Kansas Absentee Ballots - VOTE.org - The Absentee Ballot Experts

Last updated on August 2, 2016

Warnings

You must provide your current Kansas drivers license number on your absentee ballot application. If you can't provide that number, then you need to include a copy of your photo ID with your application. You can find a list of acceptable forms of ID at www.vote.org/voter-id-laws.

Kansas absentee ballot deadlines

Absentee ballot application deadlines: Received by 5pm on the Tuesday before Election Day
Voted ballots are due: Received by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day

Kansas absentee ballot rules

Any registered Kansas voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Kansas absentee ballot directions

Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
Sign and date the form. This is very important!
Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Office will let you fax or email the application.
Make sure your application is received by the deadline. Your application must actually arrive by this time — simply being postmarked by the deadline is insufficient.
Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.

Once you receive your ballot...

Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
Sign and date where indicated.
Mail your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
Your voted ballot must arrive by the deadline or it will not be counted.

Helpful voting links

State Election Website
Local Election Office: This is the government office responsible for running elections in your region. Theses are the best people to contact if you have any questions at all about voting in your state.
Find your polling place
Learn more about absentee voting
Learn more about voter ID

Frequently asked questions

When you register, you must put your current Kansas driver's license number or non-driver's identification number on your voter registration form. If you do not have either number, enter the last four digits of your social security number. If you don't have any of these numbers, you must check the 'none' box on the form. However, you will need to provide photo ID when you vote, whether you vote in person or by mail.However, you will need to provide photo ID when you vote, whether you vote in person or by mail.
Yes. Every voter must now provide a valid form of identification, with the exception of: persons with a permanent physical disability that makes it impossible for them to travel to obtain voting identification and who have permanent advance voting status; members of the merchant marine and uniformed service memberswho are on active duty and absent from the county on election day, as well as their spouses and dependents; and any voter whose religious beliefs prohibit photographic identification.Yes. When you apply for your absentee ballot, you must provide your current and valid Kansas driver's license number, nondriver's identification card number, or a photocopy of any ID listed below.The following forms of ID are valid if they contain the name and photograph of the voter and have not expired:* driver's license issued by Kansas or another state; state identification card; government-issued concealed carry handgun or weapon license; U.S. passport; employee badge or identification document issued by a government office or agency; military ID; student ID issued by an accredited postsecondary institution in Kansas; government-issued public assistance ID card.*Expired documents are valid if the bearer is aged 65 or older.*Expired documents are valid if the bearer is aged 65 or older.

Warnings

Kansas absentee ballot deadlines

Kansas absentee ballot rules

Kansas absentee ballot directions

Once you receive your ballot...

Helpful voting links

Frequently asked questions

Can I vote in person before the election in Kansas

Do I need to provide ID when I register to vote in Kansas

Do I need to provide ID when voting by absentee ballot in Kansas

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