House committee gives boost to major election bills idling in Senate
A House committee tried speeding up a couple of major election bills Tuesday, including one that would eliminate all-mail elections and require driver's licenses...
House elections committee meeting marked by turmoil over Soros comments
The House elections committee late Tuesday afternoon erupted in acrimony when three Democratic members abruptly left the meeting after accusing the chair of making...
General who spearheaded Air Force base recovery from typhoon files for Resman seat
Retired Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, who until recently served as the 36th Wing commander in Guam, has filed to run as a Republican for...
Senate passes bill that ends mail balloting if courts halt signature requirement
The Kansas Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would end advance mail balloting in Kansas if the courts strike down a law that...
Fundraising for campaign opposing judicial amendment approaches $2 million
The generational battle over how Kansas picks justices for the state Supreme Court is evolving into an expensive campaign as the group formed to...
Appeals court scrutinizes constitutionality of fusion voting
State appeals court judges on Tuesday peppered lawyers seeking to make fusion voting legal with questions about whether the method was confusing and if...
Even-year elections bill dead, key lawmaker says
A bill moving elections for cities, school boards and community colleges to even-numbered years was a casualty when it didn't get out of the House...
Judicial amendment campaign shapes up; outside group books nearly $1 million in ads
The battle over a constitutional amendment that will decide whether justices are elected to the state Supreme Court is taking shape as an emerging...
House votes to abolish mail-only elections
The Kansas House on Thursday agreed to abolish all-mail ballot elections with proponents saying they're expensive and don't draw large voter turnout.
The House voted...
House passes bill requiring agencies to report noncitizen data to election officials
The Kansas House has approved a bill requiring state social service agencies that provide public benefits to Kansans to report noncitizen beneficiaries to the...
