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Bill would end mail balloting if courts halt signature requirement

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Advance mail balloting would come to an end in Kansas if the courts strike down a law that requires election officials to confirm signatures on advanced ballots sent by mail.

The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee heard a bill Monday that potentially sets up a legal dilemma for plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit over signature requirements.

They could pursue their litigation, which already has been to the Kansas Supreme Court,  but risk bringing mail balloting to an end.

The lawsuit challenges a law that bars county election officers . . .

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