Representative Pat Proctor announced Thursday that he will run for Secretary of State. Proctor spoke about the reason behind his run in an exclusive interview with Nexstar’s Kansas Capitol Bureau Chief,
No Excuse Absentee Voting will end on April 7 at 5 p.m., according to the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners (KCEB). Satellite locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 5th. Additionally,
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly worried the law could violate the U.S. Constitution, but allowed it to become law without her signature.
If a vacancy occurred today, Republican leadership would pick 10 of 12 committee members deliberating on their replacement.
Republicans in the Kansas Legislature have eliminated the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots. Starting in 2026, all ballots must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Foreign contributions to candidates is illegal, but states are closing a loophole that has allowed a Swiss billionaire to indirectly bankroll state ballot initiatives.
The president copycats Kris Kobach’s unlawful proof-of-citizenship stunt; Trump and Kansas lawmakers assault mail voting.
From 2018 to 2024, the law allowed mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day as long as they were postmarked by Election Day and mailed in by the following Friday.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed two bills and allowed a handful of others to become law without her signature on Monday. Kelly announced in a press release that she has
Missouri will hold municipal elections on April 8. Voters across the Kansas City area will weigh in on issues like investing in public safety, improving infrastructure and electing their school board members.
The funding goes toward road and sidewalk improvements, storm water facilities, street lighting, and the development and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities.
Westwood voters said "no" to a proposed sale of Joe D. Dennis Park, while voters in Lenexa approved the continuation of a sales tax and a bond issue passed in the Gardner Edgerton School District.