Court hearing planned Friday in voting rights lawsuit

A court hearing is planned on Friday in a voting rights case, according to the ACLU.

The Brown vs. Kobach case is in Shawnee County District Court, and arguments are scheduled to the ACLU’s challenge to Kansas’ dual voter registration system.

The ACLU argues that the Kansas system unlawfully prevents qualified voters from casting ballots in state and local elections solely because of their method of registration.

The ACLU is asking the court to stop the dual system for the Aug. 2 primary election next week and the November general election, and that all qualified voters be allowed to vote for all offices, federal, state and local, on the ballot.