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...
House approves bill designating citizenship on driver’s licenses
The Kansas House on Thursday approved a bill requiring Kansas driver's licenses to show citizenship status, a measure supporters said was a defense against...
Bill would require state agencies to report noncitizen data to election officials
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration is fighting a proposal requiring every state agency that provides public benefits to report any noncitizen beneficiaries to the secretary...
UPDATED: Sitting state senator files for U.S. Senate
(UPDATED to reflect more events from his Senate term)
Democratic state Sen. Patrick Schmidt on Tuesday filed a statement of candidacy for the U.S. Senate...
Bill would end mail balloting if courts halt signature requirement
Advance mail balloting would come to an end in Kansas if the courts strike down a law that requires election officials to confirm signatures...
Republican governor’s debate: Does experience matter?
When is experience as a state political leader a hallmark to run for governor?
If you listen to Johnson County businessman Philip Sarnecki and former...
