TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service’s handling of ballots required…

While the 2024 presidential election may be more than a month and half away, it is time for Kansans to make a voting plan and check their voter registration status. This is because Kansas has…

TOPEKA — The organization of Kansas county election officers told legislators Wednesday the membership opposed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit counties from continuing the practice of mailing unsolicited advance ballot applications to registered voters.…

In defending the perceived threat to election ballot boxes in Kansas, House Elections Committee chairman Rep. Pat Proctor, R-Leavenworth, likened the dangers of them being vandalized to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.  “I bet…

On the eve of Tuesday’s midterm election, we already know voter turnout won’t be what it could be.  That’s because as a state — and country — we don’t do all we can to make…

Of the dozen official national holidays observed in the U.S. each year, the one being celebrated Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — is the most relevant to today’s big national conversations. From continuing…

These days, ensuring “election integrity” is the password for restricting voter access. So far, 14 states have enacted measures to curtail  voter participation during their 2021 legislative sessions. The majority of states, including Kansas, are…

Money is often the common denominator  between big business and politics. The more you give, the greater the access to bending the law in your favor. Typically such favors come in the form of tax…

You might have heard about “ballot harvesting” recently. Kansas politicians are trying to restrict the practice, and some have linked it to baseless suggestions of election fraud in our state.  What is ballot harvesting anyway? …

I’ve come to accept that every year Kansas legislators will debate four topics — abortion, the expansion of Medicaid, gun violence, and voting rights — no matter what else is going on in the world.…