Arkansas Secretary of State announces new voting initiative

Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester launched an initiative Wednesday to prevent people from voting in multiple states.The One State One Vote initiative creates a partnership between Arkansas and neighboring states to ensure citizens aren’t registered to vote in more than one state, according to a news release.

By: Antoinette Grajeda
Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester launched an initiative to prevent people from voting in multiple states.

The One State One Vote initiative creates a partnership between Arkansas and neighboring states to ensure citizens aren’t registered to vote in more than one state, according to a news release. States will be able to investigate potential cases of voter fraud by identifying voters with duplicate registrations, the release states.

Arkansas and all of its neighboring states have Republican secretaries of state.

“This is about putting election security first. People simply should not be voting in multiple states or be registered to vote in multiple states,” Jester said. “In this office, we will always push forward to pursue elections with accuracy and ever increasing excellence.”

Jester has already started working with counterparts in other states to share data on potential duplicate registrations, according to the release. The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office will investigate duplicates to determine who has permanently moved out of state and will start the process of having them removed from the voter rolls.

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