Kansas mayor facing charges for allegedly voting as noncitizen
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The mayor of a small town in rural Kansas is facing criminal charges for allegedly voting as a noncitizen. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has the details.
Breakdown
- Coldwater Mayor Jose Ceballos is charged with voting as a non-citizen in multiple elections since 2022.
- Ceballos, a legal resident, faces six felony counts, up to 68 months in prison, and $200,000 in fines if convicted. 35s
- Kansas officials say this case could be the beginning of a broader investigation into non-citizen voting. 1m 3s
- Authorities explain that non-citizens can be registered to vote by mistake, but only voting as a non-citizen is illegal. 1m 40s
- State officials plan to review 10 years of voter registrations to identify further illegal voting cases. 3m 11s