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Kansas Mayor Charged with Voter Fraud Faces Deportation

12/3/2025

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Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General, charges Coldwater Mayor Joe Ceballos with felony voter fraud, alleging he voted illegally as a non-citizen.
Ceballos, a Republican, faces deportation to Mexico, the country he left at age four.
Local residents express shock and sympathy, viewing Ceballos as a victim of a system they supported.
Ceballos' next court date is December 3.

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Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General, charges Coldwater Mayor Joe Ceballos with felony voter fraud, alleging he voted illegally as a non-citizen.
Ceballos, a Republican, faces deportation to Mexico, the country he left at age four.
Local residents express shock and sympathy, viewing Ceballos as a victim of a system they supported.
Ceballos' next court date is December 3.