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The damning Republican tell hiding in plain sight with this red state witch hunt

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On Nov. 3, Kansans will vote on whether to amend our state constitution, again. This time, we’ll be voting on whether to make it harder for many American citizens who live in Kansas to vote in future elections. The proposal would amend Section 1 of Article 5 of the Kansas Constitution to state that no person can vote unless they are a United States citizen. To most of us, that sounds reasonable — people who are not citizens should not be voting. However, the proposed amendment is a solution in search of a problem that is statistically nonexistent. Noncitizens are not voting in Kansas elections (or any other state elections, for that matter). The Kansas Constitution already grants every citizen (and only citizens) the right to vote. So why propose this repetitive and unnecessary amendment? It would be used by certain lawmakers as a pretext to pass laws that supposedly bar noncitizens from voting. The goal is to require proof of citizenship to register to vote. The proposed amendment wil

First report: Amendment on Kansas ballot this fall would provide pretext for voter suppression laws — kansasreflector.com, 6d