Kobach pledges cooperation with Kansas Democrats on recountA Kansas county election official planned to deliver the first recount application Friday to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, whose razor-thin Republican primary win over Gov. Jeff Colyer remains under challenge.By law, the recount application must be turned in by 5 p.m. Friday to Kobach’s office in Topeka. So in Douglas County, the county clerk planned to hand the completed forms to Kobach’s office by 4:30 p.m.