ACLU Suing Trump’s Voter-Fraud Commission: Report
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Monday against Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission.
The ACLU is arguing the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity has violated federal public access requirements by holding its first meeting in private and failing to notify the public.
According to The Hill, which reported the lawsuit, “The ACLU lawsuit notes that Vice President Pence, who chairs the commission, held a 90-minute telephone meeting with its members on June 28. During the call, the suit says Vice Chairman Kris Kobach told members the commission was sending a letter to the 50 states and the District of Columbia requesting information on registered voters, including full names and addresses, political party registration and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.”
Donald Trump created the commission by executive order in March to investigate his lies that voter fraud prevented him from winning the popular vote.
Nearly all states have announced that they do not intend to comply with the requests from the Trump commission.
The ACLU complaint argues that the Trump commission has violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires all advisory committee meetings to be open to the public.
“The group has asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order that directs the commission to produce all its records relating to the commission’s establishment, organization, operation or work and requires it to open any and all meetings to in-person public attendance and participation,” The Hill reports.
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