From the article: "The pattern could be voter fraud or a demographic trend that has not been picked up by extensive polling, she said." So it seems like there

From the article: "The pattern could be voter fraud or a demographic trend that has not been picked up by extensive polling, she said." So it seems like there are multiple possible explanations being investigated for the apparent discrepancy, and the data will be helpful in figuring out which explanation or mix of explanations is correct. (though there is probably also some snark in that -- the current Kansas Secretary of State, a Republican, campaigned heavily on a platform of forcing voter ID and other requirements to combat alleged voter fraud, so painting him as being opposed to investigations when there's a discrepancy in favor of his party is a neat little jab)