After an accident left pharmaceutical executive Dave Carver a quadriplegic in 2013, he dedicated the rest of his life to cleaning up New Jersey’s voter rolls. It’s thankless work, in an environment where corporate media smear grassroots volunteers for their efforts — but Dave’s legacy shows the important work that ordinary citizens can do for election integrity.
As an evaluation of New Jersey’s voter rolls that he shared this month explained, Dave’s “expertise in data analysis and anomaly detection” paved the way for him “to meticulously evaluate state voter registration data uncovering inconsistencies and identifying trends.”
Dave, a self-described computer and data geek, assembled an amazing group of fellow “geeks” who developed sophisticated systems for obtaining, reviewing, analyzing, and correcting voter data in New Jersey’s 21 counties. Dave and his fellow volunteers established working relationships with county election administrators across the state. By approaching them with a “we are here to help” attitude, the team has been successful in working with the counties to identify and remove thousands of registrations that should no longer be on New Jersey’s voter rolls.
Dave Carver passed away on July 20, 2024, from complications of a recent heart attack. He had become one of the national leaders in viewing, reviewing, and helping to clean voter rolls in New Jersey and in helping volunteers from other states learn from his experiences.
Just over two weeks ago, Dave prepared and circulated a report detailing the work of his team since January 2021. It reflects the extensive and
