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Oct 8, 2024

Groups push for Spanish-language ballots in Wyandotte County

Voting Rights
Tuesday, the ACLU of Kansas, El Centro, Inc., Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights and Reconciliation, Equality Kansas and others presented a petition with more than 1,000 signatures asking the Wyandotte County...
Tuesday, the ACLU of Kansas, El Centro, Inc., Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights and Reconciliation, Equality Kansas and others presented a petition with more than 1,000 signatures asking the Wyandotte County...
language access
language access
Oct 8, 2024

Nueva politica de acceso al idioma beneficiaria a los votantes Latinos en condado de Wyandotte

Voting Rights
En un esfuerzo para mejorar la accesibilidad electoral, organicaciones y lideres politicos en Kansas City, Kansas, estan pidiendo ayuda de acceso de idioma que beneficiará a los votantes Latinos.
En un esfuerzo para mejorar la accesibilidad electoral, organicaciones y lideres politicos en Kansas City, Kansas, estan pidiendo ayuda de acceso de idioma que beneficiará a los votantes Latinos.
language access
language access
Oct 8, 2024

Wyandotte County leaders demand voting materials in Spanish, citing election integrity

Voting Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, in partnership with other area civic groups, organized a demonstration and press conference outside the Wyandotte County Courthouse on Tuesday, calling on...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, in partnership with other area civic groups, organized a demonstration and press conference outside the Wyandotte County Courthouse on Tuesday, calling on...
language access
language access
Oct 1, 2024

Have a felony record? You still might be eligible to vote

Voting Rights
“There are tens of thousands of people in Kansas who are still on probation solely for financial reasons,” said Micah Kubic, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Kansas affiliate.
“There are tens of thousands of people in Kansas who are still on probation solely for financial reasons,” said Micah Kubic, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Kansas affiliate.
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voting
Sep 27, 2024

ACLU warns Shawnee councilmember for deleting residents’ Facebook comments. What does law say?

The First Amendment
A Shawnee city councilmember accused of deleting comments and blocking residents from his official Facebook page has drawn a reprimand from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
A Shawnee city councilmember accused of deleting comments and blocking residents from his official Facebook page has drawn a reprimand from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
Shawnee
Shawnee
Sep 18, 2024

Hundreds of mail-in ballots weren’t counted in the Douglas County primary. Election officials are working to avoid the same fate in November.

Voting Rights
Micah Kubic, executive director of ACLU Kansas, said it was frustrating that hundreds of eligible voters’ ballots were not counted for reasons out of their control.
Micah Kubic, executive director of ACLU Kansas, said it was frustrating that hundreds of eligible voters’ ballots were not counted for reasons out of their control.
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