Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, made a stop on his 11 city tour in Manhattan Tuesday to talk about the new Voter Identification Law.
Kobach gave a short presentation at the Manhattan Public Library about which forms of identification can be used when going to vote at the polls, how identification will be verified with absentee and oversea ballots, and the new citizenship verification process that will begin in 2013. Kobach also showed the different voter education media plans and took questions from the general public.
Kobach said that the main reason for the tour was to educate the public on the new laws.
“The bottom line is we want to remind people that under Kansas law now you are required to bring a photo ID when you vote,” Kobach said.
Kobach said that despite critics saying that the law would stunt voter turnout, voter turnout has risen, with over 68,000 people voting and having to use the new identification laws.
The Voter Identification Law went into affect January 1st. The next phase of the law, the citizenship verification, will begin next year.
