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'''Kris William Kobach''' (March 26, 1966 —) is the Secretary of State of Kansas, serving since 2011. President Donald Trump also appointed Kobach as the Vice-chair of the Commission on Voter Integrity. On June 8, 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>
Kobach is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of Kansas. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a complaint alleging that Kobach violated the [[Hatch Act]], accusing him of using his position as a federal employee, vice chairman of the Commission, to promote his current campaign for governor of Kansas, and to solicit campaign contributions.<ref>Eli Watkins, [http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/politics/kris-kobach-hatch-act/index.html Kobach faces complaint over Trump's election commission], ''[[CNN]]'', July 3, 2017; retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref>
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Kobach is seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of Kansas. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a complaint alleging that Kobach violated the [[Hatch Act]], accusing him of using his position as a federal employee, vice chairman of the Commission, to promote his current campaign for governor of Kansas, and to solicit campaign contributions.<ref>Eli Watkins, [http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/politics/kris-kobach-hatch-act/index.html Kobach faces complaint over Trump's election commission], ''[[CNN]]'', July 3, 2017; retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref>
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