Kansas Election Center

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COVID-19 info for Kansas

The Democratic Presidential Primary scheduled for May 2 will be held solely by mail-in ballots according to the Kansas Democratic Party, March 30, 2020
- All registered voters registered with the Democratic Party should receive ballots automatically by April 10. If you have not received your ballot by that date, the deadline to request a ballot is April 24
- Completed ballots must be returned by received by May 2 but should be mailed as early as possible
- For more information, check with the Kansas Democratic Party
COVID-19 Resource Center, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Kansas voter registration

- In Person: 21 days before Election Day.
- By Mail: Postmarked 21 days before Election Day.
- Online: 21 days before Election Day.
To register in Kansas you must:
- be a citizen of the United States
- be a resident of Kansas
- be 18 by the next election
- have completed the terms of your sentence if convicted of a felony; a person serving a sentence for a felony conviction is ineligible to vote
- not claim the right to vote in any other location or under any other name
- not be excluded from voting for mental incompetence by a court of competent jurisdiction
1. Use our Register to Vote Tool to fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
2. Sign and date your form. This is very important!
3. Mail or hand-deliver your completed form to the address we provide.
4. Make sure you register before the voter registration deadline.

Kansas absentee ballots

- In Person:
- By Mail: 7 days before Election Day.
- Online:
1. Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
2. Sign and date the form. This is very important!
3. Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We'll provide the mailing address for you.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.
- 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.

Kansas early voting

Kansas voter ID

If you are voting in person in Kansas, you must present one of the following forms of unexpired photo ID (unless you are 65 or older, in which case the ID can be expired) when you vote:
- Drivers license or non-drivers ID card issued by Kansas or another state
- U.S. passport
- Concealed carry of handgun license issued by Kansas or another state
- Employee badge or ID document issued by a government office
- U.S. military ID
- Student ID card issued by an accredited Kansas postsecondary educational institution
- Public assistance ID card issued by a government office
- An ID card issued by an Indian tribe
- State Voter ID
- NOTE: Kansas cannot require you to provide proof of US citizenship to register to vote for federal elections
You must provide the number from your current and valid Kansas drivers license or Kansas nondrivers ID card when you request your absentee ballot.
If you do not have a valid Kansas drivers license or Kansas nondrivers card, you must provide a copy of one of the following forms of photo ID with your application in order to receive a ballot:
- Drivers license or nondrivers ID card issued by Kansas or another state
- U.S. passport
- Concealed carry of handgun license issued by Kansas or another state
- Employee badge or ID document issued by a government office
- U.S. military ID
- Student ID card issued by an accredited Kansas postsecondary educational institution
- Public assistance ID card issued by a government office
- An ID card issued by an Indian tribe
- State Voter ID

Offsite links

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Election day registration

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Registering with felony status

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