Kansas attorney general orders League of Women Voters to stop paying teens to register to vote

Kansas attorney general tells League of Women Voters in Leavenworth County to stop offering $5 gift cards to high school students registering to vote.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 460

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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TOPEKA — Attorney General Kris Kobach sent a cease-and-desist letter Friday to the League of Women Voters to stop violations of state and federal law by offering financial incentives to high school students who registered to vote.

The issue surfaced after state Rep. Pat Proctor, a Leavenworth Republican, complained about voter registration campaigns during May at Lansing and Leavenworth high schools. The Leavenworth County chapter of the League of Women Voters had promoted distribution …

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