Q&A: A judge in Kansas just struck down one of the toughest voter ID laws in the country. Here's what you need to know
by Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times
Jun 20, 2018
4 minutes
In 2011, Kansas passed a law that Republicans said was aimed at ending voter fraud by requiring people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote.
But opponents argued that it was really an attempt to reduce registration by blacks and Latinos - who tend to vote Democratic - and challenged the law with a barrage of lawsuits.
On Monday, a federal judge agreed and struck it down.
The decision is a victory for civil rights groups and a rebuke of the law's architect, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who oversaw President Donald Trump's
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