Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Kansas University law professor Mark Johnson present their cases for the need or lack thereof for Voter ID laws in Kansas.

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Kansas University professor of law Mark Johnson, right, and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach argue opposing opinions about the necessity of Voter ID laws during a debate Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Green Hall on the campus of Kansas University.

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Kansas University law school student Suezanne Bishop holds up a sign as Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach provides his justification for Voter ID laws during a debate with KU law professor Mark Johnson, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Green Hall on the campus of Kansas University. At right is Lenexa resident George Misdary, who also protested along side Bishop.

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, left, and Kansas University professor of law, Mark Johnson have a brief chat during a debate about Voter ID laws Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Green Hall on the campus of Kansas University.

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, left, and Kansas University professor of law, Mark Johnson take questions from students during a debate about Voter ID laws, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Green Hall on the campus of Kansas University.

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks with first-year law school student Lissa Santillan, Los Angeles, California, following a debate with KU law professor Mark Johnson, left of center, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Green Hall on the campus of Kansas University. Santillan had questions concerning alleged situations of voter fraud and whether or not the alleged offenders were from out of state or were Kansas residents.

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks with protestor George Misdary, Lenexa, who is in opposition of Kobach's stance on Voter ID laws following a debate with KU law professor Mark Johnson, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Green Hall on the campus of Kansas University.