Kansas Supreme Court talks election case

Supreme Court Justices to decide whether voting rights groups will be able to register voters without threat of jail time.

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February 20, 2024 - 2:17 PM

Supreme Court Justice Dan Biles questioned attorneys on the constitutionality of 2021 voting law. Photo by Thad Allton for the Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Voting rights groups want to be able to register voters again without the threat of jail time, one attorney argues. Kansas Supreme Court Justices have to decide whether this argument has merit.

On Tuesday, the Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments that a 2021 state voting law based on “the big lie” poses a danger to advocacy groups that want to register voters. This year’s primary and general elections add urgency to a case that has been tangled up in the state’s legal system for months.

“The plain text of the challenge provisions is almost uniquely…

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