We have learned exactly what voter information is being requested by President Trump's new election commission.

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is sending letters to each state asking for information on voters. In the letter, the commission says it requires the information "to fully analyze vulnerabilities and issues related to voter registration and voting".

We obtained a copy of the letter sent to Maine. Here's the information they want:

*your full first and last name

*middle names or initials if available

*addresses

*dates of birth

*political party (if recorded in your state)

*last four digits of social security number, if available

*voter history (elections voted in) from 2006 onward

*active/inactive status

*cancelled status

*information regarding any felony convictions

*information regarding registration in another state

*information regarding military status

*overseas citizen information

Although most of the items requested are private in most states, the commission's letter specifies they are only asking for the pieces of information publicly available as allowed by state law.

Leaders in many states, including Louisiana and Mississippi, say they don't intend to comply with the request and have directed the commission to get publicly available voter information the same way as everyone else. (The exact method varies by state.)

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler, a Republican, went so far as to say that the request is politically motivated. The sentiments were echoed by other Secretaries of State. Still, others say it's a states rights issue accusing the federal government of attempting to overstep its authority into state-run elections.

While the election commission's request includes the caveat that they are only requesting public information, they asked for information widely known to be private in all states, such as the last four digits of your Social Security number.

Even the man who sent the letter, commission chair Kris Kobach, who is also Kansas' Secretary of State acknowledged that fact when asked what information he plans to turn over. “In Kansas, the Social Security number is not publicly available," he said. "Every state receives the same letter but we’re not asking for it if it’s not publicly available.”

Regardless of a state's decision, the commission will be able to get each state's limited public data through normal channels.

Arkansas, by the way, is one a handful of states yet to receive the letter. Texas officials plan to hand over their public information.