States fight Trump commission's effort to gather voters' personal data

Kobach, who is the commission’s vice-chair, sent a letter to states on Thursday asking for voter data.An attempt by Donald Trump’s newly convened commission on election integrity to gather detailed information on the country’s voting population prompted a furious backlash on Friday, as at least 24 states either resisted the request on privacy protection grounds or flat-out rejected it as a backdoor effort at mass voter suppression.On Saturday the president gave voice to his fru