Republican Rep. Steve Watkins faces multiple charges over registering to vote using the address of a UPS storefront. That allowed him to vote in a different city council district race — one that was decided by 13 votes.
Just weeks before his first primary to defend his congressional seat, U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins is facing multiple charges stemming from him registering to vote using the address of a UPS storefront.
on his voter registration. The congressman listed his official residence as a UPS Store in Topeka on a change-of-address form for voter registration in August 2019. Then, he signed an application for a mail-in ballot in October.
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