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1 Documents and Correspondence of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity - Batch 7082 [1] (2017)

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Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity


June 28, 2017

The Honorable John Merrill
Secretary of State
PO  Box 5616
Montgomery,  AL  36103-5616

Dear Secretary Merrill,

I serve as the Vice Chair for the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
(Commission), which  was formed pursuant to Executive Order 13799 of May 11, 2017. The
Commission  is charged with studying the registration and voting processes used in federal
elections and submitting a report to the President of the United States that identifies laws, rules,
policies, activities, strategies, and practices that enhance or undermine the American people's
confidence in the integrity of federal elections processes.

As the Commission  begins it work, I invite you to contribute your views and recommendations
throughout this process. In particular:

    1. What  changes, if any, to federal election laws would you recommend to enhance the
       integrity of federal elections?
    2. How  can the Commission support state and local election administrators with regard to
       information technology security and vulnerabilities?
    3. What  laws, policies, or other issues hinder your ability to ensure the integrity of elections
       you administer?
    4. What  evidence or information do you have regarding instances of voter fraud or
       registration fraud in your state?
    5. What  convictions for election-related crimes have occurred in your state since the
       November  2000 federal election?
    6. What  recommendations do you have for preventing voter intimidation or
       disenfranchisement?
    7. What  other issues do you believe the Commission should consider?

In addition, in order for the Commission to fully analyze vulnerabilities and issues related to
voter registration and voting, I am requesting that you provide to the Commission the publicly-
available voter roll data for Alabama, including, if publicly available under the laws of your
state, the full first and last names of all registrants, middle names or initials if available,
addresses, dates of birth, political party (if recorded in your state), last four digits of social