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Kobach served as chairman of the Kansas Republican Party from 2007 to 2009.<ref name=mag/> He won election as Kansas Secretary of State in 2010 and won re-election in 2014.

Kobach served as chairman of the Kansas Republican Party from 2007 to 2009.<ref name=mag/> He won election as Kansas Secretary of State in 2010 and won re-election in 2014.

While serving as Kansas Secretary of State, Kobach joined an "Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program" program to compare the names and birth date of the voter rolls in different states for common entries.  However, Kansas had not originally collected birth dates, so some long-standing voters were included as being born in 1900.  [[Liberal]] critics claim that because African-Americans tend to have common names more than the population as a whole, striking voters from the voter rolls based on such comparisons discriminates against them.<ref name=mag/>  Kobach also convinced Kansas to give the Secretary of State the power to prosecute criminal charges for voter fraud in 2015. According to ''The New York Times'', "the nine convictions he has won since 2015 have primarily been citizens 60 and over who own property in two states and were confused about voting requirements."<ref name=mag/>

While serving as Kansas Secretary of State, Kobach joined an "Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program" program to compare the names and birth date of the voter rolls in different states for common entries.<ref name=mag/>  Kobach also convinced Kansas to give the Secretary of State the power to prosecute criminal charges for voter fraud in 2015.<ref name=mag/>

On June 8, 2017, Kobach announced his candidacy in the 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race.<ref name=mag>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/magazine/the-man-behind-trumps-voter-fraud-obsession.html?_r=0|title=The Man Behind Trump’s Voter-Fraud Obsession|date=June 13, 2017|accessdate=July 21, 2017|work=New York Times Magazine}}</ref><ref>Hayward, John (June 9, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/06/09/kobach-enters-kansas-governor-race-end-insane-policies-charging-american-students-three-times-much-illegals/ Kris Kobach Enters Kansas Governor Race to End ‘Insane’ Policies like Charging American Students Three Times as Much as Illegals]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref> He ran as an anti-[[establishment]] candidate.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (December 4, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/04/kansas-candidate-governor-kris-kobach-bucking-establishment/ Kansas Candidate for Governor Kris Kobach Is Bucking the Establishment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.</ref>

On June 8, 2017, Kobach announced his candidacy in the 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race.<ref name=mag>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/magazine/the-man-behind-trumps-voter-fraud-obsession.html|title=The Man Behind Trump’s Voter-Fraud Obsession|date=June 13, 2017|accessdate=July 21, 2017|work=New York Times Magazine}}</ref><ref>Hayward, John (June 9, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/06/09/kobach-enters-kansas-governor-race-end-insane-policies-charging-american-students-three-times-much-illegals/ Kris Kobach Enters Kansas Governor Race to End ‘Insane’ Policies like Charging American Students Three Times as Much as Illegals]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref> He ran as an anti-[[establishment]] candidate.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (December 4, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/04/kansas-candidate-governor-kris-kobach-bucking-establishment/ Kansas Candidate for Governor Kris Kobach Is Bucking the Establishment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 5, 2017.</ref>

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