Legal Opinion
Kobach v. United States Election Assistance Commission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2014No. 14-3062, 14-3072PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach sought, on behalf of their respective states, that the Election Assistance Commission (“EAC”). add language requiring documentary proof of citizenship to each state’s instructions on the federal voter registration form (“Federal Form”). The EAC concluded that the additional language was unnecessary' and denied their requests. After Kobach and Bennett filed suit challenging the EAC’s decision, the district court concluded that the agency had a nondiscretionary duty to grant then-requests. We…
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