5 Points You Need To Know About Kris Kobach's 'Voter Fraud' Prosecutions (interview, Brown)

[Shankapotomus]

"Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) filed his first criminal charges last week since being given the authority to prosecute voting crimes earlier this year.

Kobach's office filed three cases on Oct. 9 that he said were alleged instances of double-voting. After Gov. Sam Brownback (R) signed legislation in June giving Kobach the authority to prosecute such cases, the secretary of state said his office had already identified 100 instances of potential double voting in the Sunflower State; he signaled in a Tuesday interview with The Wichita Eagle that he'd file more cases in the coming months.

The arch-conservative Kobach has long warned about the danger voter fraud poses to the integrity of elections…."


Another snippet:

"1. The complaints lack detail about the alleged crimes

2. One of the defendants reportedly admitted to double voting

3. All three defendants were registered Republicans

4. A local prosecutor apparently declined to bring two of the cases

5. Arkansas' secretary of state gave Kobach a thumbs-up"



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[Floorist]

And he plans to run for governor.