Kobach v. United States Election Assistance Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2015.
Issue
(1) Whether Article I, Section 2 and the Seventeenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution require the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to defer to the states" determination that provision of documentary evidence of citizenship is necessary to enforce the states" voter qualifications; and (2) whether Article I, Section 2 and the Seventeenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution permit a dual voter rolls system in which some voters who are qualified to vote for federal office holders are not also qualified to vote for those "in the most numerous branch of the state legislature."
Recommended Citation: Kobach v. United States Election Assistance Commission, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/kobach-v-united-states-election-assistance-commission/