Kansas is not rewriting its election system with one sweeping law. It is doing so in pieces. A deadline adjustment here. A database requirement there. A repeal of mail-in ballot authority. A ...
Tuesday brings special elections for several communities across Kansas as voters take to the polls to decide the fates of ...
As political scientists and Kansans, our conclusion is clear: HB 2503 would harm the very communities it claims to represent. If we are committed to a democratic process that includes all corners of ...
The Kansas House passed a bill that would eliminate the use of mail-in ballots for single-issue elections, such as school bonds or tax questions ...
A series of bills that recently passed the Kansas House are causing alarm. The bills focus on everything from voting deadlines to a complete repeal of mail-in-only ballot elections.
Kansas lawmakers overturned the governor's veto, eliminating the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots. Republican proponents claimed the change would increase voter confidence, despite high ...
Polling places across Kansas were open on Tuesday at 7 a.m. as thousands of voters came out for special elections. Voters in Wichita are deciding whether or not to approve a 1% sales tax, proposed by ...
Rep. Pat Proctor speaks with colleagues on Jan. 12, 2026, at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) When it comes to the Kansas Legislature, sometimes you have to ...
Republicans tend to vote in person on Election Day more than Democrats, who historically favored advance ballots but shifted away in 2024. Lawmakers have high voter turnout compared to the general ...
U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt, a Kansas Republican and a former state attorney general, is a formal candidate for a second term in ...
A steady stream of people visit the Kansas City Election Board satellite voting location at the shops on Blue Parkway in Kansas City on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 during early voting. Rep. Pat Proctor, a ...