November 3rd, 2008
Kansas . missouri . voter registration
Kansas City Star publisher registered to vote in two states
The Kansas City Star publisher is registered to vote in Kansas City, MO as Gregory M Zieman, along with with his wife, Rhonda Chriss Lokeman, also of the Star, in Kansas City Ward 8, Precinct 8.
The Star’s publisher is also registered to vote across the state line in Overland Park, KS as G. Mark Zieman (first name is “G. Mark” in the database) in precinct OP-5-4, at the same address as his daughter identified in an Aug 1997 Star article.
While there is no evidence that Zieman has ever voted in the same election in both states, Zieman’s case shows how poor voter records can be, and begs for the Star to promote voter registration reform. E-mails to Mark Zieman at the Star on June 2, 2008 and June 4, 2008 about his dual registration were never answered.
The Missouri voter data was obtained from the Missouri Secretary of State on Oct 20, 2008, and the Kansas voter data was obtained from the Kansas Secretary of State on Oct 21, 2008. This proves Zieman’s simultaneous registration in both Missouri and Kansas since voter registration for the Nov 2008 elections had closed in both states.
Zieman registered in Missouri in Dec 1997 and last voted in Missouri in the Feb 2008 presidential primary (his wife also voted in the Aug 2008 primary). Zieman registered to vote in Kansas in July 1992 and last voted in Kansas in the November 1996 general election.
While Zieman has never voted in the same election in both states, it may be possible for him to choose which state he wants to vote in. But if Zieman gets to decide which state he votes in, why don’t we all get to be registered in multiple states and decide where we’d like to vote?
Kansas Gov. Sebelius’ veto of a bill requiring a photo ID to vote appears to enable Zieman to vote in either state. If the Star cannot support photo IDs in Kansas, perhaps the Star can promote the use of ink on a finger to mark voters in an election, like the Iraqis used in their elections.
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November 20th, 2008
While the headline is worded to grab attention, examination of the content of the story reveals that the publisher and his wife did NOT do anything wrong, unless one considers moving from one place to another and registering to vote in one’s new place of residence a crime! Registration can be easily updated by having a means in place for the County Clerk to cancel out a prospective registrant’s previous registration. This is not rocket science, folks.
K
November 22nd, 2008