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Kansas approves language reaffirming citizenship voting requirement
The measure passed with about 64% support and will take effect after certification, according to unofficial results.
- On Tuesday, Kansas voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring U.S. citizenship to vote in state elections, with about 64% support and 98% of precincts reporting, according to unofficial results.
- Proponents, including Kansas Representative Pat Proctor, argued the amendment fills a gap left by a constitution 'silent on whether non-citizens are allowed to vote' by revising Article 5, Section 1.
- Shawn Leisinger, Associate Dean at the Washburn University School of Law, noted illegal non-citizen voting is 'very minimal,' while opponents argued existing laws were already sufficient.
- The League of Women Voters warned the amendment could lay groundwork for reviving documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements, potentially disenfranchising tens of thousands of eligible Kansans.
- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has documented four cases of illegal non-citizen voting, and proponents argue the amendment closes potential loopholes in state statutes.
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Kansas approves language reaffirming citizenship voting requirement
A ballot measure that would specify that only U.S. citizens are allowed to vote in Kansas, making a mild language change to the state’s existing citizenship voting requirement, is projected to pass, according to Decision Desk HQ. Voters approved the constitutional amendment, which tweaks language in the Kansas Constitution from saying “Every citizen of the…
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