Some curious developments came out of the state supreme court in Kansas this week when it ruled on a package of challenges to several new voting laws passed by the legislature recently. One made it a crime “to give the appearance of being an election official.” Another placed limits on how many mail-in ballots an individual can collect and turn in. A third required that signatures on ballots be checked against the signature on the voter’s registration form. All were put in place to reduce the possibility of voter fraud associated with mass mail-in voting. But it was the ballot signature initiative that generated many legal challenges and lawsuits. The justices probably raised many eyebrows with that ruling when a majority found that there is no inherent right to vote in the Kansas state constitution. (Associated Press)
The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday…
