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Publications icon2025 Session Laws of Kansas

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MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

House Bill No. 2020

An Act concerning driver’s licenses of noncitizens; requiring the director of the division of motor vehicles to make quarterly reports of names and addresses of noncitizens to the secretary of state; amending K.S.A. 8-240 and repealing the existing section.

Message to the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

While I strongly support processes to ensure that our voter rolls are regularly updated to ensure accuracy and eligibility, I am concerned that this legislation does not specifically address possible conflict between federal and state law with regard to the potential removal of individuals by the secretary of state.

Specifically, this bill creates a system for regular removal of people on the voter rolls but fails to carve out protections provided under federal law and could disenfranchise eligible voters by not giving them enough time to remedy the issue.

Given my concerns regarding potential conflicts with federal law, this bill will become law without my signature.

Laura Kelly, Governor

Dated April 3, 2025.

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