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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOk, So This is the latest GOP voter suppression scam
Kris Kobach laying groundwork for two-tier voting system in KansasWith court action over the states proof-of-citizenship voting law looming, Secretary of State Kris Kobach is laying groundwork for a system that would allow some voters to vote in all elections while others could only vote for Congress and presidential tickets.
Rep. Jim Ward, D-Wichita, an opponent of the proof-of-citizenship law, said he received confirmation from the Department of Legislative Research this week that Kobach is moving forward with the plan to limit voters who follow federal registration rules to voting only in federal elections.
Separately, a memo to all the states county election officials outlines procedures for identifying and tracking voters who use the federal form and creating a separate category for them in voting databases.
Many counties probably have had very few federal forms submitted over the years, said the memo from state Election Director Brad Bryant, dated July 31. Regardless of the number, beginning now you must track which voter registration applicants in your county have applied using the federal form since January 1, 2013.
http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/04/3038825_kobach-laying-groundwork-for-two.html
Arizona wants citizenship proof to vote in statewide races
Arizona officials will seek to ban residents from voting in statewide races if they can't prove citizenship - a move that critics called vindictive in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said the state couldn't require such documentation to cast ballots for federal offices.
The change was announced Monday by Attorney General Tom Horne and Secretary of State Ken Bennett, both Republicans.
"Because Arizona law requires a registration applicant to provide evidence of citizenship, registrants who have not provided sufficient evidence of citizenship should not be permitted to vote in state and local elections," Horne wrote in an opinion that was intended to give guidance on how to conduct the 2014 elections.
The Supreme Court in June struck down part of a 2004 voter-approved state law that required proof of legal U.S. residency to vote in any Arizona elections.
The only federal offices on Arizona ballots next year will be U.S. House seats. If Monday's change isn't overturned through legal action, residents who haven't submitted proof of citizenship won't be able vote for such offices as governor, secretary of state, attorney general and candidates for the state Legislature.
On their ballots, "they would just be getting the offices that they're eligible to cast their ballots for," Bennett spokesman Matt Roberts said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57606434/arizona-wants-citizenship-proof-to-vote-in-statewide-races/
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Ok, So This is the latest GOP voter suppression scam (Original Post)
n2doc
Oct 2013
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TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)1. It Is More Only GOPPERS Can Vote Madness
A two tiered system masks what they really want. Will it mean you have to register separately for state elections and federal elections. Will that mean that you will have to register for city elections and cannot vote in state elections. What about county elections?
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)2. You beat me to it. Horrible their cynicism.