State officials refuse to turn over voter roll data to Trump election panel

[cannon_fodder]

Honest question, who actually holds voter information in a state. You have to register in the county that you live in, so I would think the bulk of the info would be there. I thought (possibly mistakenly) that the state election board enforced the rules and laws governing elections, and just a list of registered voters and party affiliation.

The Oklahoma State Election Board is in charge, and delegates registration and other duties to County Election Boards.  The data they collect is public record by law - full name, address, date of birth, party affiliations, sex, registration date, and elections that the person has voted in.   Here is a database you, or the Orwellian named Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity can go and look it up (this particular database has since stopped publishing when people voted, but the info is publicly available and all political parties pay someone to pull and sort it.  That's how they make targeted mailing list and door knocking campaigns):

http://www.oklahomadata.com/

The Election Board:
https://www.ok.gov/elections/About_Us/index.html

Don't feel bad about not knowing, the blue ribbon panel didn't know either. They sent the request to the Secretary of State, which is not involved.
http://newsok.com/article/5554766

[dbacksfan 2.0]

Thanks Cannon. That answers my question.

[patric]

Don't feel bad about not knowing, the blue ribbon panel didn't know either. They sent the request to the Secretary of State, which is not involved.
http://newsok.com/article/5554766

President Trump's voter fraud commission may have violated the law by ignoring federal requirements governing requests for information from states.
http://thehill.com/regulation/other/340738-voter-fraud-commission-may-have-violated-law

[patric]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/14/white-house-releases-sensitive-personal-information-of-voters-worried-about-their-sensitive-personal-information

[Ed W]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/14/white-house-releases-sensitive-personal-information-of-voters-worried-about-their-sensitive-personal-information

I can't begin to understand whatever passed for reasoning behind this. Are they so appallingly incompetent that they'd release this personal information or is it a cynical ploy to pressure their critics by siccing the alt-right hounds on them?

[TeeDub]

If you make a public comment, it has to be public....   Ever try filing comments on the FCC or anywhere else?   All public.   If you want to stay anonymous, post to a message board.

[heironymouspasparagus]

I can't begin to understand whatever passed for reasoning behind this. Are they so appallingly incompetent that they'd release this personal information or is it a cynical ploy to pressure their critics by siccing the alt-right hounds on them?

You do know.  It's the ongoing attack by the RWRE against people they don't want to see vote.  Always has been - at least for 150 years or so.

[patric]

It's the ongoing attack by the RWRE against people they don't want to see vote.  Always has been - at least for 150 years or so.

Head Of Trump Voter Fraud Probe Wanted To Change Law To Make Registering More Difficult
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kris-kobach-nvra_us_59698037e4b017418627ac98