State attorney general nominee Stephen Cox was rejected by the Alaska Legislature by a 29-31 vote during a joint session Thursday, with opponents questioning actions by him such as turning over confidential voter data to the federal government and supporting a wide range of conservative out-of-state lawsuits. He is the second cabinet appointment in state history to fail confirmation. The other was Wayne Anthony Ross in 2009 when he was then-Gov. Sarah Palin’s choice for attorney general.