Kansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links

As always, it's best to double check with your state for any recent changes to election rules: Kansas Election Website

COVID-19 info for Kansas

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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 and recieved a certificate of discharge; 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.
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: Received 7 days before Election Day.
- By Mail: Received 7 days before Election Day.
- Online: N/A
1. Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
2. Sign and date the form. Provide your valid driver's license number or non-driver's identification card number in the space provided. Otherwise, you must provide a copy of an accepted form of photo identification. 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. Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.
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.
- Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is 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 Identification Document
You must provide the number from your current and valid Kansas drivers license or Kansas nondrivers ID card when you request your advance 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 Identification Document

Offsite links

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

Kansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links

Check your registration→

Register to vote→

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COVID-19 info for Kansas

Kansas voter registration

Kansas absentee ballots

Kansas Early Voting

Kansas voter ID

Offsite links

Additional VOTE.org links

Kansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links

Check your registration→

Register to vote→

Vote by mail→

Get election reminders→

Pledge to register→

COVID-19 info for Kansas

Kansas voter registration

Voter registration deadlines

Election day registration

Voter registration rules

How to register to vote in Kansas

Registering with felony status

Kansas absentee ballots

Absentee ballot application deadlines

Voted absentee ballots are due

Absentee ballot rules

How to get an absentee ballot in Kansas

Once you get your absentee ballot in Kansas

Kansas Early Voting

Early voting starts in Kansas

Early voting ends in Kansas

Kansas voter ID

In-person voter ID requirements

Absentee voter ID requirements

Offsite links

Additional VOTE.org links