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(Photo by Stephen Koranda)The Kansas Senate has joined the House and passed a bill that prevents voters from switching political parties in the final weeks before a primary election. The bill moves the deadline from the current two weeks before an election to about two months before a primary. KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7cb650000(SCRIPT)Supporters of the bill say it protects Kansas primaries from meddling by people in other political parties who want to sway the outcome. Senator Julia Lynn is a Republican from Olathe.“Stealing elections and manipulating elections is not what the democratic process is about,” says Lynn.The Senate has seen major changes in recent years. In the last election cycle, several moderate Republican members were defeated in primaries and replaced with conservative Republicans, who now control the chamber. The top Democrat in the Senate, Anthony Hensley from Topeka, calls the bill a denial of the rights of Kansans to express themselves through a vote. He asks why the change is needed."It's because you want to protect yourself. You want to protect yourself from some future primary election opponent," says Hensley.The chamber rejected an amendment that would have given voters seven days after the candidate filing deadline to change parties.Anchor lead out:The House has already passed the bill, so the Senate's 27-12 vote sends the bill to Governor Sam Brownback for his consideration.

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