Kansas Senate gives major shakeup of ballot drop box, mail voting law green light
A bill approved this week by the Kansas Senate would limit by-mail voting and drop boxes, while adding security requirements
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A bill approved this week by the Kansas Senate would limit by-mail voting and drop boxes, while adding security requirements
Legislators voted to advance a bill overhauling mail voting and ballot drop boxes in Kansas, despite concerns it will make it voting more difficult..
Story updated at 6:58 p.m. Wednesday: LECOMPTON — Holes in the sidewalk outside Lecompton City Hall are a reminder that voters can drop their ballot
LECOMPTON, Kan. (AP) — Holes in the sidewalk outside Lecompton City Hall are a reminder that voters can drop their ballots in a box bolted there during elections. But as Republicans question the security of drop boxes, this small northeast Kansas town — and plenty of others — stands to lose them.
A Senator’s efforts to ensure all voting systems in Kansas use a paper ballot with a distinctive watermark cleared the Senate preliminarily