Student travels 3 hours to cast vote in Johnson County

[pstokely]

Source: KCTV

Voting in her first general election is a must for Hannah Nuss, who is a sophomore at Drake University in Iowa.

She had planned to simply mail in an absentee ballot, but then she got a voicemail from the Johnson County, Kansas Election Office last week that told her there was a problem with her absentee registration.

However, Nuss wouldn't let the mix-up or her college workload keep her from voting.

“I wanted to make sure my voice was heard,” she said

Read more: https://www.kctv5.com/news/student-travels-hours-to-cast-vote-in-johnson-county/article_7b0628f2-dfbc-11e8-83a2-27b2924fd551.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Such a great story to hear. Good for Hannah. Thank you, pstokely! n/t

[SunSeeker]

2. K & R

[YOHABLO]

3. Well let's see, a problem with an absentee ballot in Kansas. I'll be darned. Who knew.

[trc]

6. And she was young and a college student...coincidence I am sure ;)

[IrishEyes]

7. She is young, educated and female. Republicans hate that.

[SergeStorms]

4. It's nice to see....

that at least some of America's youth are taking their right to vote seriously. YOU GO GIRL!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. Good for her.

I used to live in Johnson County, KS (and when I saw the header I was hoping it was the Johnson County in Kansas and not some other one) and although I moved away some ten years ago, I still have friends and relatives back there and I'm very aware of what's going on. So good for her.

[tblue37]

8. From the article:

KCTV5 News is working to find out more about the mix-up with her absentee ballot. We will keep you updated on this story.

The problem with her absentee ballot registration is simple--vote suppressor Kris Kobach is our Secretary of State.

[Maxheader]

9. Will keep up on the latest concerning this..

Maybe they can get the election board for fraud...