The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas announced it would testify today in opposition to a regulation proposed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
The ACLU was expected to testify this morning in Topeka on a proposed regulation to purse the state’s voter registration suspense list. The list is made up of individuals who initiated the voter registration process but had not yet met the state’s registration requirements.
More than 30,000 Kansas residents are currently on the suspense list. Under the regulation, registrants will have only 90 days to provide required documentation, and if it is not provided in that time, the registrant will be purged from the list. There is currently no time limit on supplying documentation.
The ACLU was expected to argue that the regulation exceeded the authority the Legislature gave to the secretary of state.
ACLU legal director Doug Bonney said nothing in Kansas law says Kansas residents must complete their voter registration applications within 90 days of the time the county election officer receives an application.
The Kansas ACLU executive director, Micah Kubic, said the regulation would create new barriers to registration by eligible voters.