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June 19, 2018

Judge Strikes Down Kansas Proof-of-Citizenship Voter ID Laws
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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach needs more legal education-that's
according to a federal judge, who struck down Kansas's discriminatory
voter ID laws and ordered their architect, Secretary of State Kris
Kobach, to take six hours of legal classes. U.S. District Judge Julie
Robinson ruled Kansas's law requiring voters show proof of citizenship
prevented tens of thousands of eligible citizens from registering to
vote. Kobach led the Trump administration's so-called voter fraud
commission and is a key architect of the GOP's voter suppression efforts
nationwide.


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