Former mayor of Kansas town pleads guilty to misdemeanor election crimes, hopes to avoid deportation

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 452

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — A former Kansas mayor and immigrant charged with voting illegally pleaded guilty to lesser charges Monday, a move expected to allow him to remain in the United States.

Former Coldwater Mayor Joe Ceballos reached a plea agreement with the Kansas Attorney General’s Office to drop the severity of charges related to voting illegally from six felony counts to three counts of disorderly election conduct, each a class B nonperson misdemeanor, court documents …

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