cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/40957

“I don’t think ERIC was honest from the beginning. That’s the problem.” Kaardal pointed out the absurdity of the argument that the state government needed ERIC to track people and clean its voter rolls. “This is the Wisconsin state government. We’re going to say we can’t track people?” He pointed out the state’s proven track record in collecting taxes.

“Some things are better done by oneself even if done badly,” he explained, like dressing and feeding oneself. Even so, he said ERIC is failing to clean the rolls. “They are not doing a good job,” he said.

During his testimony in front of the WI State legislature, Kaardal used residents of nursing homes who have become “wards under guardianship” (meaning they have been deemed ineligible by the state of WI to make decisions on their own) as examples of WI citizens who should no longer be listed as active voters on WI voter rolls.