Election laws and legislation in Kansas

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Election law encompasses a wide array of issues, including voter registration, ballot access, early voting, absentee/mail-in voting and voter identification requirements. The laws governing the administration of elections can vary significantly from state to state and even between jurisdictions within states. This article identifies the statutory source of election law in Kansas and compiles information on proposed and enacted legislation that would modify election law in Kansas.

Analysis

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2025

In 2025, Kansas lawmakers enacted 12 election-related bills. Some of the bills changed absentee ballot deadlines, proposed a constitutional amendment to voters clarifying voter eligibility, implemented new requirements regarding voter citizenship verification, and prohibited ranked-choice voting.

SB 4 moves up the deadline for election officials to receive a mailed ballot to 7 p.m. in order for the ballot to be counted. Previously, ballots were valid if they were postmarked by Election Day and received within three days of Election Day.
HCR 5004 refers a question to the 2026 general election ballot for voters to decide whether to adopt a constitutional amendment that would establish that only a person who is a United States citizen is eligible to vote in Kansas.
HB 2020 requires the director of the division of motor vehicles to provide a quarterly report to the secretary of state to verify the citizenship of voters and voter registration applicants. It also requires officials to notify anyone removed from the voter rolls due to an unverified or disputed citizenship status.
SB 6 prohibits ranked-choice voting in federal, state, and local elections.

Election law in Kansas

See also: Election administration in Kansas

The laws governing elections in Kansas are contained in Chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes.

Election legislation in Kansas

2025

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Kansas in 2025. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

2024

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Kansas in 2024. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

2023

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Kansas in 2023. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

2022

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Kansas in 2022. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

Election policy ballot measures

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Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures relating to election and campaign policy in Kansas.

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Election administration agencies

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Individuals seeking additional information about election administration in Kansas can contact the following local, state, and federal agencies.

Kansas County Election Officers

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Secretary of State Office, Elections Division

Memorial Hall, 1st Floor

120 SW 10th Avenue

Topeka, KS 66612-1594

Phone: 785-296-4564

Toll free: 1-800-262-8683

Email: election@sos.ks.gov

Website: http://www.kssos.org/

Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission

901 S. Kansas Avenue

Topeka, Kansas 66612