UMKC Law Professor to Run for Secretary of State


Posted: 11:41 AM May 26, 2009
Last Updated: 8:53 PM May 26, 2009
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Topeka, KS -- Election fraud has been making news in recent balloting across the country, and while the office usually takes a low profile during statewide elections, the Kansas Secretary of State seat will be a hot commodity on the 2010 ballot. So says Kris Kobach, who is officially announcing his candidacy for the job in eight Kansas cities on May 26-28.

Kobach, a professor of constitutional and election law at the UMKC School of Law, says the 2010 choice of Kansas Secretary of State will have unprecedented consequences.

According to Kobach, Voter fraud is a very real problem in Kansas.

“Election crimes have been documented across the state,â€