VOTE IN KANSAS

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Tuesday, October 15th

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 15th, 2024. Click here to register to vote online

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 15th, 2024. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Tuesday, October 29th.You can download and print the voter registration application, and send it to your local election officials. Return the fully completed application to your county election office by mail, by fax, or in person. County addresses are listed on the back of the application.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 by visiting your local election office. You may also register to vote in person at Kansas Secretary of State’s office, as well as many banks, grocery, stores, libraries, and city offices. Return the fully completed application to your county election office by mail, by fax, or in person. County addresses are listed on the back of the application.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5th.

  Kansas voters must show photographic identification when casting a vote in person. If you are a registered voter, you may bring one of the following: driver’s license, non-driver ID card, U.S. passport, and others. You may visit the website to see the full list of acceptable IDs.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  In-person absentee is available in Kansas. Kansas allows voters to cast their ballots through advance voting. Any registered voter can vote in-person prior to Election Day. The last day to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, October 29th. Contact your local election office for more information.

  In-person absentee will take place from Wednesday, October 16th to Monday, November 4th, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in Kansas can request for an absentee ballot without reasons for the general election this year. You may request the absentee ballot by Tuesday, October 29th. You can apply for mail-in ballot by submitting the advance ballot by mail form to your local election office.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be postmarked by election day Tuesday, November 5th and received by the close of business on Friday, November 8th.
  • Contact your local election office for more information.

  If you need to change any information on your voter registration, you may do so by re-registering at this link by Tuesday, October 15th.

MORE INFORMATION FOR KANSAS VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves a term of 2 years. All positions in the 4 congressional districts of Kansas are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election for select districts. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ 1st district: Paul Buskirk (D) vs. Tracey Mann* (R)
  ▹ 2nd district: Nancy Boyda (D) vs. Derek Schmidt (R)
  ▹ 3rd district: Sharice Davids* (D) vs. Prasanth Reddy (R)
  ▹ 4th district: Esau Freeman (D) vs. Ron Estes* (R)

  STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
  A Board of Education voting member serves a term of 4 years. Offices for all even-numbered districts out of the 10 districts of Kansas are on the ballot. Find your district on the Kansas State Department of Education website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election for select districts. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ 2nd district: Melanie Haas* (D) vs. Fred Postlewait (R)
  ▹ 4th district: Kris Meyer (D) vs. Connie O’Brien (R)
  ▹ 6th district: Beryl New (D) vs. Bruce Schultz (R)
  ▹ 8th district: Betty Arnold* (D) vs. Jason Carmichael (R)
  ▹ 10th district: Jeffrey Jarman (D) vs. Debby Potter (R)
  

  KANSAS STATE SENATE
  A State Senator of Kansas serves a term of 4 years. All positions in the 40 senate districts of Kansas are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Kansas State Legislature website under “Find Your Legislator”.

  KANSAS STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A State Representative of Kansas serves a term of 2 years. All positions in the 125 house districts of Kansas are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Kansas State Legislature website under “Find Your Legislator”.

  INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT JUDGES
  A Kansas Court of Appeals judge serves a term of 4 years. The terms of 7 Kansas intermediate appellate court judges will expire on January 13th, 2025. The 7 seats are up for retention election on November 5th, 2024. 
  ▹ Karen Arnold-Burger
  ▹ Sarah Warner
  ▹ David E. Bruns
  ▹ G. Gordon Atcheson
  ▹ Rachel Pickering
  ▹ Angela Coble
  ▹ Kathryn Gardner

  KANSAS DISTRICT ATTORNEY
  A Kansas district attorney serves a term of 4 years. The city of Topeka, Kansas and Sedgwick County, Kansas are holding a general election for district attorney.

  KANSAS COUNTY CLERK
  A Kansas county clerk serves a term of 4 years. Sedgwick County, Kansas is holding a general election for county clerk.

  KANSAS REGISTER OF DEEDS
  A Kansas register of deeds serves a term of 4 years. Sedgwick County, Kansas is holding a general election for register of deeds.

  KANSAS SHERIFF
  Sedgwick County, Kansas is holding a general election for sheriff.

  KANSAS TREASURER
  A Kansas treasurer serves a term of 4 years. Sedgwick County, Kansas is holding a general election for treasurer.

  You can find the official statewide list here.

• Pre-Registration

  17-year-old Kansas residents may re-register to vote, but can only vote when they turn 18 as long as they meet the voter requirements of the state.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their local election official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Contact your local election office to track your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from Kansas living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other U.S. voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN KANSAS?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old at the date of the general election. You must be a resident of Kansas. You must have received final discharge from imprisonment or parole, or conditional release if convicted of a felony. You must have abandoned your former residence and/or name with which you have formerly registered to vote elsewhere.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 16 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama, and Biden) You may find more information on their respective websites.

  When registering to vote, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation. However, in some states including Kansas, voters with party affiliation may vote only in the primary election of the party they are affiliated with. Unaffiliated voters, on the other hand, may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In the primary election in Kansas, voters with a party affiliation are only allowed to vote for their party’s nominees. Unaffiliated voters, on the other hand, may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in the primary elections. In the general election, however, all voters are free to vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In Kansas, there are also candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Kansas State Senate, Kansas State House of Representatives, Kansas State Board of Education, Court of Appeals judicial positions, as well as several local positions. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Kansas legislative district, please visit the Kansas State Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.