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2008
Aug 8: 37% of voters shouldn't be on Fort Riley list
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh was quoted by the Kansas City Star that "we threw a party, and nobody came" when no voters showed up to vote in Fort Riley for the August primary. Analysis by the Kansas Meadowlark indicated that 37% of those not voting should have been removed the voting list long ago.[1]
In January 2008, the Meadowlark published a study showing the list of registered voters in Kansas may have as many as 190,000 phantom voters on it[2].
May 19: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoes photo ID bill
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius ended the debate for this legislative cycle about the need for a photo ID to vote in Kansas, which would have started in 2010[3]. For the last few years Kansas Republicans pushed for various measures to prevent voter fraud, while Kansas Democrats argued any additional requirements could hurt voter turnout.[4]
The Kansas Meadowlark blog commented this veto allowed a prominent Kansas City Star staff member to vote in either Kansas or Missouri, since this person was registered to vote in both states[5].
The Kansas Press does not understand a photo id would be a good "check and balance" on the poor data quality of the voter registration list in Kansas.
2007
Dec 20: Democrats accuse Republicans of "caging"
The Blue Tide Rising blog said State GOP Chair Kris Kobach admits to coordinated voter supression [6]. This blog posting triggered a critical editorial of Kobach by Ottawa Hearld editor Jeanny Sharp, a Democrat. Executive director of the Kansas Republican Party, Christian Morgan, said there was no voter caging and the GOP only wanted to cage voters' views on specific issues.[7].
2006
Nov 7: Complaints from general election
U.S. Attorney spokesman, Jim Cross, said their office received 10 to 20 voting-related complaints. Some of the complaints may be federal issues if there were deliberate voter fraud, but the issues about voting machine problems would be referred to Sedgwick County election commissioner[8].
July 20: Kay O'Connor complains about voter lists
State Senator Kay O'Connor, a candidate for Secretary of State, complained about voter registration lists in Kansas. O'Connor said voter registration lists "are a mess" and her campaign promised to clean them up[9].
Apr 7: Fraud allegations in St. Marys
Poll watchers in St. Marys, about 25 miles west of Topeka, alleged fradulent votes had been cast in the April 4 city elections by 13 voters. A complaint was filed on April 7, 2006 with the Pottawatomie County Commission.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat found no proof of voting fraud and there was no need of any prosecutions. Brad Bryant from the Secretary of State's Office said the poll watchers did the right thing in reporting suspected voting fraud. [10]
2004
Voting in both Kansas and Missouri
A Kansas City Star investigation revealed "some cast two ballots in a single election" and the names of three voters registered in both Kansas and Missouri, who voted on both sides of the state line.[11].
1854
From the Kansas City Star:
The history of Missourians voting in Kansas dates to 1854. Hundreds of "settlers" moved west across the border to stuff ballot boxes, threaten judges and rig the election to have Kansas enter the union as a slave state. Free Staters rebelled, touching off years of violence.[12]
References
- ↑ Kansas Meadowlark: Fort Riley doesn’t vote in primary, but 37% of those voters shouldn’t be on list, Aug 8, 2008.
- ↑ Kansas Meadowlark: Kansas May Have About 190,000 Phantom Voters: Could Voter Fraud in Kansas Be Relatively Easy?, Jan 13, 2008
- ↑ Lawrence Journal-World: Sebelius vetoes bill requiring a photo ID to vote, May 19, 2008
- ↑ Hutchinson News: Softened voter ID bill expected to re-emerge, Apr 24, 2008.
- ↑ Kansas Meadowlark: Prominent Kansas City Star staff member, registered to vote in Missouri, can still vote in Kansas thanks to Gov. Sebelius’ veto of voter ID law, June 6, 2008.
- ↑ Blue Tide Rising: Kobach admits to coordinated voter supression, Dec 20, 2007
- ↑ Ottawa Hearld: Tactics like Kansas Republicans' vote caging must come to an end, Jan 4, 2008
- ↑ Wichita Eagle: Few Problems at Local Polls, Nov 8, 2006.
- ↑ Hays Daily News: For secretary of state, July 20, 2006
- ↑ Topeka Capital-Journal: St. Marys -- a town divided?, March 24, 2008.
- ↑ Kansas City Star: One person, one vote? Not necessarily -- Some cast two ballots in a single election, Sept. 5, 2004
- ↑ Kansas City Star: Vote once and stop, Sept 8, 2004.
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