Kobach asks lawmakers for power to toss local, state votes
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January 19, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach wants the Legislature to give him authority to bar potentially tens of thousands of people from casting votes in state or local races, a move that comes after federal and state rulings gutted the state's restrictive proof-of-citizenship voter registration law.
Kobach asked a Senate committee Tuesday for legislation that would give him power to create separate voter registration lists — one for people who can vote in any election and another for only federal races, the Lawrence Journal World reported (http://bit.ly/2k4RXV5 ).
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