Tag: secretary of state
Schwab names new Sedgwick County elections commissioner
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab on Friday named the administrative manager from the Sedgwick County clerk's office as Sedgwick County's new elections commissioner.
Schwab...
ACLU seeks $3.3 million in legal fees for citizenship case
The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking $3.3 million in legal fees after prevailing in its legal battle to stop the state's proof-of-citizenship requirement...
Voting rights activists fight limits on ‘ballot harvesting’
Voting rights advocates are battling legislation that would place limits on who can deliver advance ballots to the election office on behalf of someone...
Primary turnout expected to be highest since ’96
Kansas is expecting to see its highest voter turnout for a primary in 24 years when voters go to the polls to cast ballots...
Judge dismisses ‘Vote Anywhere’ lawsuit
(Will be updated as with reaction)
A judge has dismissed a Democratic Party lawsuit seeking to force Secretary of State Scott Schwab to implement a law...
UDPATED: Activist wins access to provisional ballots
(Updated to include reaction from Hammet and Schwab)
Voting rights activist Davis Hammet on Friday won the right to access the names of voters who...
Judge starts sorting out ‘vote anywhere’ lawsuit
A judge on Wednesday tried sorting out whether Secretary of State Scott Schwab ordered counties not to implement a law allowing voters to cast...
UPDATED: Activist sues to gain access to provisional ballots
(UPDATED: Includes late Thursday afternoon response from the secretary of state)
Voting rights activist Davis Hammet is going to court to force Secretary of State...
Prosecution powers retained for secretary of state
Another attempt to strip prosecution powers from the Kansas secretary of state died in the Senate on Monday.
The Senate Judiciary Committee rewrote a bill...
Sunday Reader: ‘Dark store’ bill, Farmer Mac nominee
Good morning everyone:
We start a fresh week after a momentous ending to Friday's session when a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion was defeated after...
