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Voters who haven't finished registering will be removed from state's database
A sign outside of the Burge Union during the midterm election on Nov. 4, 2014
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Nearly 1,400 Douglas County would-be voters could be removed from Kansas' registration database when a new regulation takes effect on Oct. 2.
Between 150 and 200 of those would-be voters live in on-campus housing, which includes residence and scholarship halls and three different on-campus apartment complexes.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach issued a new regulation that allows the state to remove people with partially completed voter registration forms from the database. This means that some potential voters would have to start the process over.
The League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County
is reaching out to residents to help them complete their registration process before the Oct. 2 deadline.
Of the roughly 36,000 voters across the state who would be removed, about 1,400 live in Lawrence. Between 150 and 200 have a 66045 ZIP code, which is the ZIP code for student housing at the University, according to Jamie Shew, the Douglas County clerk.
In 2011, Kansas passed the Secure and Fair Elections Law of 2011, or SAFE Act, requiring residents to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. Voter applications without this proof are suspended until all documentation, which includes application and proof of citizenship, is received.
Residents on the suspended list are not eligible to vote. Voters in Kansas may be given a provisional ballot if there is
any question about their voting eligibility.
During an election, winners will be announced unofficially when the votes are counted and will be made official after provisional ballots are counted or thrown out.
Lucille King, president of the League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County, said she worries that many students are unaware that they are on the list, and that efforts to inform them aren't as effective.
Shew said different organizations, including the LWV of Lawrence-Douglas County, are trying to inform residents on the list. The county sends mail and makes phone calls to as many people as they can, but Shew said it's a tedious process.
King added that representatives from the LWV have even gone door-to-door, encouraging people to complete their applications.
The League of Women Voters made similar efforts last fall leading up to the 2014 midterm election.
"Many student voters register through voter drives on campus," King said. "A lot of them either weren't reading the directions on the application or just never got around to completing them."
Voters removed from the list will have to submit a new registration application. Craig McCullah, a media contact for the Kansas Secretary of State, said that this allows the local election offices to close its polls after 90 days.
"Local election offices spend a lot of time and money, a lot of their resources trying to get a hold of people saying you're not completely registered to vote yet," McCullah said.
Shew said counties would either immediately remove all residents who have been on the list for 90 days or wait to remove residents who remain on the list for 90 days after the legislation has passed. Shew said Douglas County is still reviewing all options.
"We certainly won't remove residents on the list until after a few more outreach attempts." Shew said. "Trying to do outreach with students is especially difficult because they move around each year."
King said representatives from the LWV of Lawrence-Douglas County will be on Daisy Hill helping students register on Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Edited by Derek Johnson
MCKENNA HARFORD
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Results of a national survey released on Monday show that roughly 12 percent of college students said they had been raped or sexually assaulted by force or incapacitation.
University differs from national survey data about campus sexual harassment
The University did not participate in the national survey and does its own data collection. The data from the University vary from the new national results, particularly the amount of students who said they have experienced sexual
violence — nearly 9 percent lower than the national statistic.
The survey was conducted across 27 campuses by the American Association of Universities and included responses from more than 150,000 students.
in the University's 2015 climate survey, about 15 percent of students who participated said they have been sexually harassed, compared with 47.7 percent nationally.
Additionally, about 5 percent of University of Kansas students reported experiencing sexual violence, which is also lower than 11.7 percent nationally.
Statistics at the University of Kansas were lower than national statistics in regard to students experiencing and reporting sexual harassment, including sexual violence, to a university or police. The University also had a higher number of students who said they knew where to report complaints compared with the national statistic.
Comparing KU to a National Climate Survey
A look at Sexual Harassment Statistics
University of Kansas
11. 7 percent experienced sexual violence
4. 78 percent experienced sexual violence
Nationally
14. 75 percent experienced sexual harassment
About 41 percent of University of Kansas students said they knew where to report a complaint, while only 25.8 percent nationally said they were "extremely" knowledgeable on where to report complaints.
25. 8 percent know who to contact, where to file the complaint
47. 7 percent experienced sexual harassment
"We're doing a good job of getting the message out on how to report, and I also think that's why our reports have gone up over the years," McQueeny said.
The 2015 University of Kansas climate survey doesn't break down what specific incidents students reported to IOA or the police, but shows that about 10 percent of students reported their experiences with sexual harassment,
41. 35 percent know who to contact, where to file the complaint
McQueeny said students may not report incidents to the University because survivors blame themselves instead of holding the assailant responsible. The national survey found that the most common reason students didn't report was because they felt the incident wasn't serious enough.
Nationally; 28% of students reported stalking incidents; 25.5% reported physically penetrated penetration; 13.3% reported penetration involving incapacitation; 7% reported sexual touching involving physical force; 7% reported sexual harassment; 5% reported sexual touching with incapacitation
"We need to remove the taboo from talking about [sexual assault] so it makes it easier for survivors to come in and report," McQueeny said.
McQueeny said it's hard to know why the University's statistics are lower than national statistics.
cess, the office where students can report complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment, said the University promotes its services to students through campaigns and ads. Because of this, McQueeny said, more students are aware of IOA.
KU: 9.96% of students reported incidents sexual harassment, including sexual violence
including sexual violence. Nationally, the percentage of students who reported sexual harassment, including sexual violence, to the police or a university ranged from 5 percent to 28 percent, depending on the kind of incident.
Source: The Association of American Universities (AUA) Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct and IOA climate survey 2015
Jane McQueeny, executive director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Ac-
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