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Kansas 2019 ballot measures
- Primary: No statewide races
- General election: Nov. 5
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15
- Early voting: Oct. 16 - Nov. 4
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5
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In 2019, one statewide ballot measure appeared on the ballot in Kansas for the election on November 5, 2019. The ballot measure was approved.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Eliminate Revision of Census Population Amendment | Census | Eliminates requirement that census population be adjusted for students and military personnel |  |
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In Kansas, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2019, voters of Kansas had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and referendum process.
Legislature
The Kansas State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments, to the ballot. Kansas requires a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to a statewide election ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 27 votes in the Kansas State Senate and 84 votes in the Kansas House of Representatives, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Referral of 2019 constitutional amendment
The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the constitutional amendment certified for the ballot, the votes the amendment received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the amendment in each legislative chamber:
No measures to list
Summary of campaign contributions
- See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2019
The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:
Historical facts
- See also: List of Kansas ballot measures
Between 1995 and 2018, the following occurred in Kansas:
- Ballots featured nine ballot measures. Seven were on even-year ballots, and two were on odd-year ballots.
- The last election to feature an odd-year ballot measure in Kansas was 2005.
- An average of zero measures appeared on odd-year election ballots.
- Voters approved 78 percent (7 of 9) and rejected 22 percent (2 of 0) of the ballot measures.
| Ballot measures in Kansas, 1995-2018 | ||||||||||
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| Type | Total number | Approved | Percent approved | Defeated | Percent defeated | Odd-year average | Odd-year median | Odd-year minimum | Odd-year maximum | |
| All measures | 9 | 7 | 77.8% | 2 | 22.2% | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
State profile
| Demographic data for Kansas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,906,721 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 81,759 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 85.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 5.8% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.3% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 11.2% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 31% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $52,205 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 15% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas
Kansas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
- 2019 ballot measures
- List of Kansas ballot measures
- Campaign finance requirements for Kansas ballot measures
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