Politics & Government
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach To Answer Questions Under Oath
A lower court federal judge said Kobach demonstrated a pattern of misleading the court about the facts in a voting case.
WICHITA, KS — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will have to answer questions under oath about plans to change U.S. election law under a federal appeals court ruling.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied the Kansas Republican's request for an emergency stay of his deposition by the American Civil Liberties Union. Kobach's office declined to comment on the decision.
Judges in Kansas found Kobach misled the court about the contents of a document he took into a November meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump and a separate draft amendment to the National Voter Registration Act. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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The lower court fined Kobach $1,000 and ordered him to testify on Thursday.
The ACLU lawsuit challenges a Kansas election law requiring proof-of-citizenship documents.
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Kobach is vice chairman of Trump's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
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