Kobach: Only prosecution will block double-voting - 10 cases in 2010

[proud2BlibKansan]

TOPEKA | Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says increasing the power of his office is the best way to deter people from double-voting.

Kobach will seek authority from the 2013 Kansas Legislature to prosecute election fraud. He said it's the last major step Kansas needs to take to effectively combat voting irregularities.

He said county prosecutors are often too overworked to take on such cases.

Critics contend Kobach overstates the threat and is suppressing turnout with initiatives he has championed. Those measures include a law requiring all voters to show photo identification at the polls.

But Kobach says his office received reports of more than 10 cases of double-voting from the 2010 election. He argues that prosecuting such cases is the only real deterrent.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/31/3988037/kobach-only-prosecution-will-block.html#storylink=cpy

[Historic NY]

1. Whats wrong with Kansas?

No time to prosecute 10 cases, really I sure they were in various counties in the state.....10 case. Isn't that like a traffic ticket...sounds like he wants more power.

[MuseRider]

2. I am pretty sure he thought

he was going to have a cabinet position in the Romney administration.

Kobach want more power? Always. Will he get it? Of course he will, there will likely be no discussion.

[coalition_unwilling]

3. It's the Kobach Machtergreifung (Seizure of Power) - n/t

[SharonAnn]

4. It's "voter fraud", not "election fraud".

Individual voters have fraudulently voted.

Election fraud targets systemic "election" issues, such as denying/restricting the right to vote, manipulation of legally cast ballots, processes that cause the vote count to be manipulated, etc.