Larry Schwartztol for Take Care:

In other words, the Commission’s failure to adhere to the PRA isn’t a matter of mere technical non-compliance; it flouted a legal framework whose provisions would have offered a safeguard against a misguided, and potentially quite harmful, national fishing expedition for voter data.

The Director of OMB is legally obligated to address this problem, and he shouldn’t let it stand.  Earlier this week, my organization, Protect Democracy, along with the Brennan Center for Justice, sent a letter to OMB laying out why the commission’s request violates the PRA.  (Unsurprisingly, we’re not the only ones who think so.)  As we explained, the statute charges OMB’s Director with remedying violations of the statute.  He should act swiftly to do so.