The American state of Kansas does not make it very easy for its citizens to vote. A person must show proof of American citizenship when registering to vote in an election. Once at the polling place, they must show photo identification. The United States Commission on Civil Rights says Kansas has among the strictest voter identification laws of any state in the country. Yet, Kansas has no real laws about who can run for state office. Bryan Caskey is the Kansas director of elections. He recently told the Kansas City Star newspaper, “There’s seriously nothing on the books that lays out anything, no age, no residency, no experience. Nothing. There is nothing, then, to stop high school students -- and even a dog -- from seeking to become the next governor of the state.
Title: With 6 Teens Running For Kansas Governor, a Dog Tries, Too
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2371/kansas_governor.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='With 6 Teens Running For Kansas Governor, a Dog Tries, Too' data-article-id='2887'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8083'>The American state of Kansas does not make it very easy for its citizens to vote.</span> <span data-start-time='8083' data-end-time='16896'>A person must show proof of American citizenship when registering to vote in an election.</span> <span data-start-time='16896' data-end-time='22604'>Once at the polling place, they must show photo identification.</span> <span data-start-time='22604' data-end-time='34271'>The United States Commission on Civil Rights says Kansas has among the strictest voter identification laws of any state in the country.</span> <span data-start-time='34271' data-end-time='42104'>Yet, Kansas has no real laws about who can run for state office.</span> <span data-start-time='42104' data-end-time='47000'>Bryan Caskey is the Kansas director of elections.</span> <span data-start-time='47000' data-end-time='60521'>He recently told the Kansas City Star newspaper, “There’s seriously nothing on the books that lays out anything, no age, no residency, no experience.</span> <span data-start-time='60521' data-end-time='61792'>Nothing.</span> <span data-start-time='61792' data-end-time='74083'>There is nothing, then, to stop high school students -- and even a dog -- from seeking to become the next governor of the state.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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