A federal commission wants more information about registered voters in every state.
Michigan’s Secretary of State, Ruth Johnson, will turn over the requested information – sort of.
President Donald Trump wants voter names, addresses, party affiliation and voting records.
This is part of a commission’s investigation into voter fraud. The vice chairman of the White House commission sent a letter to the states last week.
Fred Woodhams is with the Secretary of State’s office. He says they will only turn over information that is publically available.
“There is some basic voter information that is required to be disclosed under the state’s Freedom of Information Act.”
“It’s very routine for us to get requests from political parties, candidates, news outlets, to ask for voter lists. And we provide that consistent with the state’s Freedom of Information Act.”
But some voter rights organizations are concerned about the intentions of the commission.
Kary Moss is the executive director for the ACLU of Michigan. She says they’re concerned about President Trump’s previous, unfounded, allegations of mass voter fraud.
“And with that as the backdrop, it is hard to see any intent by this commission as anything other than trying to give some weight to Trump’s false allegations.”
Moss says they are also concerned about voter privacy.