on Arabella Advisors and its in-house nonprofits. Ludwig explains how Arabella Advisors accepts money from large left-wing foundations to…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 17, 2022

Organization Trends
New IRS Complaint Alleges “Zuck Bucks” Groups’ Illegal Partisanship in 2020 Election
A newly filed complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleges that three tax-exempt organizations—the Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL), Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR), and…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 26, 2022