Voter Fraud Commissioner Tried To Weaken Voting Rights

The following article by Jessica Kwong of Newsweek was posted on the National Memo website October 8, 2017:

Credit: Dave Kaup, Reuters

The de facto head of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission drafted a proposal for the administration to amend the National Voter Registration Act with a proof of citizenship requirement to join the rolls, documents unsealed by a federal judge show.

Though heavily redacted, the two single-page documents that Judge Julie Robinson opened late Thursday shed light on Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s efforts to expand the controversial requirement he implemented in his home state, and possibly even his motives on the commission. Continue reading “Voter Fraud Commissioner Tried To Weaken Voting Rights”