Press Releases

Johnson County, other Kansas county election officials, hampering efforts to assist voters

Incidentally, while Election Protection efforts have met resistance in Johnson County, “MAGA” or “make America great again” hats are allowed at Johnson County polling stations.

Statement from ACLU of Kansas Executive Director Micah Kubic

We commend Dodge City Mayor Kent Smoll for his efforts to ensure that citizens there wanting to vote can actually cast a ballot.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

ACLU of Kansas sues Ford County Clerk Debbie Cox for placing undue burden on Dodge City voters

“We understand that there are people who believe voting is a privilege but we don’t. It is a right that must be fiercely protected. We can and must do better.”

ACLU of Kansas will be leading an even larger ‘Election Protection’ effort for general election

The '866-OUR VOTE' hotline offers real-time assistance with voting irregularities

ACLU says public has the right to see Kris Kobach's videotaped deposition

Kansas Sec. of State and gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach has filed a motion attempting to block the ACLU from releasing his videotaped deposition from the Fish v. Kobach case.

Mass incarceration, immigration, among topics for ACLU conference

The ACLU of Kansas will host a day of discussion on topics as broad as racial profiling, voting rights, immigration and more for its conference, “Still Separate, Still Unequal: Pursing Racial Justice in Kansas,” Friday Oct. 5.

KANSANS FOR SMART JUSTICE COALITION HOSTING SG CO. CANDIDATE FORUM

Join us for a candidate forum on criminal justice in Sedgwick County on Monday, October 1st. This forum is sponsored by Kansans for Smart Justice and the Kansas Coalition for Citizen Participation.

Montgomery County Attorney’s response to ACLU’s Kansas Supreme Court lawsuit ‘puzzling’

Responding to a June lawsuit filed against him by the ACLU and its Kansas affiliate in the Kansas Supreme Court, Montgomery County Attorney Larry Markle offers arguments unrelated to the simple question of whether his diversion program complies with the law.