Why the far right targeted ERIC, a tool to catch voter fraud : NPR

It was the first of many times to come in which Republican officials would turn their back on this tool they once praised, in an effort to score political points with their base. 

This NPR investigation, which found video of the Houma event posted to Facebook, is the first to report that Ardoin announced his ERIC decision to conservative activists. 

And a deeper look at the red-state exodus that followed — eight states and counting have now pulled out of ERIC — shows a policy blueprint for an election denial movement, spearheaded by a key Trump ally, eager to change virtually every aspect of how Americans vote. Even if it means making voter fraud easier to get away with. 

"It's this crazy zeal to get out of ERIC," said J. Christian Adams, a conservative elections attorney, "that is going to cause voter fraud to flourish."…

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/04/1171159008/eric-investigation-voter-data-election-integrity