Kansas Reflector :

The mayor of a small south-central Kansas town has been charged with committing fraud by voting in elections since 2022 even though he is not a United States citizen, the s t ate’s attorney general and secretary of state said Wednesday.

Attorney General Kris Kobach said Joe Ceballos, who garnered nearly 83% of the vote Tuesday for a second term as Coldwater mayor, was charged with three counts of voting without being qualified and three counts of election perjury. Both are felony offenses.

“These charges carry a potential maximum penalty of up to 68 months imprisonment and up to $200,000 in fines,” Kobach said.

The charges, filed in Comanche County, are based on Ceballos’ voting in the 2022 general election, the 2023 general election for local offices and the 2024

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