Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, shown on Oct. 1, 2025, has charged the mayor of Coldwater with felony voter fraud. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) Coldwater residents have learned a valuable lesson: Actions have consequences.
In his first interview since being accused of voting illegally by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Coldwater mayor Joe Ceballos, a self-described loyal Republican voter, contends he thought he could vote as a legal permanent resident.
The top election officials in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to share voter registration details with each other, a piecemeal approach designed to protect elections that’s raised eyebrows from voting rights advocates.