At least 29 states delay or refuse to provide voter registration data at the request of the administration of the US President Donald Trump. On this on Saturday, July 1, the newspaper The Hill.

In May, Trump signed a decree establishing a special commission to investigate possible fraud in the US presidential election on November 8, 2016. In his opinion, some voters were registered at once in several states. In addition, the lists of voters allegedly could be illegal migrants and even already dead citizens.

Created by the US President, the commission requested information on the names, addresses, birth dates, party preferences of registered voters in each state. According to The Hill, Washington has asked the state authorities for data on the participation of local voters in the polls, beginning in 2006.

Among the states that refused to provide data - Iowa, Arizona, Washington, Indiana, California, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and others.

State leaders deny that falsifications could be carried out on their territory, and they do not want to transfer personal data to residents to the federal authorities.

Presidential elections in the USA - indirect. The winner of elections is determined by the electoral college. In the elections of November 2016, Trump enlisted the support of 306 electors, for the victory there were enough 270 votes. At the same time, Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton has surpassed her rival in the number of direct votes - for her voted for 2.9 million more people than for Donald Trump.

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