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Three more states refuse Trump commission's voter data request [View all]
LBN thread: Maryland elections officials deny Trump request for voter data
...and don't miss this from GD:
Maryland Attorney General Just Blew The Lid Off Trumps Illegal Voter Fraud Commission
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Source: Reuters
POLITICS | Mon Jul 3, 2017 | 6:58pm EDT
Three more states refuse Trump commission's voter data request
By Ian Simpson | WASHINGTON
Maryland, Delaware and Louisiana on Monday joined a growing number of U.S. states that have refused to hand over voter data to a commission established by President Donald Trump to investigate possible voting fraud.
More than 20 states, including Virginia, Kentucky, California, New York and Massachusetts, have declined to provide some or all of the information that the panel requested, saying it was unnecessary and violated privacy.
Republican Trump created the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in May after making unsubstantiated claims that millions of people voted illegally for his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in last November's election.
Calling the request "repugnant," Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said in a statement that his office had advised the State Board of Elections that the commission's request was illegal.
The request "appears designed only to intimidate voters and to indulge President Trump’s fantasy that he won the popular vote," Frosh said.
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Three more states refuse Trump commission's voter data request
By Ian Simpson | WASHINGTON
Maryland, Delaware and Louisiana on Monday joined a growing number of U.S. states that have refused to hand over voter data to a commission established by President Donald Trump to investigate possible voting fraud.
More than 20 states, including Virginia, Kentucky, California, New York and Massachusetts, have declined to provide some or all of the information that the panel requested, saying it was unnecessary and violated privacy.
Republican Trump created the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in May after making unsubstantiated claims that millions of people voted illegally for his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in last November's election.
Calling the request "repugnant," Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said in a statement that his office had advised the State Board of Elections that the commission's request was illegal.
The request "appears designed only to intimidate voters and to indulge President Trump’s fantasy that he won the popular vote," Frosh said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-vote-idUSKBN19O2ML
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