Judges Challenge Kansas’ Attempt To Keep 50,000 People From Voting

Kansas argued this week before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver that they should have the right to demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote at the DMV. Civil rights advocates say the policy violates federal law and could suppress up to 50,000 otherwise eligible voters.

The hearing is the latest step in Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s multi-year crusade to implement voting restrictions he says will prevent immigrants from illegally voting in U.S. elections — despite courts finding no compelling evidence that this is a real threat. In fact only three non-citizens have voted in Kansas in the past two decades, out of tens of millions of ballots cast....
https://thinkprogress.org/judges-challenge-kansas-attempt-to-keep-50-000-people-from-voting-25cbd0e145c2#.2e0h3wi9m