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The charge is one the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, has pushed over the past 18 months alongside other area organizations, including Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation and El Centro, Inc.

The ACLU of Kansas announced on Thursday, Oct. 31, that a new report has found that nearly 85,000 Kansans - 1 in 35 - are eligible to vote despite past felony convictions. these individuals have completed sentences, including probation or parole, and are eligible to register to vote under state law.

The ACLU of Kansas says that at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, members of the Wyandotte County Board of Commissioners are expected to hear testimony to consider a resolution introduced by Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Tyrone Garner.

The ACLU of Kansas will provide a statewide, nonpartisan election protection hotline. If a voter believes their voting rights have been violated, they can call the ACLU’s hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.

Tuesday, the ACLU of Kansas, El Centro, Inc., Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights and Reconciliation, Equality Kansas and others presented a petition with more than 1,000 signatures asking the Wyandotte County Election Office and Kansas Secretary of State — who oversees elections — to provide materials

En un esfuerzo para mejorar la accesibilidad electoral, organicaciones y lideres politicos en Kansas City, Kansas, estan pidiendo ayuda de acceso de idioma que beneficiará a los votantes Latinos.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, in partnership with other area civic groups, organized a demonstration and press conference outside the Wyandotte County Courthouse on Tuesday, calling on elections officials to provide ballot materials in Spanish.

“There are tens of thousands of people in Kansas who are still on probation solely for financial reasons,” said Micah Kubic, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Kansas affiliate.

Micah Kubic, executive director of ACLU Kansas, said it was frustrating that hundreds of eligible voters’ ballots were not counted for reasons out of their control.