State Election Officials Fear Feds Are Making Security Worse

Secretaries of state are concerned about not just the federal government's request for voter information but also the information they're not getting about election security breaches. Communication is a two-way street. And right now, state election officials aren't happy with the way information is flowing in or out of Washington. They're frustrated about the information they're being asked to provide federal officials as well as the information they're not getting back from them. It's well-known that secretaries of state are unhappy that President Trump's election commission  led by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Vice President Mike Pence  asked them for every voter’s personal data, including addresses, partial Social Security numbers and voting histories. More than 40 states have rejected at least part of the request, sometimes in colorful, "go jump in the Gulf of Mexico"-style language.