Trump spurned on voter details

PHOENIX — Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan has done an about-face and now says the state won’t provide extensive voter registration information to the Trump administration.

In a statement this week, the Republican said the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity’s request raises privacy concerns.

On Friday, Reagan said Arizona would hand over voter data to a commission looking into allegations of voter fraud. However, the state planned to withhold voters’ birth dates and Social Security numbers.

Now, Reagan said the request for extensive voter information is not in the state’s best interest.

Arizona joins a growing number of states that have balked at aiding President Trump’s commission. Some other conservative states, such as Texas, say state laws only allow for partial responses.

Numerous state residents reportedly sent emails to Reagan’s office over the weekend stating their objection to her handing over voter information. “I share the concerns of many Arizonans that the Commission’s request could implicate serious privacy concerns,” Reagan said in a statement.

Officials in 10 states and the District of Columbia said they would not comply at all with the request. Those states are California, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia.

Trump lost the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton but has alleged without evidence that up to 5 million people voted illegally. He created the commission in May.