The security principle of authorization is critical to voting security. A well-regulated and authoritative authorization list is critical to know who is legally allowed to receive a ballot. In protecting the enfranchisement of legal citizens who vote in elections it is critical that Illegal access to the voting system is not possible and that only legal voters receive ballots. When errors are made that allow illegal names on the authorization list, it is possible for illegal ballots to be cast in the name of illegitimate identities on the list. Likewise, when legally qualified names are removed from this list it puts these individuals at risk of being restricted access to cast their legal ballots. The Ballot access authorization list accuracy is critical to the legitimacy of a voting system. To protect citizens from being disenfranchised, we advocate for a strict security posture as it relates to all changes to the ballot access authorization list. Fully scrutinized, checks and balances, and multiple confirmations of all changes to the authorization list are a necessity to confirm the voting system is getting this critical measure accomplished accurately and securely. Here are the voting security and election integrity measures we advocate for to protect the accuracy of the ballot access authorization list: The state publicly publishes a detailed and accurate statewide (VRL) Voter Registration List and makes it available for everyone at the same time. The state does not allow third-party processing of changes to the state (VRL) Voter Registration Lists. All changes to the State VRL are confirmed by the Election Office to have been entered into the record in accordance with election laws. State law requires a minimum period of seven days for the State to investigate the legitimacy of a new Voter Registration Request, before placing a new legal voter on a Provisional Voter Registration list. Citizens are provided 21 days to confirm voters on the Provisional Voter Registration List at which time without any unresolved appeals the new voter can be added to the State Voter Registration List. Provisional ballots can be cast after the initial seven-day state investigation period. Provisional ballots are not counted and added to the election totals until after the 21-day citizen's observance and oversight appeal period has expired and all appeals are legally resolved. The state requires the Election Management Office to confirm the accuracy of the statewide (VRL) Voter Registration List against the state records of the state DMV records, state vital/death records, state tax records, state prison & felon records, and the state welfare & public assistance records, as well as the state and federal jury citizen records, social security death records, the federal felony conviction list, US Citizen list, US Postal Service National Change of Address records, and (SAVE) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement record of non-citizenship. The records are referenced to validate the name, address of residence, citizenship, and criminal history record to determine qualification for residing on the Statewide Voter Registration list. The state PB Election Management Office verifies the address and identity of new voter registrations via county tax records or other residential databases and investigates registrations at single-family residents with more than four registered voters, as well as multiple registered voters at the same address with nearly identical names. The state has a self-service online voter registration application and limits its use to citizens with an existing State issued Driver's License Photo Identification or an official state-issued non-driver's license Photo Identification. The state does not automatically add voters to the state voter registration list. Individuals must willfully and legally apply for voter registration. State law does not allow same-day registration on election day.