LET US VOTE!

Recent issues raise concerns about voting in Kansas and underscore the need for the Legislature to tackle serious election reforms. Several weeks ago, an uproar emerged in Dodge City, a southwest Kansas town of 27,000, that moved its only polling place from the civic center in Dodge City to a site outside of the city. To compound matters, Ford County sent newly registered voters an official certificate of registration that listed the wrong place to cast a ballot in the general election. Dodge City is majority Hispanic, and the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit arguing the polling place decision will make it more difficult for Hispanics with less access to transportation and less flexible work schedules to exercise their right to vote ...

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