DENVER — A national advocacy group on the left of the political spectrum has joined a court fight against a Kansas law that requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.
The group, Common Cause, submitted arguments last week against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s appeal to overturn a lower-court ruling against the law.
The 2011 law “presents a unique threat to our democratic values” and is pre-empted by a 1993 federal law, the National Voter Registration Act, Common Cause told judges of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of ...