Davis Hammet, president of Loud Light, a Topeka-based, civic engagement nonprofit focusing on expanding democracy and increasing voter turnout, filed his petition last summer with help from the ACLU of Kansas.

“We couldn’t imagine a reason to oppose the voluntary motion if the plan is to actually open the new sites,” Bonds said. “Prolonging this case only drives up legal fees,” she said.

The Kansas Coalition for Citizen Participation (KCCP) will host its second annual Lobby Day, drawing an expected 100 Kansans from across the state in a mobilization aimed at protecting and expanding voting rights.

A discussion, “Smart Justice and the American Dream,” is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday Jan. 29th at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library’s Marvin Auditorium 101C.

County elections officials state-wide could expand citizen participation in elections by asserting their role as voter advocates, a new report issued by the ACLU of Kansas said.

The ACLU of Kansas has asked a federal court judge Friday to reject Ford County Clerk Debbie Cox’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against her office and to require her to open additional Dodge City polling places and abandon her use of the Western State Bank Expo Center for election purposes.