Bill limits timing of local bond elections; senator says governments trying to ensure outcomes
A bill limiting cities and school districts to holding bond elections either in the primary or general election is running into criticism after passing...
UPDATED: Legislature approves bill screening for noncitizen voters; top Democrat questions need
(Updated to reflect bill was sent to the governor
The Kansas Legislature has passed a bill intended to keep noncitizens from voting with a proposal...
House passes bill giving Legislature voice in filling U.S. Senate vacancies
The Kansas House on Tuesday approved a bill giving the Kansas Legislature a voice in how vacancies for the U.S. Senate in Kansas are...
Bill repealing three-day grace period for advance ballots goes to governor
A bill repealing a 2017 law that gives voters a three-day grace period for their mail ballots to arrive at election offices is headed...
Judge dismisses fusion voting lawsuit; appeal promised
A Saline County judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a state law that bans “fusion candidates” who could represent more than one party on...
Bill repealing three-day grace period passes House; sent to conference committee
A bill reversing a 2017 law that gives voters a three-day grace period for their mail ballots to arrive at election offices is a...
Election law defeated in court, but battle continues
Very quietly last December, the state reached an agreement with a coalition of civic groups to permanently not enforce a 2021 law that prohibited...
House approves bill screening for noncitizen voters
The Kansas House on Thursday approved a bill intended to weed out noncitizens from voting by requiring the secretary of state to match names...
Senate passes bill eliminating three-day voting grace period
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday passed a bill reversing a 2017 law that gives voters a three-day grace period for their mail ballots to...
House passes amendment banning noncitizen voting
The Kansas House on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment that would tweak the language in the document to ensure that noncitizens are not allowed...
