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Hearing held on bill directing election-law constitutional challenges to Shawnee County
Summary
Proponents argued House Bill 2569 would curb forum shopping and create consistent handling of election-law constitutional challenges by requiring suits to be filed in Shawnee County; members pressed proponents for evidence Kansas is uniquely targeted and for precedents in other states.
The Committee on Elections held a hearing on House Bill 2569, which would require that constitutional challenges to state election laws be brought in the district court of Shawnee County (Third Judicial District) and provide for transfer if a challenge were filed elsewhere.
Clay Barker, general counsel for the Kansas Secretary of State, testified in support, saying the provision—suggested by state litigation counsel—would limit forum shopping, promote uniformity…
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