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Judge allows dual ballot voting plan to continue

D.A. says officer was justified in June shooting

By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

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Lawrence resident who was shot now charged with aggravated assault

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ZACHARY JAMES ORTIZ, who was shot by a Lawrence police officer on June 22, appeared in Douglas County District Court Friday on charges of aggravated assault stemming from the same incident.

Topeka — A Shawnee County judge handed a victory Friday to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s efforts to require voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship in order to vote in state and local elections, at least through the upcoming primary election, which is now a little more than three weeks away. But District Judge Franklin Theis did not rule on the larger question of whether the dual ballot procedure is constitutional. That is still the subject of a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union. After a hearing Friday, Kobach Theis denied the ACLU’s motion for a temporary injunction to block state election officials from using the dual ballot system, pending the outcome of that lawsuit. “We still have two ongoing challenges in this case on constitutional grounds to the dual system of elections,” said Julie Ebenstein, an ACLU attorney who argued the case.

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City wants feedback on proposal for D.A. releases 1st detailed account of incident new bus hub Richard Gwin/Journal-World File Photo

LAWRENCE POLICE OFFICERS INVESTIGATE JUNE 22 at the Ortiz home at 1103 Kasold Drive. Zachary Ortiz, who shares the home with his father, Edward Ortiz, was shot by a Lawrence police officer earlier that morning after the officer responded to a report of gunfire in the neighborhood. The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office has determined that ensuing circumstances warranted the officer’s use of force, and the D.A. has charged Zachary Ortiz with two counts of aggravated assault.

By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos

A 24-year-old Lawrence man who was shot by police in June during an apparent family dispute was arrested Thursday night, and on Friday morning law enforcement officials released the first detailed account of how the shooting — which they concluded was justified — allegedly occurred.

Zachary James Ortiz was booked into the Douglas County Jail about 6 p.m. Thursday on suspicion of two counts of aggravated assault related to the events of June 22, when a Lawrence police officer shot Ortiz at his home on Kasold Drive. On that day, police responded about 12:30 a.m. to a report of gunfire in the area of Harvard Road and Kasold Drive. According to a news release Friday from the office of

Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson, when Lawrence Police Officer Skyler Richardson, 23, arrived in the neighborhood, the person who made the report — not identified by police — told Richardson that he had heard what he believed to be two shots from a smallcaliber rifle coming from the Ortiz home at 1103 Kasold Drive. Please see SHOOTING, page 2A

Right on track

By Chad Lawhorn

Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw

The Lawrence transit system is poised to undergo its biggest change since its inception, and City Hall leaders want to make sure it doesn’t catch riders by surprise. City officials are hosting a series of meetings next week to discuss the proposal for a new transit hub to be built on Kansas University Endowment Association property near 21st and Iowa streets. “So far, we have really only had meetings with neighbors about this, but we want to make sure we talk to the whole community about it, because it would be a significant change,” said Robert Nugent, Please see TRANSIT, page 2A

JOSEPH BOARDMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AMTRAK, left, greets Carey Maynard-Moody, center, a leader with Depot Redux, and Sen. Marci Francisco early Friday morning as leaders of Amtrak, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Kansas Department of Transportation made a short stop in Lawrence on an old-fashioned whistle-stop tour to tout the need for more funding. The group made stops in Topeka, Newton, Hutchinson, Dodge City and Garden City. The railway leaders thanked the crowd of Amtrak supporters for efforts to restore the BNSF depot at Seventh and New Jersey streets. Depot Redux, a local nonprofit group, has been working to restore the depot.

Weigh in on the project The city will host open house-style meetings where the public can come and go and ask questions about the project. They will be: l 10 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Carnegie Building, 200 W Ninth St. l 10 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive l 10 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holcom Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St. Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

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Taking charge As the new president of Baker University, Lynne Murray is busy settling in and preparing for what lies ahead. Page 3A

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