Kansas Voter Information
Primary Election Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Voter registration closed on Tuesday, July 12 and early
voting has started for the Primary Election. Check your County Election Office website for early voting
times and locations. The Primary Election includes offices from the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, all 40
Kansas Senate and 125 Kansas House of Representatives, some Board of Education, and some County
Commission. 15 Kansas House of Representatives will be decided as no other party challengers are in 15
races. Unaffiliated voters can declare a party affiliation at the polls and vote in that party's primary.
General Election is on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Voter registration will close on Tuesday, October 18
and early voting will start between October 19 and 26, depending on the county. The General Election
ballot will include all offices in the Primary Election, and add the US President, Judges and Justices up for
retention, and any local questions.
Polls are open 7 am to 7 pm on Election Day.
Advance Ballot by Mail. Get the form at: http://www.sos.ks.gov/forms/elections/AV1.pdf The
application form is accepted until the Friday before the election but the ballot has to be returned to the
County Election Office by 7 pm on election day.
Permanent Advance Voting Status. Voters with a permanent physical disability or illness or have been
diagnosed as having a permanent illness, can apply for a Permanent Advance Voting Status, and receive
ballots by mail: http://www.kssos.org/forms/elections/AV2.pdf The application form is accepted until
the Friday before the election but the ballot has to be returned to the County Election Office by 7 pm on
election day.
Proof-of-citizenship. As of January 1, 2013, Kansas law requires voters registering for the first time in
Kansas to provide proof of US citizenship before they may be entered onto the voter rolls. If you were
successfully registered to vote before that date and have remained registered, you do not have to prove
your US citizenship in order to vote. Submit Proof-of-citizenship within 90 days of your voter
application. An exception to the proof-of-citizenship: a recent court decision allows those who
registered to vote at the DMV after Jan 1, 2013, but have not provided their proof-of-citizenship, will still
have their votes counted for Federal Elections (President, US Senate, US Congress). If those persons do
provide their proof-of-citizenship, they will be fully registered to vote in all elections. Proof-ofcitizenship has to be submitted to your County Election Office by the eve before the election in order to
allow all votes to count.
Check your voter registration online by entering your first and last names and date of birth:
https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/ This site includes the address of your voter registration, polling place, all
your districts and your voting history. If you registered to vote after Jan 31 2016, but did not provide
your proof-of-citizenship within 90 days, and don't find your name on this website as registered to
vote, you may have been disenfranchised for all elections. You need to begin the registration process
anew.
To register to vote or update your registration: If you have a Kansas drivers license or Kansas Nondriver ID, you can register to vote or update your registration online:
https://www.kdor.org/voterregistration/ If you are a new Kansas voter, you should submit your proofof-citizenship document to your County Election Office – not the site listed with online voter application.
If you want to register to vote in Kansas with a paper form:
https://www.kssos.org/forms/elections/voterregistration.pdf The application and any documents
needed should be sent to your County Election Office.
New Kansas voters need to provide "proof of citizenship" in order to register to vote. Accepted
documents: http://www.gotvoterid.com/proof-of-citzenship.html#validdocs.
If you were born in Kansas; here is the link to the application to request a certified copy of your Kansas
birth certificate: http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/download/birth_fillable.pdf. You can request a FREE copy
of your birth certificate with this form (BCA): http://www.gotvoterid.com/pdf/BCA.pdf
If you were born in another state, go to this website for information on your state for a copy of your
birth certificate: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm
If your name or sex on your proof-of-citizenship is different than your current name or sex, fill out an
“Affidavit of Evidence of U.S. Citizenship: http://www.sos.ks.gov/forms/elections/CDU.pdf
To update your Kansas drivers license and voter registration address online:
https://www.kdor.org/dldefault.aspx/