Kansas, ACLU reach temporary agreement on voter ID
Source: Reuters
The Kansas Secretary of State and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have reached a temporary agreement over the state's voter registration laws, keeping Kansas' chief elections officer from a contempt of court hearing, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
The deal between Secretary of State Kris Kobach and the ACLU comes six weeks before the U.S. presidential election.
The two sides have been at odds over a Kansas law requiring people to prove American citizenship if they want to register to vote while applying for a driver's license. Critics say this requirement disenfranchises voters, especially minorities.
The deal will allow people who registered at motor vehicle offices or with a federal form without providing citizenship documents to vote in the Nov. 8 election with a standard ballot, rather than be forced to use a provisional one, the ACLU and Kobach said in a status report filed on Thursday.
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POLITICS | Thu Sep 29, 2016 | 4:09pm EDT
