What is Secretary of State of Kansas?
{{Infobox Political post | post = Secretary of State | body = <br>the State of Kansas | insignia = | insigniacaption = Seal of the Secretary of State of Kansas | image = | incumbent = [[Scott Schwab]] | incumbentsince = January 14, 2019 | formation = February 1861 | inaugural = John Winter Robinson | website = {{url|sos.kansas.gov}} |}} The '''Secretary of State of Kansas''' is one of the [[constitution]]al officers of the U.S. state of [[Kansas]]. They are in charge of administering elections and [[voter registration]] for Kansas. They also get [[campaign finance]] reports. They are also able to [[prosecute]] people for [[voter fraud]].<ref name=kcs>{{cite news |last1=Eveld|first1=Edward M.|title=Former Olathe couple among those charged with voter fraud by Kris Kobach |url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article41728149.html|access-date=October 30, 2015|work=Kansas City Star |date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> The current Secretary of State is [[Scott Schwab]]. He has been secretary since January 14, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hutchpost.com/republican-schwab-wins-kansas-secretary-of-state-race/ |title=Republican Schwab wins Kansas secretary of state race |website=www.hutchpost.com |access-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023613/http://www.hutchpost.com/republican-schwab-wins-kansas-secretary-of-state-race/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==History== The first [[Secretary of State (U.S. state government)|Secretary of State]] for Kansas was John Winter Robinson. He was a doctor from Litchfield, Maine, but he moved to [[Manhattan, Kansas]] in 1857. Robinson was elected in December 1859. He became secretary in February 1861, after Kansas became a state.<ref name=Cyclopedia>{{cite book|last=Blackmar|first=Frank|title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History |publisher=Standard Publishing Co.|date=1912|pages=592–598|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qi9cXyTWt9EC}}</ref> ==List of secretaries== ===Secretaries in the Kansas Terr