From CJonline.com:

Schmidt, the state Senate majority leader running a tight race against Six, said Kansans yearn for a legal representative who will join litigation against federal health reform. Six declined to file a brief with about 20 states objecting to provisions of reform approved by Congress and Obama.

“Kansas is sitting on the sidelines,” Schmidt said.

Six said it would be a waste of Kansas resources to piggyback on a federal case that would be decided with or without his input. Kansas will benefit from any court ruling on the issue, he said.

Kobach, who leads in polling against Secretary of State Chris Biggs, said he would push for state laws requiring Kansans to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to provide a picture identification card when voting. He said Biggs hadn’t done enough to catch voting cheaters, but Biggs said Kobach was exaggerating claims about the integrity of Kansas elections.

“We’re going to make some commonsense reforms,” Kobach promised.

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