The federal lawsuit was filed hours after a Kansas judge ordered Shawnee County officials to give a Democratic legislator and her Republican opponent a list of voters who cast provisional ballots in this week's election.
A central Kansas man in prison for killing his wife and trying to kill his sister-in-law has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in legal bills when he is released.
The GOP appeared poised to maintain its majorities of 32-8 in the Senate and 92-33 in the House following Tuesday's election. Some races remained very close Wednesday.
Republicans have won a Kansas Senate contest that featured two incumbents who were forced to run against each other in northwest Kansas because of political redistricting.