Q&A Tuesday:New statewide voter system coming along, clerks still hesitant

November 29, 2005

Ellick Hsu, elections deputy for the Secretary of State's Office, helps explain the new statewide voter registration system being put into place by elections clerks across the state.

What is the purpose of the statewide voter system now being created in Nevada?

This is going to centralize all the local county voter registration databases. The importance of that is we're going to be able to get accurate voter lists throughout the state, track candidates, voters and poll workers. It's important for the integrity of the lists and to help prevent voter fraud. The federal government ordered it in HAVA (the Help America Vote Act) after the problems that occurred in Florida.

How are those lists kept now?

They're kept by the individual county clerks. The problem is when somebody moves from one county to another, they have to make phone calls to confirm the voter's identity. There could be duplication, inaccuracies.

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