If you’ve been following the developments in the U.S. Department of Justice asking our State Board of Elections to produce its entire registration database, it’s definitely wise to read Tuesday’s Capitol Fax blog post covering the ISBE’s response: tinyurl.com/VoterRollsIL .

The short version is the agency will waive a $500 fee to provide the datasets it already sells to political committees and government bodies, will not hand over birthdates, Social Security numbers or other state identifiers and seeks another month to respond to remaining inquiries.

Aside from the larger issues, this public squabble has been illuminating to those who spend little time considering what data different state government agencies collect and keep, which parts are protected and how it’s all used in the n

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