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On Thursday May 12th, the ACLU of Kansas submitted opposition testimony to proposed changes to K.A.R. 28-17-20, an administrative policy which relates to the process for making changes to birth certificates.

 A bill has been introduced in the House Committee on Elections  that would finally allow Kansans to register to vote the day of the election. This could be a tremendous step forward for voting rights in Kansas, but Kansas lawmakers need to know this is what their constituents want. Email the committee  and make sure to sign up for our email list so we can update you on the bill's progress! 

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2016 ACLU Legislative Priorities

Floyd Bledsoe saw his first New Year's Day as a free man this year after spending 16 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. In 2000 he was sentenced to life in prison by a Kansas court for the murder of his 14-year-old sister-in-law. His conviction was based on a web of lies, failure to utilize available DNA testing, and alleged prosecutorial and police misconduct.

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Months after being granted the unprecedented power of prosecuting "voting crime" in Kansas, Secretary of State Kris Kobach has found 3 cases to pursue, despite prosecutors in both counties having already decided not to prosecute. Kobach is charging Lincoln L. Wilson in Sherman County with a felony for double voting, and Betty and Steven Gaedtke with misdemeanors for unlawful voting and advance voting unlawfully.Executive Director Micah Kubic said Kobach has been “particularly zealous about trying to find something to justify this new law that he got passed, so I’d be really concerned about the merits of the individual cases.” Read the rest of the story in The Wichita Eagle here.

The ACLU of Kansas is lucky to have thousands of dedicated supporters across the state of Kansas. We call on you to be watchdogs in your communities, advocates for justice, and defenders of civil liberties. We ask a lot from our supporters, and we are never disappointed. We know what you do for civil liberties and civil rights, now we want to know what motivates you to take a stand for freedom.

Doug Bonney, Legal Director of ACLUKS testifies on Wednesday, September 2nd at the State Capitol against K.A.R. 7-23-15, which would impose a 90 day period during which voter registration applicants would be required to complete all of the voter registration requirements under Kansas law. K.A.R. 7-23-15(b).Read his testimony and news coverage on the hearing below.