(AP) – A special task force created by Secretary of State Kris Kobach has finished its work on new regulations detailing how Kansas will implement its new voter identification laws next year.

Kobach says the work of the 17-member group outlines how county election officials would conduct elections under laws approved by legislators in 2011. The law, among other provisions, requires voters to show photo identification at the polls.

The law also requires that, starting in 2013, people registering to vote for the first time in Kansas must show proof of citizenship. Kobach wants to push that date to March 2012, which will require legislative approval.

A public hearing is scheduled in January to take comments about the regulations.