Coalition Urges State Election Officials Not to Turn Over Voter Data to Trump Commission
A coalition of 65 civil liberties, legal, privacy and tech organizations and experts urged state election officials not to turn over voters' personal data to the presidential commission that's investigating President Donald Trump's unsupported claim of massive voter fraud. In…
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a Monday letter to the National Association of State Secretaries (NASS), the coalition led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center said it "strongly" opposes the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity's request, which some officials like Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said last week is an effort to "commit large-scale voter suppression." The commission is seeking names, addresses, dates of birth, party affiliation and the last four digits of Social Security numbers. "This is sensitive, personal information that individuals are often required to provide to be eligible to vote. There is no indication how the information will be used, who will have access to it, or what safeguards will be established," the letter said. The coalition said the commission also failed to conduct and publish a privacy impact assessment as required by law before collecting personal data. Last week, the Congressional Black Caucus in a letter also urged NASS members not to comply. Media reports say more than half the states are refusing to comply.