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Kansas secretary of state details roll maintenance, cross-state checks and removals
Summary
The Kansas secretary of state told a House committee the state conducts routine voter-roll maintenance for about 2 million registrants, uses multiple data tools to update records, removed more than 5,500 registrations after SSA matches, and is pursuing legislation to expand federal-data checks twice a year.
Kansas Secretary of State testified to the House committee that maintaining accurate voter rolls for approximately 2 million registered voters is a continual priority and described a mix of tools, personnel and legal steps the office uses to identify outdated or ineligible registrations.
"Ensuring voter rolls are maintained in accordance with state and federal laws is critical," the Kansas Secretary of State told the committee, outlining steps the state has taken since 2011, when Kansas enacted voter ID and documentary proof-of-citizenship measures. The secretary said the state has strengthened post-election and procedural audits, tightened physical and cyber security for county election offices, and banned ranked-choice voting.
The secretary said 105 election officials…
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