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Oct 6, 2023

ACLU: Wyandotte County must create Spanish election ballots | The Kansas City Star

The ACLU of Kansas and nine other organizations have been calling on Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Michael Abbott to provide ballots in languages other than English to accommodate the county’s...

A voter drops off their ballot at a drop box in Wyandotte County during the 2020 election. TAMMY LJUNGBLAD tljungblad@kcstar.com Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article279738504.html#storylink=cpy

Oct 2, 2023

Wharton Research Helps ACLU Win Fourth Amendment Case - Analytics at Wharton

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is crediting research from experts at Wharton and Princeton with helping to win its federal court case against the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) over...

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Sep 27, 2023

Organizations worried as Wyandotte Co. Election Commissioner refuses meeting

The ACLU of Kansas says that 10 agencies and organizations in Wyandotte Co. are surprised and disappointed after Election Commissioner Michael Abbott denied a meeting to discuss the need for better language...

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Sep 25, 2023

Ten Kansas advocacy groups rebuffed by Wyandotte County election commissioner

“We were certainly surprised by this denial,” said Leslie Butsch, field organizing director of ACLU of Kansas. “It’s not often that this many organizations and community groups come together on an issue and...

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Sep 22, 2023

Why does Wyandotte County do so much worse for voters than other Kansas communities? | Opinion

A recent report on statewide election policies by the ACLU of Kansas found that between the 2018 and 2022 elections, Wyandotte’s turnout dropped 10.81% — more than twice the statewide average. Our community...

Sep 21, 2023

Kansas county scuttles talk of converting Leavenworth jail to ICE detention center

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas said in a statement that it was glad the commission realized allowing CoreCivic to house ICE detainees “would be an unsafe, inhumane decision.”

“Kansans...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas said in a statement that it was glad the commission realized allowing CoreCivic to house ICE detainees “would be an unsafe, inhumane decision.”

“Kansans...

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