This week in the government secretariats of the fifty United States came letters with a request for providing personal information of all registered voters.
The President’s Advisory Commission on the fairness of elections (The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity) that is generated by Donald trump, was listed as the sender.
In a letter signed by the Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Chris Cobham, requested data about the names, addresses, dates of birth, party affiliation, and the criminal conviction of the voters.
Moreover, the Vice President was also interested in the last four digits of social security numbers of citizens and recording their participation in elections since 2006. He promised that all information will be posted on the secure and protected server.
1/ BREAKING: Kris Kobach sent this request to all states of yesterday, requesting information on voter fraud and copies of their voter rolls. pic.twitter.com/2ci0XFTI4i
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) June 29, 2017
«Yesterday, Chris Koby sent this request to all States, demanding information about fraud and voters copies of lists of voters.»
According to Kobacha, which, incidentally, is a candidate for the gubernatorial post in Kansas in 2018, the data required by the Commission to conduct a comprehensive and accurate investigation of fraud during the last presidential election.
Previously, Donald trump said that because of a few million illegal votes cast in the election November 8, 2016, he scored far fewer votesthan Hillary Clinton.
Recall that despite the vote of the electoral College, the result of which was elected President trump, who lost to Hillary Clinton scored 2.9 million electoral votes morethan he (65,853,516 against 62,984,825 votes).
The requirement that personal information not had to taste more than half of all States, and at the moment, 29 of them refused to satisfy the request completely or partially.
Among these States included: Iowa, Arizona, Washington, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Indiana, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, new York, new Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, North Dakota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, South Dakota, and Utah.
Particularly adamant were Virginia, California, Kentucky, new York, Mississippi and Pennsylvania secretaries of state and governors of which has publicly stated its refusal.
For example, Alex Padilla, California Secretary of state, described the activities undertaken by the Commission,“waste of taxpayers ‘ money” and “a distraction from these real threats to the integrity of elections, as the outdated system of voting, and the documented intervention of Russia”.
Padilla’Secretary’s response to the Election Commission’s request for personal data of CA voters: pic.twitter.com/UdUt55HSim
— CA SOS Vote (@CASOSvote) June 29, 2017
«The response of the Secretary Padilla to request the electoral Commission to provide personal data on California voters.»
Andrew Cuomo, Governor of new York, also gave a decisive rebuff:
NY refuses to perpetuate the myth of voter fraud played a role in our election. We will not comply with this request.https://t.co/eQC6ORV0v1
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) June 30, 2017
«New York refuses to perpetuate the myth that voter fraud played a role in our elections. We will not honor this request.»
To announce his resignation on Twitter and decided Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, saying that in his state are “fair, honest and democratic elections” and there is no evidence of fraud.
Gov statement on request from @realDonaldTrump elections commission: pic.twitter.com/xkmCs2IbBP
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) June 29, 2017
«The statement of the Governor on the request of the election Commission of Donald trump».
“All this Commission is based on specious and false notion that last November was widespread electoral fraud. In the best case, this Commission was created as an excuse to test alternative electoral facts Donald trump, and in the worst case, it is a tool that allows you to make large-scale suppression of voters,” said McAuliffe.
A direct refusal was received from the Secretary of state of Kentucky Alison Grimes:
«I do not intend to release Kentuckians’ sensitive personal data to the fed. GOV’t.» — Sec. Grimes
Statement on Pres. Commission request: pic.twitter.com/9Js05x99eF
— Alison L. Grimes (@KySecofState) June 30, 2017
«“I do not intend to disclose the confidential personal information of residents of Kentucky to the Federal government,” Secretary Grimes».
They were joined by the Governor of Pennsylvania Tom wolf:
You can add PA to that list. We will not participate in this systematic effort to suppress the vote. https://t.co/EHnY2NJI5R
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) June 30, 2017
«Add to this list and Pennsylvania. We will not engage in a systematic effort to suppress the vote.»
Secretary of the Mississippi, Delbert, Hosmann, generally advised the members of the Commission “to jump into the Gulf of Mexico” and said his staff is “excellent” place to jump.
At the same time, governors and secretaries of Indiana, Vermont, Connecticut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Alabama, Wisconsin, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Oregon and some other States has agreed to provide public information, that is, not all datarequested by the Commission.
The Secretary Of State Of Indiana Connie Lawson:
My statement on the CEI»s request for voter information: pic.twitter.com/46vECNBtkf
— Connie Lawson (@SecretaryLawson) June 30, 2017
«My statement on the Commission request for information of the electors».
The Secretary Of State Of Ohio, Jon Husted:
Voter reg info is public record & avail online but confidential info won’t be provided 2 the Comm. Full stmt: https://t.co/9UDtOpuZAl
Ohio SOS Jon Husted (@OhioSOSHusted) June 30, 2017
«Information about voter registration public online, but confidential information will not be disclosed to the Commission.»
It is known that the Secretary of state of Missouri, Jay Ashcroft, called the Commission request is “fair” and agreed to provide her all the information about voters in the state. It is worth noting that the father Ashcroft, former U.S. attorney General John Ashcroft, ruled over by Cobham, when both worked in the U.S. Department of justice.
