Black Georgia Lawmakers Blast Trump Panel On Voting Fraud

President-elect Donald Trump calls to media from the entryway of Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Black lawmakers in Georgia blasted President Donald Trump’s election fraud commission for requesting extensive personal voter information Thursday, accusing the administration of trying to scare people away from voting.

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Members of Georgia’s Legislative Black Caucus, all Democrats in the General Assembly, said there’s no logical reason the federal government would ask states for the information. They said releasing it would violate voters’ privacy.