Missouri & Kansas Swap Voter Info Amid #TBT Clap Back

This story is mostly inconsequential junk that doesn't really impact the vast majority of voters BUT it offers an insight into the discourse and a slice of local life . . .  

Read on for the #TBT reference . . . 

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said the partnership would enhance voter roll maintenance by “securely” sharing personal details on 1.87 million registered voters in Kansas and 4.13 million registered voters in Missouri.

The response . . . 

Esmie Tseng, spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, said the organization’s concerns with the Missouri-Kansas arrangement were comparable to those shared in September when Schwab announced a voter registration collaboration between Kansas and Texas. She said both states must carefully guard personal information, and the states ought to proceed with the understanding that databases could be flawed.

“It should not be used as a way of simply scaring people about election integrity,” Tseng said.

Did you see it????

We've sent messages to her not so long ago and close TKC readers remind us of local Esmie history

Big picture . . . We're happy to see her doing well and admire her progress in the political space wherein any criticism or even mere questions might confront culture war clap back or just remain politely ignored.  

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people

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