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'Oh, I could do that': 16-year-old running for Kansas governor
TOPEKA -- Jack Bergeson is trying to become governor of Kansas, even though he won’t be able to legally cast a vote when the chance comes.
He’s not letting that dampen his run for the state’s leading office in 2018.
“Under Kansas law, there is no law governing the qualifications for governor, not one,” said Bryan Caskey, director of elections at the Kansas secretary of state’s office. “So there’s seriously nothing on the books that lays out anything, no age, no residency, no experience. Nothing.”
Bergeson, a 16-year-old from Wichita, said finding that out sparked his interest and made him think, “Oh, I could do that.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article165923757.html
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