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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Voter ID Law – Kansas

Voter ID battle shifts to Kansas, By Julie Bosman, October 15, 2015, New York Times: “Amelia Flores, a high school senior with plans to become an electrical engineer, eagerly filled out a form to register to vote for the first time at the Kansas State Fair last month. But she left the fair without registering, stymied by a state law championed by Republicans who dominate elected offices in Kansas that requires her to provide proof of citizenship. ‘I think it’s ridiculous and restrictive,’ said Ms. Flores, who later received a notice in the mail informing her that she must produce a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship to complete the registration. ‘A lot of people are working multiple jobs, so they don’t have time to get this stuff done. Some of them don’t have access to their birth certificate…'”