Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach speaks at a rally with President Donald Trump at the Kansas Expocenter Oct. 6, 2018, in Topeka, Kan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Ceballos' charges, which include perjury and voting without being qualified, according to the complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital, carry a maximum penalty of more than five years in prison. Ceballos did not respond to a request for comment.
Kobach, who previously served as Kansas secretary of state, has a long history of pushing for tougher immigration enforcement and stricter voter ID laws. In 2018, he lost a high-profile federal lawsuit after attempting to enforce a state law that required voters to provide physical documentation of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.
A court found it exceeded the necessary requirements to confirm citizenship, in violation of federal election laws.
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Kobach said city officials, such as mayors, are also required by law to be U.S. citizens, which the attorney general said was "worth noting" but not a criminal offense. Ceballos was on the ballot for re-election on Election Day, but the official results have not been certified yet.
"In large part, our system right now is based on trust, trust that when the person signs the registration or signs the poll books saying that he is a qualified elector or that he is a United States citizen, that the person is telling the truth," Kobach said. "In this case, we allege that Mr. Ceballos violated that trust."
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Kobach and Schwab said they recently began taking advantage of a federal government database that helps cross-check voter rolls with immigration records that they expect will lead them to identify more voting violations.
Ceballos' first court appearance is Dec. 3.
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
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