Earlier this summer, the Post asked our readers what issues you wanted to hear candidates in federal, state and local races address leading up to the Nov. 3 election.

Based on that feedback, we developed a five-item questionnaire centering the issues most important to residents across Johnson County.

Each day this week, we’ll publish the candidates’ responses to one question. So far, we’ve published responses on what the job is for and immigration enforcement.

Today, we’re publishing candidates’ responses to the following question:

The attorney general’s office is now prosecuting noncitizen voting cases referred by the secretary of state after checks against a federal citizenship database. Three cases had been filed as of May. Some readers want aggressive enforcement of potential voter fraud. Others note that courts found noncitizen voting rare and worry such actions will deter voting. What evidence should it take to bring charges? How would you make sure legal voters, including naturalized citizens, aren’t intimidated?

Below are the answers the Post received from candidates on the issue:

Chris Mann (Democratic)

If a case of voter fraud comes across my desk, I will prosecute it. The statutory standard for charging is probable cause that the crime occurred and the person charged committed the crime. Unlike my opponent, I will not waste millions of Kansas taxpayer dollars pushing my own personal political agenda and attempting to further false claims about the security of our elections. Our elections in Kansas have been proven safe and secure. Even our Republican Secretary of State agrees.

My opponent has spent more than a decade pushing his own false claims about our elections. He even disenfranchised more than 30,000 eligible Kansas voters. He cost our state nearly $2 million when a law he pushed was found unconstitutional – and he was sent back to remedial law school because he didn’t know how to enter evidence in court. Just this year, Kris Kobach claimed that he would find thousands of cases of illegal voting in Kansas. He’s found four.

Over the past three and a half years as Attorney General, my opponent has repeatedly attacked mail-in ballots, drop boxes, and even sent our unredacted voter rolls to the DOJ, putting Kansans’ personal data at risk. The fact is, Kris Kobach continues to try to restrict eligible Kansans’ access to the ballot box.

My job as Attorney General will be to protect eligible Kansans’ right to vote. As Attorney General, I will work closely with our Secretary of State to ensure our elections remain safe and secure. The Attorney General should defend Kansans’ rights, not attack them.

Kris Kobach (Republican, incumbent)

Did not provide the Post with a response.

Coming up:

Tomorrow, we will publish the candidates’ responses to the following question:

Readers asked about deed fraud, in which scammers steal ownership of homes, as well as AI-driven scams, data breaches and the fact that Kansas has no comprehensive consumer data privacy law. Others worry about license plate reader cameras and what social media does to kids. Which consumer threat would you prioritize? Should Kansas pass a data privacy law, and what would you do with the office’s existing power?