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June 3, 2021Topeka, Kan. |  By: AP

Voting rights advocates sue over 2 new Kansas election laws


TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - National and Kansas-based voting rights advocates are suing Kansas state election officials over two Republican-backed election laws passed this year. 

VoteAmerica and the Voter Participation Center filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, a day after the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Kansas Appleseed, and Loud Light sued in Shawnee County.

The organizations contend the new laws are designed to suppress voter turnout and make it more difficult for groups to help voters navigate the election process.

Both lawsuits ask courts to find the laws unconstitutional. Supporters of the election changes, which were pushed by Republican lawmakers, say the laws will help ensure the integrity of elections by reducing fraud.