Judge revives Kansas voting citizenship case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Judge revives Kansas voting citizenship case

Updated 12:03 pm, Wednesday, October 19, 2016

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has revived a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Kansas law requiring prospective voters to prove they are U.S. citizens.

U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson on Wednesday gave Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach a pass for failing to file a timely response to the lawsuit. She set aside a court clerk's default judgment issued last week against the state.

Robinson says the case is of constitutional significance and public interest, and that it deserves to be decided on the merits and not through procedural default.

The Kansas law requires people who register to vote to provide documentary proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate, U.S. passport or naturalization certificate.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Judge-revives-Kansas-voting-citizenship-case-9983545.php

[Leontius]

1. Why is this even a question?

[Gothmog]

2. Kobach screwed up and there was a default judgment taken

All this does is give Kobach a chance to contest but the court's earlier rulings are against Kansas

[Gothmog]

3. Unanimous 10th Circuit Panel Rejects Kobach Arguments Regarding Proof of Citizenship, Calling His Cl

Unanimous 10th Circuit Panel Rejects Kobach Arguments Regarding Proof of Citizenship, Calling His Claims of Major Non-Citizen Voting “Pure Speculation” http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87751
There is a link to the 85 page opinion