The U.S. Justice Department is asking Pennsylvania to turn over its complete voter rolls, a request that appears to encompass voters' personal information, including Social Security and driver's license numbers.

The request, which Pennsylvania officials received in a letter last week, is part of a recent push to get states to turn over voter registration information, which the federal government says is aimed at enforcing election law.

But one expert told Votebeat and Spotlight PA that the federal government is likely asking for more information than it needs, and that it would be potentially illegal for states to turn over this kind of personal data.

The letter , sent to Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt on Aug. 4, was first reported by the Inquirer. It asks the state for a cop

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