Colorado’s Michael Bennet Calls For Investigation Into Trump Voter Commission

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado joined with two of his Democratic colleagues Wednesday in calling for an investigation into a controversial White House panel on voting. In a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Bennet and Democratic U.S. Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota asked that the federal watchdog examine the spending and activities of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. “We fear that the manner in which the (commission) is conducting its work will prevent the public from a full and transparent understanding of the commission’s conclusions and unnecessarily diminish confidence in our democratic process,” wrote the three lawmakers. The panel has taken heat since its inception, as its creation came amid baseless claims by President Donald Trump that millions of people illegally cast their ballots last year. Critics also have argued that its work will do little to stem voter fraud and instead will depress turnout; more than 3,000 Coloradans have canceled their voter registration since the panel asked for information from state officials. Related Articles Trump’s voter commission meets amid concerns about mission Colorado secretary of state sends voter data to Trump’s election integrity commission Colorado Secretary of State’s Office unable to send voter information to Trump administration Monday as planned No evidence 5,000 Colorado voters who unregistered were ineligible to vote, secretary of state says Colorado secretary of state tells Trump election commission it is looking in the wrong place, suggests another data source Voter issues in Colorado are rare.