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| Court: Kansas can't require voters to show citizenship proof |
| 2020-05-02 |
| BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Kansas can’t require voters to show proof of citizenship when they register, dealing a blow to efforts by Republicans in several states who have pursued restrictive voting laws as a way of combating voter fraud. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Salt Lake City upheld a federal judge’s injunction nearly two years ago that prohibited Kansas from enforcing the requirement, which took effect in 2013. The appeals court, in a ruling that consolidated two appeals, found the statute former Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and the National Voter Registration Act, commonly known as the "motor-voter law." Many experts say voter fraud is extremely rare, and critics contend the Republican-led efforts are actually meant to suppress turnout from groups who tend to back Democrats, including racial minorities and college students. The law was championed by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who led President Donald Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission. Kobach was a leading source for Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally may have voted in the 2016 election. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 Just who is gonna prove voter fraud is extremely rare? More to the point, who is gonna prove the Pubs real intent is to suppress minorities? Oh, that's right - everybody knows that! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-05-02 23:26 |
| #11 Appeal to the Supreme Court, requesting that it be prioritized given the imminent presidential election. In parallel, pass a law to require photographic proof of identity when presenting oneself at the polls to vote, using language that has already been approved by the Supreme Court for other states. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-02 21:18 |
| #10 Mirror the laws to buy a gun to the voter laws. See how fast that changes their attitude. Anything else is discrimination. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-05-02 19:23 |
| #9 Why is Utah ruling on Kansas citizens? the Republican-led efforts are actually meant to suppress turnout from groups who tend to back Democrats, including racial minorities and college students. Oh yeah, the 65,000 missionaries and their global subjects, and foreign students with an address at BYU, et. al. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-02 15:34 |
| #8 Try and enter a Fed Bldg without ID |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-02 15:16 |
| #7 And just like that, the National Guard taking over processing plants looks good. Way to go assholes. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-05-02 12:29 |
| #6 Voting is sacred. Just not as sacred as buying cigarettes, alcohol or getting on a plane. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-02 11:26 |
| #5 Funny how anonymous "experts" only agree with Democrats. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-05-02 11:13 |
| #4 Votre frud "extremelty rare". In 2012 I visited the _offical_ web for Masswchusets and in many counties Obama got over 150% of the cebnnsus. Extremely rare, sure |
| Posted by: JFM 2020-05-02 11:10 |
| #3 Associated [with terrorists] Press. A bullhorn in the Democratic Propaganda machine. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-05-02 09:33 |
| #2 Kansas won't get this cleared up until Kobach is muzzled. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-02 09:20 |
| #1 Guess the checks cleared. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-05-02 09:18 |