Taylor v. Kobach

The opinion of the court was delivered by

This is an original action under Article 3, Section 3 of the Kansas Constitution by petitioner Chad Taylor against respondent Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Taylor seeks a writ of mandamus prohibiting Kobach from including Taylors name on the ballot for the United States Senate in the November 4, 2014, general election. The heart of their controversy is whether Taylor s September 3, 2014, letter to Kobach requesting that his name be withdrawn from nomination for election complies with the requirements for withdrawal set forth in K.S.A.…