Kobach Rising... http://ift.tt/2pDAyB7 Kris Kobach, who as Kansas secretary of state repeatedly made unsubstantiated voter fraud allegations, will co-chair President Donald Trump’s new Commission on Election Integrity – igniting instant outrage from civil rights groups and top Democrats. Critics ridiculed the very creation of the commission on Thursday, as well as Kobach’s role, saying it’s all intended to perpetuate the president’s false claim that millions voted illegally in November. The 12-member bipartisan commission will review claims of improper registrations and voting, fraudulent registrations and voter suppression, White House officials told McClatchy. Members will provide the president with a report in 2018 and may issue recommendations to the states. It’s a sham, charged critics. “Putting an extremist like Mr. Kobach at the helm of this commission is akin to putting an arsonist in charge of the fire department,” charged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The American Civil Liberties Union called on election administrators, academics and other public servants to refuse to participate in the commission. The group also filed a Freedom of Information Act req
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