TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said during a meet and greet with voters Monday in Harper County that he believes “Kansas elections are solid” and that he has “never seen the evidence” of widespread institutional problems here.
The comments underscore the political tightrope Schmidt and Secretary of State Scott Schwab have to walk as Republicans talking about election integrity. Both have said Kansas elections are secure while supporting tighter voting restrictions and defending unconstitutional laws. Schmidt is running for governor this year, and Schwab is seeking reelection.
Schmidt’s comments drew interest from voting rights advocates who have fought the attorney general in courtrooms and the political arena on issues like requiring new voters to prove their citizenship before registering.
“I’m glad that the attorney general recognizes that all these big claims of voter fraud are just conspiracies that have no basis in evidence or reality,” said Davis Hammet, president of Loud Light, which advocates for voting rights. “Of course, that’s a very low bar to say that the attorney general accepting reality is something even newsworthy.”
Kansas Reflector obtained a minute-long audio clip of Schmidt’s exchange with an unidentified voter during a meet and greet sponsored by the Harper County Republican Party at Higher Grounds and Leather Bounds in Anthony.
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