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Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kan., stands outside a driver’s license office like one in the same strip mall where in 2014 he went to register to vote, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. Fish was unable to register in 2014 because he didn’t have an acceptable copy of his birth certificate to comply with a proof-of-citizenship law that was later struck down by the federal courts. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kan., stands outside a driver’s license office like one in the same strip mall where in 2014 he went to register to vote, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. Fish was unable to register in 2014 because he didn’t have an acceptable copy of his birth certificate to comply with a proof-of-citizenship law that was later struck down by the federal courts. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kan., returns to the strip mall where he tried to register to vote in 2014 but couldn’t because of a proof-of-citizenship requirement later struck down by the federal courts, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kan., returns to the strip mall where he tried to register to vote in 2014 but couldn’t because of a proof-of-citizenship requirement later struck down by the federal courts, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kan., visits the strip mall where he was unable to register to vote because of a proof-of-citizenship law that was later struck down by the federal courts, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kan., visits the strip mall where he was unable to register to vote because of a proof-of-citizenship law that was later struck down by the federal courts, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab gavels a meeting of the state’s presidential electors in the state Senate chamber to a close, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Schwab championed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for new voters as a legislator but now says states shouldn’t enact one. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab gavels a meeting of the state’s presidential electors in the state Senate chamber to a close, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Schwab championed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for new voters as a legislator but now says states shouldn’t enact one. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kansas, was unable to register to vote in 2014 under a state law requiring people to show proof of their U.S. citizenship, and he returns to the same strip mall where he went to register, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kansas, was unable to register to vote in 2014 under a state law requiring people to show proof of their U.S. citizenship, and he returns to the same strip mall where he went to register, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab makes remarks during a meeting of the state’s presidential electors, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Senate chamber at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Schwab championed a law requiring new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship when registering before it was struck down by the federal courts, but now opposes the idea, saying, “It didn’t work out so well.” (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab makes remarks during a meeting of the state’s presidential electors, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Senate chamber at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Schwab championed a law requiring new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship when registering before it was struck down by the federal courts, but now opposes the idea, saying, “It didn’t work out so well.” (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a strong support of requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship when registering, answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in his office in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a strong support of requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship when registering, answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in his office in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)