Kansas judge rules against Kris Kobach in voter registration case

TOPEKA -- A Shawnee County judge’s ruling this week permanently extends an earlier injunction against a two-tiered voter registration system backed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

The case, Brown v. Kobach, started in July and led to a judicial order that allowed voters who registered at a motor vehicle office or used a federal form to cast a full ballot in the August primary — not just in federal elections.

Shawnee County Judge Larry Hendricks already had extended the order to cover the general election Tuesday.

Kobach said he plans to appeal.

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