Tag: Kris Kobach

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An American Civil Liberties Union survey has found that county-level election officials in Kansas reject the notion that voter fraud is either a major or minor concern. The report released Friday…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska city will continue paying former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach at least $10,000 a year to defend its immigration ordinance even though the last legal challenge to…

With a Democrat as the next governor of Kansas and a Republican-controlled legislature, this would seem to be an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation in the Kansas statehouse . . . right after Kris Kobach tears…

Now that Kris Kobach is on his way out, Kansas officials have rediscovered their backbones. Last Monday, Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced his intention to take back the authority to prosecute cases of voter fraud…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has cleared the way for a grand jury investigation of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s handling of voter registrations before the 2016 election. The Lawrence Journal-World…

Taking the high road is what got Laura Kelly elected our next governor of Kansas. She didn’t accuse public schools of being mismanaged. She didn’t accuse undocumented immigrants of voter fraud. And she didn’t mock…

Democrat Laura Kelly fended off perhaps the most energizing and divisive figure in Kansas politics on Tuesday to become the next governor of Kansas. Kelly beat out self-described “full-throttled” conservative GOP nominee Kris Kobach, the…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal monitor will be sent to observe voting in Dodge City in the November election, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said in a court filing. His notification to the court came…

Election 2018: This is the fourth of a series of articles on the five candidates for Kansas governor.   TOPEKA, Kan. — He’s brushed aside the state’s woeful financial straits. He’s dismissed concerns that driving…

Voter suppression is a growing concern across the country. The latest goings-on in Georgia are a case in point with reports of two-hour waits to vote and a reduced number of polling locations. Kansas, of…