As the Trump administration demands that states turn over voter data, some Republican state officials are pushing back. Along with Kansas, Republican election officials in Alaska, Florida and Utah have so far offered only public voter data. Several election experts question whether the Justice Department has the authority to demand the voter data and say it’s misinterpreting federal law. Scanlan first declined to provide the state’s voter list in July; after the agency pressed him again, he sent a four-paragraph letter reiterating his position. He provided only Kansas’s public voter data, but held open the possibility of turning over more.