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In Kansas, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union have drafted a letter reminding election workers that a gender marker on a person’s identification does not need to match or correspond to a voter’s gender expression.

“Kansans have had enough of politicians’ misinformation or misrepresentation of their positions,” Kubic said. “When given truthful, reliable, and accurate sources focused on issues of civil liberties and civil rights, voters prioritize those issues even amidst the noise of the campaign season.”

The ACLU of Kansas has a hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE to help voters who report issues or have questions.

The Kansas Legislature’s bipartisan auditing committee voted to issue a subpoena to compel the Ford County clerk to cooperate with the state’s security examination of voting-related documentation and equipment used in the 2022 general election.In 2018, the ACLU of Kansas filed a suit against Cox.

The ballot box is a powerful tool: it amplifies our voices, holds the powerful accountable, and induces change in our society. Every person legally able to vote should be able to cast a ballot. That’s why a change is necessary in Hays.

“Voting is a right that we have. It wasn’t too long ago they made this a constitutional amendment so women and other minorities were able to vote,” said Phillips. “It’s our responsibility to exercise this right and to make it count for us, because we matter."

As elections draw near, it’s more important than ever that all American citizens have the same opportunity to vote. But in Wyandotte County, it seems as if the election commissioner doesn’t think similarly.

A federal judge has ruled Dodge City’s five-decade-old election system does not unfairly suppress Latino voter choices and can remain in place, rejecting arguments from the American Civil Liberties Union and others.

"We are currently exploring next steps in this case and will continue to work for a truly representative democracy that ensures Latine voters can have their voices heard," a legal team of ACLU of Kansas, ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, Cleary-Gottlieb, and the UCLA Voting Rights Project said.