# Why We Vote Ep. 187: David Becker's DHS Referral, ERIC & the Voter Roll Wars

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327)
Published: 2026-09-09T04:07:40+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/why-we-vote-ep-187-david-beckers-dhs-referral-eric-the-voter-roll-wars/
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## Resource

CannCon and Ashe in America open on a somber note, asking for prayers for Professor David Clements after a serious heart attack, before wading into the competing election narratives of the week. The main event is David Becker, whose Center for Election Innovation and Research just caught a DHS referral, and whose group hosted a call Ashe tried to record only to end up with 49 minutes of deliberate silence. From there they dissect the ERIC machine: how citizenship data gets stripped out and handed back to states to "guess," why Colorado ended up with nearly 30,000 questionable registrations, and the Georgia legislature testimony where Becker's board ties got very carefully worded. They also demystify Trump's EO 13848 renewal, the CISA and EI-ISAC censorship apparatus, and the mal-information playbook. Sharp, wonky, and a little exasperated. Plus moist nicotine pouches, weeds you can eat, and a friendly Alpha versus CannCon constitutional feud.

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