Kris Kobach laying groundwork for two-tier voting system in Kansas

[The Straight Story]

Kris Kobach laying groundwork for two-tier voting system in Kansas

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach discusses a lawsuit filed by the state and Arizona against a federal elections commission in Topeka, Kan. The lawsuit seeks to force changes in federal voter registration forms to comply with state laws requiring proof of citizenship. (Aug. 21, 2013)

With court action over the state’s 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.

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“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.

“This means you should take note when a federal form comes to your office and keep a list of the names of individuals who submit them … Whichever form a person uses, if an applicant does not submit a U.S. citizenship document, you must follow up and request one.”

Voters who fill out the state form and don’t submit the citizenship proof have their voting privileges suspended until they do. At present about 17,500 voters are “in suspense.”

Kobach, Bryant’s boss, confirmed he’s planning for elections with different ballots for different voters, depending on whether they register under federal or state rules. He said it’s “merely a contingency plan” in case he loses a lawsuit seeking to make federal officials adopt Kansas rules for voters in Kansas.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/04/3038825_kobach-laying-groundwork-for-two.html#storylink=cpy

[joeybee12]

1. POS does not begin to describe this guy...nt