If all of this information is available to the public, I am very surprised that most of the states are refusing to provide that information.  Perhaps they are afraid of being embarrassed.  It now appears that the Federal Government must "buy" this information from the states since it is available for sale??
The government must help ensure that our voting and election system is fair to everyone.  Illegal voting in one state can cancel my vote in another state based on our election of senators, house members, and even the president.  It is really strange that the states are responding in such a peculiar manner?  Even the republican states, but why?