Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is proposing a change to the law he pushed through the Legislature that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote. The Kansas proof-of-citizenship law requires people who register to vote in the state for the first time to provide a birth certificate, passport or other document. But since it went into effect Jan. 1, more than 11,000 people who have attempted to register to vote are in “suspense,” meaning they are not yet qualified to vote because of lack of proof of citizenship.
County election officials have said that when people show proof of U.S. citizenship to get a driver’s license at the Division of Motor Vehicles, the citizenship documentation is not making it to election officials for voter registration purposes.
Critics of Kobach have said this shows that Kansas wasn’t ready for a proof of citizenship requirement.
Full Article: Kansas City Kansan: Kobach proposes rule change on proof-of-citizenship requirement to register to vote.