Kansas Legislature Rallies Around Election Integrity Reforms, Overrides Democrat Governor’s Veto – IOTW Report

Kansas Legislature Rallies Around Election Integrity Reforms, Overrides Democrat Governor’s Veto

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The Kansas Legislature has voted to override the veto of Democrat Governor Laura Kelly on some election-related reform bills — which reports said were meant to plug the issues raised during the 2020 election.

Kelly vetoed the said bills last month claiming that the legislation was “designed to disenfranchise Kansans,” according to a report by local media Kansas City Star.

“Changes to Kansas election laws that limit the power of the executive and judicial branch and tighten rules around advance voting are now law despite Gov. Laura Kelly’s objections,” the publication wrote, adding that the state legislature voted Monday to override Kelly’s vetoes on two elections related measures.

“The bills follow a trend in GOP-controlled state houses nationwide to limit ballot access,” it added, after claims of widespread voter fraud emerged during the 2020 election, while it said that “legislation in Washington to expand mail-in voting nationwide has stalled in the Senate.”

Over two-thirds of the lawmakers backed the move — exceeding the threshold needed to pass bills without the governor’s approval.  more

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