Kris Kobach on Government Reform

Tough prove-your-citizenship rule for new voters

Kobach served as co-chairman of Trump's short-lived presidential advisory commission on "election integrity" and promoted Trump's lies about widespread voter fraud. At the time, The Associated Press reported that Kobach oversaw an election system in Kansas that threw out at least three times as many ballots in the 2016 election as any similarly sized state did, fueling concerns about massive voter suppression should its practices become the national standard.

Found in contempt for checking voter citizenship to register

In an 118-page ruling, the judge ordered a halt to the state's requirement that people provide proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. The decision holds the potential to make registration easier as the August and November elections approach.

Kobach was ordered not to enforce the proof of citizenship law and its accompanying regulations. Kobach's office said he will appeal the ruling. At trial, Kobach said the law was working. Since 2000, 129 non-citizens have either registered or attempted to register. Many of them were blocked from registering by the proof of citizenship law, he said.

Contempt of court for blocking new voter registration

Kobach's office refused to update language on its website suggesting that new voter applicants may not be able to vote after November 2016 elections. Kobach also failed to follow through on a promise to Robinson that counties would send postcards notifying voters they could participate in elections, even if they failed to show a birth certificate or other documents when they registered.

Kobach for years has championed the need for strict voter registration laws as a way of keeping noncitizens from voting. As a candidate, Kobach rallies supporters by telling them he likes makes the ACLU unhappy. "As soon as the ACLU sues, I know we have made the right decision," Kobach said during a debate last week.

Tighten restrictions on voting

Vice-chair of Presidential Commission on Election Integrity

The request, sent by the panel's vice chairman, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, asks states to provide voters' names, dates of birth, driver's license numbers and other information.

Fight widespread voter fraud with strict voting laws

During his 6-year tenure as secretary of state, Kobach has repeatedly made claims of widespread voter fraud. He crafted a law that requires Kansas voters to provide proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, to vote. He has so far secured nine convictions for election crimes.

Kobach has repeatedly said the law ensures the integrity of Kansas elections, but opponents, including the ACLU, say that the law makes it harder for rightful voters to participate in elections.

The law blocked thousands of potential voters from participating in the state's last gubernatorial election, but it could not be fully enforced in 2016 under orders of federal and state judges.

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