Days after she was elected chair of the Kansas Democratic Party, Jeanna Repass was offered a $70,000 job in Gov. Laura Kelly's office.

The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature on Tuesday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill eliminating the three-day grace period for late-arriving mail ballots that lawmakers of both parties overwhelmingly adopted in 2017.

Kansas Rep. Pat Proctor, R-Fort Leavenworth, announced his candidacy for secretary of state in 2026 on April 3. Proctor is the first candidate to announce his intention to run for the office. For the past two years he served as the chair of the House Elections Committee.

In a veto message, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the repeal of the three-day grace period would "disenfranchise thousands of Kansas voters."

Kansas state Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, D-Wichita, argues against overriding Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a bill that eliminates the extra three days after Election Day that voters have to return mail ballots, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the ...

The Kansas City Election Board (KCEB) has shared details on their no excuse absentee voting ahead of the April 8 school and special election.

United Believers Community Church: 5600 E. 112th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri, 64134 The Mount Christian Worship Center: 1800 E. 79th St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64132 (Corner of 79th & Paseo) Monday, April 7 – Final Day of Early Voting (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.):

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed two bills and allowed a handful of others to become law without her signature on Monday. Kelly announced in a press release that she has

Voting begins Tuesday for school and special election. Voters will decide on bond issues in the Kansas City and Lee’s Summit school districts

Missouri will hold municipal elections on April 8. Voters across the Kansas City area will weigh in on issues like investing in public safety, improving infrastructure and electing their school board members.

As of 2026, only Iowa and Kansas will allow only 20 days for mail ballots to go to voters and back to election officials. In at least half of the states, the period is at least double that time frame.

It is not clear how much the change will affect election outcomes. About 11% of registered Democrats cast mail ballots in Kansas in November, compared with 6% for Republicans. But the Kansas ...