Did Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins vote illegally? Shawnee County DA says he'll review

TOPEKA -- Shawnee County’s district attorney has asked the county’s sheriff’s office to investigate whether a Kansas congressman voted illegally in Topeka’s city election last month.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Tuesday that Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, changed his voter registration in August to the address of a UPS store in Topeka. The address, located in the 8th City Council District, was the one he used in November’s election when the winner of the council race was decided by just 13 votes.

The revelation immediately sparked calls for an investigation into whether the congressman had committed voter fraud, which Kansas has aggressively prosecuted in recent years.

Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay confirmed Wednesday that he was aware of the matter and planned to conduct a preliminary review into whether Watkins broke the law.

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