UPDATED: Kelly vetoes bill eliminating grace period for advance mail ballots
(Updated to include new comments from House minority leader with edits throughout)
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday vetoed a bill eliminating the three-day grace period...
Elimination of three-day grace period for mail ballots sent to governor
The Kansas Legislature has sent Gov. Laura Kelly a bill reversing a 2017 law that gives voters a three-day grace period for their mail...
Ballot box ban reemerges in Legislature
A proposal to ban remote advanced ballot drop boxes resurfaced late Tuesday afternoon as House and Senate negotiators crafted a new elections bill.
The joint...
Will Kansas return to state-funded presidential primaries? Kansas GOP mulls possibility
A new bill introduced this week would clear the way for state-funded presidential preference primaries, something that's a possibility for the Kansas Republican Party.
The...
Ballot box bill dealt setback in Kansas House
A bill that would have banned remote ballot boxes hit a roadblock Tuesday when it became mired in a House committee with no apparent...
UPDATED: Appeals court reverses decision in elections case; finds voting fundamental right
(Updated to add comment from attorney general and House speaker plus more details from opinion.)
The state appeals court on Friday found that a state...
Secretary of state comes out against ballot box ban; fate of bill unclear
The secretary of state's office on Tuesday came out against a proposal to ban remote mail ballot drop boxes, saying there's no evidence of...
UPDATED: Senate votes down partisan elections bill
(Updated to include vote)
The Kansas Senate on Thursday voted down a bill that would have opened the door for candidates to designate their party...
UPDATED: Lawmakers pass bills ending three-day voting grace period
(Updated to reflect final action votes Thursday
The Kansas House and Senate on Thursday approved bills reversing a 2017 law that gives voters a three-day...
Running partisan in nonpartisan races
Senators are moving forward with legislation that would open the door for candidates to designate their party running in nonpartisan elections across the state.
The...
