Statewide elected officials statement on the decision in Kelly v. Kobach

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson, today, issue the following statement in response to the Kansas Supreme Court’s decision in Kelly v. Kobach:

“The court’s decision today fails to resolve the issue for which we became engaged. We continue to maintain that the governor does not and should not have ‘supreme executive power’ over other independently elected officials. If and when the argument properly comes before the court, we will remain steadfast in this position.”