AP Kansas

Judge: Kansas election database function not public record

Published October 14, 2021 10:21 AM

By ROXANA HEGEMAN
Associated Press

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Kansas’ Republican secretary of state did not violate the state’s open records law by ordering the removal of an election database function that generates a statewide report showing which provisional ballots were not counted. The decision Wednesday by Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson comes in a lawsuit filed by voting rights activist Davis Hammet. He’s the president of Loud Light, a nonprofit that strives to increase voter turnout. The judge sided with Secretary of State Scott Schwab in finding that the ability to produce a statewide provisional ballot report in the database is not a public record as defined by the Kansas Open Records Act.

Article Topic Follows: AP Kansas

Jump to comments ↓

Associated Press

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

ABC 17 News is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.