Significant irregularities in the procedures and results of the 2020 election have been revealed across the country. Legislatures have been attempting to restore secure voting procedures. Kansas has not been an exception.
Our Kansas Governor vetoed a 2021 bill to protect election integrity but the legislature overrode that veto strictly along party lines, except for Sen. John Doll (R-Garden City). The new law does the following.
- Prohibits election officials from receiving or spending private money
- Makes it a felony for a person to alter a postmark on an advance mail ballot, requires an election official to verify that the signature on an advance ballot envelope matches the voter’s signature on file in the registration records
- Removed the authority of the Secretary of State to extend the deadline for receipt of advance voting ballots, created a felony for falsely representing an election official
- Requires the Secretary of State to post registered voter counts prior to the election, prohibits any person from delivering an advance ballot on behalf of another person without an signed affidavit
- Prohibits an individual from delivering more that ten advance ballots on behalf of other voters
- Expanded the definition of “electioneering” to limit a candidate’s handling, distributing or counting ballots.
To be more certain that your vote will be counted, you should vote in person on the day of the election.
If you have already applied to receive an advance ballot by mail, take your completed ballot to your county election office or county clerk.
Make sure your circle of influence is ready to vote. Do they know when and how to vote? Primary election participation is typically below 50 percent of eligible voters. General election participation is barely 70 percent.
Do they know which candidates support limited government and support passing the Convention of States Resolution in 2023?
If you are not voting for COS-supportive candidates this year, don’t ask why Kansas hasn’t passed the Convention of States Resolution next year. Passing the Resolution next year is based on electing supporting candidates this year. This is what it will take.
See the 2022 Kansas House Liberty Scorecard.
Make your primary and general election votes count for individual liberty, limited government and Convention of States.
