While the Kansas secretary of state's office in recent years has focused on requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls and cracking down on voter fraud, the Democrat running for the office, Brian McClendon, said he would have a different set of priorities if elected on Nov. 6. The 54-year-old software designer and former Google executive from Lawrence wants to see more Kansans voting. To that end, he says, a cumbersome registration process must be made easier. McClendon grew up in Lawrence and earned his electrical engineering degree from the University of Kansas...
