Kansas allows voters to advance vote in person at county election offices or satellite voting locations and by mail up to 20 days before an election. Voters are encouraged to contact their county election office to confirm advance voting dates and locations. The Secretary of State’s office will also provide this information in July and October prior to each election.
In Person
Individuals who vote in person at the county election office or at a satellite location must show photographic identification. If an advance voter does not provide identification, the county election officer will issue a provisional ballot to the voter. The provisional ballot will not be considered valid until the voter submits their photographic identification to before the county canvass.
By Mail
Voters are allowed to vote by mail prior to election day in the state of Kansas. To do so, you must complete an application for an advance ballot and include your driver’s license number or a copy of your photo identification.
Attention
Under Kansas statute, the deadline to return your ballot is the close of the polls on Election Day. A district court in Douglas County entered a statewide injunction requiring ballots postmarked by election day to be counted if a ballot arrives by the last postal delivery on Friday after the election. The Kansas Court of Appeals rejected the Secretary of State’s appeal to stay the injunction.
Regardless of the decision, voters are urged to return their ballots by the close of polls on Election Day. Doing so will ensure that their ballots will be counted.
Polling Places
Voters who vote by mail can return their advance ballot to their county election office by taking it to any polling place within their county before the close of polls on Election Day.
Drop Boxes
Voters who vote by mail can return their advance ballot to their county election office by putting it in any of the drop boxes located within their county. Drop boxes are locked at the close of polls on Election Day.
