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Jun. 2—A group of voting rights advocates sued Kansas state election officials Tuesday over two controversial laws muscled through the Kansas Legislature last month by Republican lawmakers. The lawsuit, filed in Shawnee County's district court by the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Kansas Appleseed and Loud Light argued that provisions of two bills altering election laws violate the state ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Three voting rights groups are suing Kansas election officials over...

As Kansas lawmakers tussle over voting law changes, some election officials are skeptical about efforts Andrew Bahl, Topeka Capital-Journal © Chad Frey/The Newton Kansan Election officials sent over 500,000 mail ballots to Kansas voters for the 2020 general election, with many voters electing to return them via a ballot drop box, such as this one in Harvey County. Almost five months after the November 2020 general election, voting is as hot a topic as ever in the Kansas Statehouse. The Kansas Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would the state's election laws, which i...

A new bill is set to amend election laws in Kansas which includes prohibiting the acceptance of incomplete advanced ballot applications and expanding the crime of electioneering. Opponents of the bill said the changes would “disenfranchise Kansas voters” if implemented. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Toplikar, R-Olathe, would prevent ballot processing for individuals who submitted an incomplete advanced ballot application, charge a candidate who assisted a voter in applying for or marking an advanced voting ballot with a misdemeanor and would expand the crime of electioneer...