A federal appeals court has determined that Kansas can’t make voters produce proof of citizenship when they register to vote, marking a setback in efforts by largely conservative activists to safeguard integrity in the electoral process.
In a case cited as Fish v. Schwab, a panel of the Salt Lake City-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decided April 29 to uphold a June 18, 2018, ruling by U.S. District Judge Julie A. Robinson, who was appointed in 2001 by President George W. Bush. The appeals court decision affects other states such as Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah that are within the geographical boundaries of the circuit.
