Kansas Judge Temporarily Blocks Kobach Voting Rule Days Before Election
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Kris Kobach’s attempt to throw out thousands of votes in Tuesday’s primary election has fallen short in a Kansas court.
A Shawnee County District Court judge ruled Friday afternoon that the votes of 17,500 people whose registrations had been questioned will be counted in Tuesday’s primary.
Judge Larry Hendricks issued a temporary order, meaning the votes will be counted on Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit against Secretary of State Kobach on behalf of Kansas voters who were told they could vote in federal elections, but that their votes in state and local elections would not be counted.
Kobach argued that by ruling against him, the state would be letting people who weren’t American citizens vote in the primary.
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