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Committee hears proponents and opponents on placing voter ID in the Kansas Constitution
Summary
Supporters said HCR 50-21 would lock photo-identification requirements into the Kansas Constitution to preserve election-security measures; opponents argued the amendment is unnecessary, could narrow acceptable ID types, and risk disenfranchising vulnerable voters.
The House Committee on Elections took testimony on House Concurrent Resolution 50-21, a proposed amendment to Article V of the Kansas Constitution that would require voters to present photographic identification issued by the state or federal government and place the matter on the ballot for an August 4, 2026, referendum.
Proponents, including Clay Barker (Secretary of State general counsel), local Republican officials and national polling advocates, argued a constitutional amendment would protect…
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