Lawmaker Alleges Attempt to Shield Kansas ID Law
Associated Press - Thu 08:04 PM 11/15/2012
Rep. Ann Mah of Topeka criticizes the photo ID law and said contacting voters would tell her about its effects.
A Democratic legislator who's trailing in a close re-election race contends that Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach is trying to limit scrutiny of a Kansas law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
Rep. Ann Mah of Topeka said Thursday that Kobach's desire to protect the voter ID law lay behind his unsuccessful federal court battle to prevent her from contacting voters who cast provisional ballots in the recent election.
Mah criticizes the photo ID law and said contacting voters would tell her about its effects.
Kobach didn't immediately return a telephone message, but he has said he's trying to protect voter privacy.
Mah trailed Republican challenger Ken Corbet of Topeka by 42 votes out of nearly 11,000 cast as Douglas and Shawnee county officials reviewed provisional ballots Thursday.
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