KansasAdvance ballots would follow election-day and mail-delivery deadlines
The failed measure would send advance ballots received by poll closing for processing while allowing qualifying mailed ballots to arrive through 7:00 p.m. three days later.
What it does
Advance ballots received by poll closing would go to the special election board. Mailed ballots postmarked by then could arrive through 7:00 p.m. on the third day after the election.
Argument forAllowing mailed ballots postmarked by election-day closing to arrive later could give voters more time while preserving a clear mailing cutoff.
Argument againstDifferent deadlines for in-person delivery and mailed receipt could confuse voters and delay the final count of advance ballots.
More detail
County election officials would send advance ballots received by poll closing to the special election board for processing. This applies to advance ballots received by the county election office or a polling place in the county. Mailed ballots received after poll closing could still be sent for counting if postal records show they were mailed by poll closing. The secretary of state would set rules for carrying out these provisions. Ballots received by poll closing would be handled at that time; qualifying mailed ballots could arrive through the U.S. Postal Service's last delivery at 7:00 p.m. on the third day after the election.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- 2025
- Jan 16IntroducedMinor
- Jan 16Referred to House Committee on ElectionsIntroduced
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