Thread: Kansas Passes Groundbreaking Voter Photo ID Law

Gov. Sam Brownback (KS)11:54 pm on August 22, 2011Reply


Kansas passes groundbreaking voter photo ID law:
Bill: HB 2067


Introduced by nearly 50 sponsors and signed into law by Gov. Sam Brownback on April 18, 2011, the Kansas Secure and Fair Elections Act requires voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to show photo ID at the polls.

Also: “Brownback signs voter ID bill into lawâ€

AWESOME!!!!!!!

If Nevada had this ...then Reid would NOT have won....(he bused in the illegals at the Casinos to vote)

It should be a requirement in all the states!!!

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Brownback signs voter ID bill into law

LJWorld.com

Gov. Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2067 into law Monday, April 18, 2011. The law requires voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to show photo ID at the polls.

Gov. Sam Brownback said Monday that the voter ID bill will protect the integrity of Kansas elections. The law requires photo ID of all in-person voters and proof of citizenship to register to vote starting in January 2013.

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http://www2.ljworld.com/videos/sets/201 ... -bill-law/

Voter ID now Kansas law

By Tim Carpenter
THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Gov. Sam Brownback made a fixture of Kansas politics Monday requirements voters present proof of citizenship and photograph affirmation of their identity as the price of participating in elections.

The measures were long championed by conservatives who expressed apprehension that unauthorized voters were distorting elections through fraudulent means. The rules could spark a legal challenge from voters who feel disenfranchised by the new hurdles to electoral participation.

"I think these are reasonable steps to protect the rights of our citizens," Brownback said at the Statehouse.

Brownback long ago endorsed the voter ID and citizenship provisions incorporated into House Bill 2067.

Secretary of State Kris Kobach is credited with raising profile of the issue during his successful campaign in 2010. He said the Kansas legislation uniquely combined picture IDs for in-person voting, photo and signature security protections for advance balloting and proof of citizenship.

"No other state in the union does as much to secure the integrity of the voting process," Kobach said. "If you want the Cadillac of voter security, the Kansas model is the way to go."

The photo ID requirement will take effect Jan. 1.

Starting in 2013, anyone registering to vote for the first time in Kansas will have to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, though a Kansas driver's license could suffice for many.

Election officials will have to verify the signatures of prospective voters before sending them a ballot by mail.

Critics of the bill said the result will be lower turnout and fewer people registered to vote.

Kevin Myles, president of the Kansas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said minority and poor voters would be the most likely to be disenfranchised.

Myles said the NAACP hasn't ruled out an eventual court challenge.

However, Brownback and Kobach said the new law would not diminish legal participation in Kansas elections.

The statute requires free photo ID cards to be issued to any Kansan who qualifies and signs an affidavit vowing they can't obtain other forms of acceptable identification.

Brownback said the state should conduct an aggressive voter education program to inform Kansans of the changes.

Source: http://cjonline.com/legislature/2011-04 ... lWhUKj_Gb4

Originally Posted by strugglingcitizen

It should be a requirement in all the states!!!

AGREED!

Common sense prevails now lets git this in all 50 states.

Originally Posted by uniteasone

Originally Posted by strugglingcitizen

It should be a requirement in all the states!!!

AGREED!

Totally agree. Recall when we showed our ID in CA however we'd be the last state to require ID again. Depending upon rest of the states to lead the way.

Go Kansas!

Common sense actually being applied
Go Kansas Jayhalks Great news

Way to go Kansas!