UPDATED: Kansas Supreme Court hands down mixed ruling on election laws

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(Updated to include comments from attorney general, secretary of state and plaintiffs)

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday handed down a mixed ruling on new election laws passed by the Legislature with sharp disagreement over how far the state can go in the future to regulate voting under the Kansas Constitution.

The court ruled against a law prohibiting the false representation of an election official, a restriction civic groups said chilled their ability to register voters for fear of prosecution.

The court was more favorable toward state . . .

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