Arkansas is the only state as of Friday to submit data to President Donald Trump’s voter integrity commission, according to the Justice Department. Arkansas uploaded information at the request of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity on Thursday, according to reports by Buzzfeed and The Washington Times.
A district court on Friday heard an argument against the legality of the commission’s request that all states share voter information, including voter names, birth dates, the last four digits of their Social Security numbers and party affiliation.
The request, signed by commission vice chairman and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, was for information publicly available under each state’s laws. Most states are refusing to provide some or all of the information. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said his state would provide some data that would not include “sensitive information.”
Some secretaries of state raised concerns about the commission’s method of collection – a government website that states were asked to use to upload data.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing the Trump administration over the request, arguing the commission is breaking federal data and privacy laws.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments by information center as well as the Justice Department’s defense. Justice Department attorneys disclosed the information about Arkansas in court. Kollar-Kotelly promised she would attempt to issue a written ruling as soon as possible.
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