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Trump's Voter-Fraud Commission Makes Its First Move

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity requested voter records from all 50 states, but some officials suspect its real agenda is voter suppression.
Source: Orlin Wagner / AP

In a week saturated by news of scandals, a contentious health-care debate, and a reinstated travel ban, it’s easy for a thing like a potential challenge to millions of voter registrations to perhaps fly under the radar.

That might be the preferred outcome for the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and its vice-chairman, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. On Wednesday, Kobach sent letters to all 50 states inquiring about elections laws and voter-fraud investigations, and requesting all “publicly-available” voter data, including names, addresses,

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