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can they refuse? MFM008 Jun 2017 #1
I would hope so, and not just Western states. I can't imagine certain Eastern ones complying either jpljr77 Jun 2017 #11
I agree. Why would the president be entitled to this information? This is state data intended for politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2017 #22
Red flags should be going up all over the country. Koback is the Interstate Crosscheck vote purger brush Jun 2017 #27
Or they could just purge registered Democrats. subterranean Jun 2017 #47
I read California is refusing MFM008 Jun 2017 #74
They're definitely snakes. We need a well-funded, standing committee in the DNC to combat their ... brush Jun 2017 #80
here you go: Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #30
HAHA.. good ol Gov McAuliffe! Cha Jun 2017 #38
Give 'em hell, Terry. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #54
Great link. Glad to see this is being exposed. nt R B Garr Jun 2017 #69
Yes! DesertRat Jun 2017 #64
Fuck then. Until we know what happened with Russia and the election and the extent of onecaliberal Jun 2017 #2
Why not just ask your Russian friends? gordianot Jun 2017 #3
More purging from Kobach. Iliyah Jun 2017 #4
How dare they ask for the last four digits of the social security number! shraby Jun 2017 #5
What does a voter list have to do with election integrity and Russia hacking our elections? Botany Jun 2017 #6
Serious answer: voter fraud brooklynite Jun 2017 #9
Kobach and the Russians will just use that data to help "manage" future elections Botany Jun 2017 #13
I think we're revisiting the whole "3 million people voted illegally for HRC" bullshit Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #21
Kobach was involved in the Trump campaign and spins the narrative about voter fraud. This is Amaryllis Jun 2017 #66
Point to any example of strategic thinking that Trump has shown previously. brooklynite Jun 2017 #7
Is he asking for Putin? Wow! This is serious ecstatic Jun 2017 #8
What if a state refuses to do it? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #10
.. Cha Jun 2017 #40
All the info they requested is publicly available. AJT Jun 2017 #12
you mean you don't know what they can do with it *legally*... don't worry, they won't let the bounds TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #19
Voting history is not. Secret ballot and all that. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #24
The only voting history your state has on you Mr.Bill Jun 2017 #32
Is your party registration available? D or R etc.? AJT Jun 2017 #46
I can't speak for every state, Mr.Bill Jun 2017 #57
Isn't that already public information though zz-la Jun 2017 #72
Yes. It's what campaigns use to GOTV. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #82
"Voting history" can mean did or didn't. rzemanfl Jun 2017 #33
True. Some states or other entities have purged voters for "not voting in a long time." WinkyDink Jun 2017 #83
How can who I voted for be 'publicaly available?' pangaia Jun 2017 #52
It isn't. Mr.Bill Jun 2017 #58
Whether that request is a big deal or not, this is KRIS KOBACH architect of 'crosscheck' CousinIT Jun 2017 #14
Connecticut SoS rightly questions Kobach's request for the same reason I do... CousinIT Jun 2017 #15
the highlighted part is important; there is essentially no penalty for election rigging, at least no TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #18
Republican-controlled SOS offices will probably turn the information over. Tatiana Jun 2017 #16
I live in Michigan and if they were smart they would not do this. GreenEyedLefty Jun 2017 #51
nothing to see here folks...seriously, we will never have another legit election in this country. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #17
Oh, hell. Not only can they give this information to a third party that Baitball Blogger Jun 2017 #20
Can they take it to court? haele Jun 2017 #23
Is the return email address kremlin.ru? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #25
I do not want my information in the hands of the WH. what can we do to riversedge Jun 2017 #26
Another excellent waste of time and money (ridiculous distraction). BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #28
I just left a voice mail MontanaMama Jun 2017 #29
Great idea. Delmette2.0 Jun 2017 #35
:UPDATE: MontanaMama Jun 2017 #41
Thanks for the update Delmette2.0 Jun 2017 #43
I said exactly the same MontanaMama Jun 2017 #50
No need for hacking computers... TomVilmer Jun 2017 #60
No shit. MontanaMama Jun 2017 #61
I'm going to call Gov Bullock and my State Representative and Delmette2.0 Jun 2017 #65
Good. Thank you. MontanaMama Jun 2017 #70
Just on KXLH News Delmette2.0 Jun 2017 #84
This is SUCH great news. MontanaMama Jul 2017 #85
The voter roll data is already public. This is Kobach being a lazy git. politicat Jun 2017 #31
That is correct. Mr.Bill Jun 2017 #34
Dear partisan voter suppression chair... WePurrsevere Jun 2017 #36
no IBM this time bora13 Jun 2017 #37
You're giving Trump waaaay too much credit. Kaleva Jun 2017 #39
I agree with LivingBlue: ancianita Jun 2017 #42
The states will jealously guard their election data as a sovereign right procon Jun 2017 #44
The Minnesota Secretary of State is skeptical. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #45
I can help. warmfeet Jun 2017 #49
I just fired off an email. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #53
There are plenty of states with tapes from the voting machine (Arkansas can't be the only one) LiberalArkie Jun 2017 #48
The ACLU is already on it GreenEyedLefty Jun 2017 #55
Good to hear MontanaMama Jun 2017 #62
That is excellent news. Great link. R B Garr Jun 2017 #68
We can multi-task.. this perversion of the squatter Cha Jun 2017 #56
Muther Ru$$ia must have asked for the Con to bring them to the meeting next week. They need to KewlKat Jun 2017 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author DesertRat Jun 2017 #63
Making a list of who the IRS will audit. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #67
Without voter suppression, gerrymandering, and all of these other dirty tactics they use, I honestly -Steph- Jun 2017 #71
Kick. dalton99a Jun 2017 #73
If this "Distraction" thing is really a strategy ThoughtCriminal Jun 2017 #75
Think about who you're talking about here n/t jpljr77 Jun 2017 #81
Smart move Turbineguy Jun 2017 #76
This is Cross-Check implementation on a nation-wide basis... TheDebbieDee Jun 2017 #77
VA gov. McAuliffe said "No". nt Ilsa Jun 2017 #78
No one should help Kobach suppress the vote Gothmog Jun 2017 #79
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