Grave Concerns
Dead people -- voting in elections. It's been a controversy in cities like Chicago for decades. But the NBC Action News Investigators uncovered secret documents that show it's happening right here in Kansas City.
With so many close races and hot issues, Investigator Russ Ptacek finds out what is being done to make sure the upcoming election will be on the up and up.
See our reports on this page, as well as other related stories, and tune in to NBC Action News at Ten Thursday for more.
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Dead voters recorded as casting ballots
In Johnson County in Kansas and Jackson County in Missouri, NBC Action News has identified cases of dead people being recorded as voting in elections.
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Links to deceased found voter lists
Two local watchdog groups say their investigation has found ties between the deceased and active voter roles.
- Dead voters recorded as casting ballots
In Johnson County in Kansas and Jackson County in Missouri, NBC Action News has identified cases of dead people being recorded as voting in elections.
- Kansas governor among dead 'active' voters
A former Kansas governor who died in 2009 remained an “active” voter on state registries until the NBC Action News Investigators notified officials of an investigation into unqualified voters on state registries in Kansas and Missouri.
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Earl Glynn discusses finding registered voters who are actually deceased. Part 1 of 2.
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