Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ commission requests states to provide full voter roll data
Whoa.
The request seems very intrusive – is it legal?
“last four digits of social security number if available”
and
“Please be aware that any documents that are submitted to the full Commission will also be made available to the public.”
Some are already worrying that they are preparing for voter suppression. I don’t know about that, but it’s not as though Kris Kobach has a good record in that regard!
May 12, 2017:
I sat down with Dale Ho, director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, to discuss the potential impact of the commission and what Americans can do to protect one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy. Below is a slightly edited version of our conversation.
What was your first thought when the news broke today about President Trump’s executive order on election integrity?
Dale Ho: That this was the first step in a plan to suppress voting in this country. There is no evidence that we have a problem with election integrity. You can tell that this is a sham commission just by the appointment of Kris Kobach, someone who has devoted much of his professional life to suppressing the vote, to vice-chair. It’s a circus show, designed to undermine confidence in our system and to reach a pre-determined result and to justify laws that make it harder for people to register and vote as a result.
Am I overreacting?
“Am I overreacting?”……………..NO!
Since when have Republicans showed a hint of Election Integrity?
Also too. Any involvement of Kris W. Kobach in the matter reeks to high heaven. He is a real gem!
California Refuses To Cooperate With Trump Voter Fraud Probe
“California’s participation would only serve to legitimize the false and already debunked claims of massive voter fraud.”
Hopefully, all states will join in this.
RNC has our voter profiles anyway that were breached a couple of weeks ago. Why would anyone comply?
We should all e-mail ElectionIntegrityStaff@ovp.eop.gov with our thoughts on the subject.
T and R!! Nope, we need to focus a laser beam on this garbage, and keep it focused.
Geez. Thanks, mags!!!!
Another one pushes back. This one is one the commission!
Lawson withholds info from Trump’s voter fraud commission, even though she’s a member
Well I can why she was appointed to the commission! But doesn’t this kind of muck the whole thing up?
This may be the compromise for many states? Just hand over already-public information?
Trump Voter Fraud Panel Request For Information Gets Chilly Connecticut Reply
Looks like a trend to only turn over already-public info?
Trump Voter Fraud Panel Request For Information Gets Chilly Connecticut Reply
I’m not displeased that Merrill used her reply to dis Kobach..
Lawson is on the commission!
Lawson withholds info from Trump’s voter fraud commission, even though she’s a member
I can see why she was put on the commission, but doesn’t this kind of muck the whole thing up?
The group keeps getting worse if that is possible.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/hans-von-spakovsky-voter-fraud_us_59566b20e4b05c37bb7de798
Also posted in the open thread.
I am glad for the negative feedback.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/340311-states-push-back-on-requests-from-voter-fraud-commission
A growing number of states are refusing to cooperate fully with President Trump’s voter fraud commission, setting the stage for a showdown over the nation’s elections.
The White House commission, led by Vice President Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, has asked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to turn over publicly information on its voters, including names, birth dates, the last four digits of their Social Security numbers and party affiliation if the state law allows in the hopes of shoring up the nation’s election systems.
But state officials are crying foul over the request, refusing to turn over some or all of the information requested by the White House. Some states are going further, lampooning the request as part of an attempt to justify Trump’s repeated claims, presented without evidence, that millions of fraudulent votes were cast in the 2016 election.
Blue states aren’t the only ones refusing to provide information to the commission. A bipartisan list of officials in at least 20 states, including reliably red states like Mississippi and Oklahoma, had pushed back on the request as of Friday afternoon.