Posted By: George Lawson July 27, 2021 @ 10:55 am Local News, News
By the Associated Press:
Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez says her office will not prosecute cases arising from the state’s new voting law.
Valdez said in a news release Tuesday the law, which took effect July 1, criminalizes efforts by nonpartisan groups to inform and register voters.
Among other things, the law would make it harder for nonpartisan groups, neighbors and candidates to collect and return absentee ballots for voters. The law also makes it a crime to undertake activity that gives the appearance of being an election official.
Valdez said the law is too vague and could make normal political activity a felony crime.
Kansas D A refuses to prosecute violations of new law that halted voter registration drives
kansasreflector.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kansasreflector.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Douglas County won t prosecute violations of new voter law
kshb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kshb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Northeast Kansas prosecutor says she won t file cases from new voting law
classiccountry1070.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from classiccountry1070.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
photo by: Dylan Lysen/Lawrence Journal-World
Guests at Justice Matters 2021 action assembly Monday celebrate after hearing local officials pledge to support some of the group s requested actions to fight injustice and chronic homelessness in Douglas County.
With hundreds of honking cars urging them on, several local elected officials Monday night made promises about ending homelessness, new disciplinary strategies in public schools and more leniency for people who miss court dates, among other issues.
Members of the faith-based activist group Justice Matters challenged local elected officials to commit to a variety of social justice proposals at a drive-in assembly at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The group laid out a vision to address those issues by changing local practices that it says perpetuate mass incarceration as well as chronic homelessness in Douglas County.