Kobach Concedes Kansas Voter-Citizenship Plan Dead
Associated Press - Thu 08:29 PM 05/10/2012
Secretary of State Kris Kobach is conceding that Kansas legislators have effectively killed his proposal to require first-time voters to provide proof of citizenship starting next month.
Secretary of State Kris Kobach is conceding that Kansas legislators have effectively killed his proposal to require first-time voters to provide proof of citizenship starting next month.
Kobach acknowledged Thursday his bill is dead because Senate President Steve Morris assigned it to a hostile committee instead of allowing an up-or-down Senate vote after the measure passed the House.
Kansas already has a proof-of-citizenship rule for people registering to vote for the first time in the state, but it doesn't take effect until January. Kobach wanted the rule in place by June 15.
The House passed one version of Kobach's proposal in February, but it stalled in a Senate committee. House members passed a new version Wednesday, hoping senators would take a quick vote.
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BobBowser
Thursday 10 May 2012 21:56 Report this comment
Good, now more illegals and corpses and pets can vote in Kansas.
srjayhawks
Thursday 10 May 2012 22:09 Report this comment
As if they did anyway. Welcome to backwoods Kansas!
t-bone
Friday 11 May 2012 06:36 Report this comment
looks like a firm believer in viagra
OILMANTOM
Friday 11 May 2012 07:23 Report this comment
IT'S NOT GOING TO MATTER THE PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF YOU IDOITS IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL HOUSE AND SENATE AND EXPESCIALLY THE DEADBEAT WE HAVE AS A PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!! SO PULL OUT ALL YOUR VOTING TRICKS OUT OF YOUR A-DOUBLE-S CAUSE IT AIN'T GOING TO MATTER THIS NOVEMBER THE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU IDIOTS HOW TIRED WE AS A PEOPLE ARE OF WASHINGTON!!!!!!!!!!
SalinaSenior
Friday 11 May 2012 12:23 Report this comment
This was a waste of time and money. Some people really need to stop watching fox news. Provide some ACTUAL proof of all these dead people,illegals voting. There is none so you just make it up. Just because Republicans say something a million times do not make it true.
SalinaSenior
Friday 11 May 2012 12:24 Report this comment
^does