Kansas Gov. Kelly Cut Voting Rule Deal With Left-Wing Groups

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : we all signed a memorandum of understanding regarding Kansas coming into compliance with federal law," he said.
52% : However, copies of the agreement didn't become available until the Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability first reported on the deal in summer 2022.
52% : "This is the first time a state legislature has looked into the Biden election executive order," Stewart Whitson, legal director for the Foundation for Government Accountability, told The Daily Signal.
50% : "Before pursuing legal action, we reached out to newly elected Gov. Laura Kelly's administration to see if they were willing to meet and collaborate on a plan to bring Kansas into compliance with federal law and remedy past noncompliance," Hammet told The Daily Signal in a written statement.
35% : "Last year, the Kansas Legislature overrode Kelly's veto to pass a bill preventing either the governor or secretary of state from entering into a consent decree with private organizations on state election rules without legislative approval.
33% : "We have never received government funding," Hammet said about Biden's executive order on elections, and his group is "not a designated third-party organization.
32% : The Legislature is preparing to amend state law to clarify that it prohibits the governor or secretary of state from entering such an election agreement lawsuit, Proctor said.
31% : Proctor, the Kansas lawmaker, said he opposes Biden's executive order, which involves government recruitment of outside organizations to boost voter registration and turnout.

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