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Kansas judge rules against Kris Kobach in voter registration case
TOPEKA -- A Shawnee County judge’s ruling this week permanently extends an earlier injunction against a two-tiered voter registration system backed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
The case, Brown v. Kobach, started in July and led to a judicial order that allowed voters who registered at a motor vehicle office or used a federal form to cast a full ballot in the August primary — not just in federal elections.
Shawnee County Judge Larry Hendricks already had extended the order to cover the general election Tuesday.
Kobach said he plans to appeal.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article112662668.html