TOPEKA — Joe Ceballos, a Kansas man who made national news after being charged with voting illegally, resigned his position as mayor of Coldwater. The Coldwater City Council announced Monday that it had accepted Ceballos’ resignation.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, shown on Oct. 1, 2025, has charged the mayor of Coldwater with felony voter fraud. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) Coldwater residents have learned a valuable lesson: Actions have consequences.

The winner of the Democratic primary will likely face a Republican nominee with high name recognition and powerful financial backing.

The Department of Justice is asking for information on voters, like the last four digits of a Social Security number and drivers license information. The post Trump administration wants sensitive voter data from Kansas and Missouri appeared first on The Beacon.

In his first interview since being accused of voting illegally by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Coldwater mayor Joe Ceballos, a self-described loyal Republican voter, contends he thought he could vote as a legal permanent resident.

The top election officials in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to share voter registration details with each other, a piecemeal approach designed to protect elections that’s raised eyebrows from voting rights advocates.