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Micah Kubic, director of the ACLU of Kansas, said same-day voter registration could solve the need for many provisional ballots, along with expanding early voting. He also said same-day registration is likely to boost voter turnout.

Democracy demands participation, and the more engaged our citizenry, the healthier our civic culture will be. But with wide swaths of our friends and neighbors unable to participate, the health of that culture is at stake.

“There certainly were problems, including with the voting machines and things like that, but I have no reason to believe that there was orchestrated, or even unorchestrated, mischief,” said Micah Kubic, executive director of the ACLU of Kansas.

ACLU attorney Dale Ho said in an email: “It’s unfortunate, but fees like this are part of the price when you break the law.” “Once again, Kansas taxpayers are left holding the bag for Secretary Kobach’s misdeeds.”

Kansas ACLU’s Legal Director Lauren Bond described potential issues the hotline could be used for.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s deeply flawed and shoddily implemented “Crosscheck” program illegally exposed the sensitive personal data – including Social Security numbers and signatures -- of nearly 1,000 Kansas voters, an ACLU of Kansas lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court said.

Federal Judge Robinson ruled that the state's "proof of citizenship" law, where citizens are forced to produce a birth certificate or passport or other onerous document, is a violation of federal law.

Join the ACLU of Kansas in the next weeks for an in-depth conversation and action night in your area to make sure Kansas voters know their rights. We will cover everything from ID requirements to what to do if you encounter an issue at the polls.