RNC asks states for details about their voter files, part of a larger effort to question elections

The Republican National Committee has launched a massive effort to probe voter registration lists nationwide amid a broader strategy to seize on voter rolls to question the integrity of elections. The organization sent public records requests this week asking for documents related to voter roll list maintenance to the top election officials in in 48 states and the District of Columbia. States already are required to take steps to maintain accurate and current voter registration lists. The move came the same day President Donald Trump took sweeping executive action seeking major changes to U.S. elections, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.