State of Kansas Offers Free Photo ID

Kansas Public Radio

Published October 29, 2018 at 2:35 PM CDT

If you still need a photo ID to vote, the state of Kansas will give you one for free. For the Kansas News Service, Brian Grimmett reports from Wichita.

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