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Kris Kobach

Politics Regional 

Drama and Intrigue Greet Voters in Kansas GOP Primary

August 3, 2020August 4, 2020 TED WHEELER
2020 elections, Kansas, Kris Kobach, Republicans

Two races to watch in the Kansas primary election happening Tuesday highlight the Republican Party’s desire to harness intense but limited enthusiasm for far-right fringe political personalities while nominating institutionalist candidates who are seen as more electable in November.

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Appeals Civil Rights Government Regional 

Kansas Voter ID Law Struck Down by 10th Circuit

April 29, 2020April 30, 2020 JON PARTON
10th circuit, Elections, Fraud, Kansas, Kris Kobach, voter ID

Kansas failed Wednesday to resuscitate a proof-of-citizenship law that the 10th Circuit said “undisputedly has disenfranchised approximately 30,000 would-be Kansas voters.”

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Politics Regional 

Kobach of Kansas Launches Run for US Senate Seat

July 8, 2019July 9, 2019 NATHAN SOLIS
Elections, Kansas, Kris Kobach, U.S. Senate

Republican immigration hardliner and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach launched his campaign for U.S. Senate on Monday.

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Government 

Trump Considers Kobach as ‘Immigration Czar’

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
immigration, Kris Kobach, Trump administration

As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Trump is considering bringing on a border or “immigration czar” to coordinate policy across federal agencies, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

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Government Politics 

Kris Kobach Loses Bid for Kansas Governor Race

November 6, 2018 JON PARTON
Elections, Kansas, Kris Kobach

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was defeated by his Democratic challenger Laura Kelly in the Kansas gubernatorial race Tuesday night in a tight contest.

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Politics Regional 

Health Care Fears Have Kansas Voters Riled Up

October 25, 2018October 26, 2018 JON PARTON
Election, health care, Kansas, Kris Kobach

In Kansas, the politics of health care may be the dominant factor in determining if the historically red state will turn a shade of blue on Nov. 6.

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Appeals Government Politics 

Path for Kobach Grand Jury Investigation Cleared

August 31, 2018September 4, 2018 JON PARTON
contempt, Election 2016, Elections, grand jury, Kansas, Kris Kobach

The Kansas Supreme Court cleared a path Thursday for a grand jury investigation into allegations that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and other election officials mismanaged the 2016 elections.

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Government Law Politics 

Kansas Governor Concedes GOP Primary to Kris Kobach

August 14, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, Kansas, Kris Kobach

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded Tuesday evening in the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary, saying he will endorse Secretary of State Kris Kobach a week after their neck-and-neck finish threatened to send the race to a recount.

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Government Regional 

Counting Error Halves Kobach Lead for Kansas Governor

August 9, 2018 JON PARTON
Election, Kansas, Kris Kobach, Republicans

Election officials discovered vote discrepancies in the Kansas GOP gubernatorial race, cutting challenger Kris Kobach’s current lead over incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer in half. 

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Government Politics 

Kansas GOP Gubernatorial Primary Too Close to Call

August 7, 2018August 8, 2018 JON PARTON
Elections, Kansas, Kris Kobach

Kansas Secretary of State and anti-illegal immigration firebrand Kris Kobach was locked in a dead heat with incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer late Tuesday night, as election officials were still tallying votes for the GOP gubernatorial primary.

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Government Politics 

Kansas GOP Voters to Decide Kris Kobach’s Political Fate

August 6, 2018August 7, 2018 JON PARTON
Elections, GOP, Kansas, Kris Kobach

As Kansas voters go to the polls for Tuesday’s primary, they will determine if the Sunflower State is in the firm hold of President Donald Trump or the more moderate Republicans who broke through two years ago to gain a foothold.

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Government National Politics 

Voter-Fraud Commission Found Nothing, Ex-Member Says

August 3, 2018 PAMELA BAKER
Fraud, Kris Kobach, Trump administration, Voting

After reviewing the records of President Donald Trump’s disbanded voter-fraud commission, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Friday that its only objective was to support the president’s unfounded statements that millions of illegal votes were cast during the 2016 elections.

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Civil Rights Courts Government Law 

Judge Strikes Down Kansas Voter ID Law, Sanctions Kris Kobach

June 18, 2018June 20, 2018 JON PARTON
Kansas, Kris Kobach, Sanctions, voter ID

A federal judge struck down Kansas’ voter ID law Monday and sanctioned Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, ordering him to take additional legal education classes.

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Civil Rights Politics 

Probe of Kansas Vote-Fraud Guru Kris Kobach Will Continue

June 8, 2018June 11, 2018 JON PARTON
Elections, grand jury, Kansas, Kris Kobach, Voting

The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a citizen-initiated grand jury petition can investigate Secretary of State Kris Kobach on allegations that he intentionally failed to register qualified voters.

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Civil Rights Government Politics 

Judge Blisters Kris Kobach in Kansas Voter ID Case

April 18, 2018April 19, 2018 JON PARTON
Elections, Fraud, Kansas, Kris Kobach, voter ID

A federal judge Wednesday found Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court for disobeying a 2016 court order on the state’s voter ID law, and spared no words in blistering Kobach and his staff.

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Civil Rights Government Regional Trials 

Kobach Defends Kansas Voter Law as Trial Wraps

March 19, 2018March 20, 2018 JON PARTON
Kansas, Kris Kobach, voter ID

The federal trial to determine the legality of a voter ID law in Kansas wrapped up Monday afternoon as another expert whose work was used by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to assert widespread fraudulent voting had his credibility called into question. 

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Government Regional Trials 

Researcher Takes Heat for Study at Heart of Voter ID Trial

March 13, 2018 JON PARTON
Kansas, Kris Kobach, voter ID

The sixth day of the federal bench trial to determine the legality of voter ID laws spotlighted the work of a political scientist used by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to bolster his claim that thousands of noncitizens have registered to vote. 

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Civil Rights Government Regional Trials 

Expert Slammed for New Figures in Kansas Voter ID Trial

March 12, 2018March 13, 2018 JON PARTON
Kansas, Kris Kobach, voter ID, witnesses

A heated argument between a federal judge and a witness marked the fifth day of a voting rights trial already filled with procedural mistakes by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. 

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Government Regional Trials 

Kobach: Voter ID Law Not Discussed in Meeting With Trump

March 9, 2018 JON PARTON
Kansas, Kris Kobach, Trump administration, voter ID

After a week of procedural delays, a video deposition of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach played in the federal bench trial to determine the legality of voter ID laws. 

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Civil Rights Regional Trials 

ACLU Presses Human Error in Kansas Voter ID Fight

March 8, 2018March 9, 2018 JON PARTON
Elections, immigrants, Kansas, Kris Kobach, voter ID

In the third day of a federal bench trial that could help determine the legality of voter ID laws, lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday challenged the claim of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach that thousands of noncitizens voted in Kansas elections. 

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