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Kansas Party Challenges Fusion Voting Ban | Topeka News
In a bold legal move, United Kansas is challenging a 120-year-old ban on fusion voting — the practice that lets candidates run on multiple party tickets — arguing it stifles third-party voices and violates free speech. The case, now headed to the state Supreme Court, traces back to the Populist era when fusion helped small parties gain real power. Critics say the ban was enacted after Republicans took control to squash cross-party collaboration. While lower courts ruled against them, citing no constitutional violation, United Kansas insists this outdated system still suppresses political…
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