Kansas Sued Over Law That Rejects Ballots Through No Fault of Voters
A Kansas law that could disenfranchise thousands just for voting by mail is facing a new legal challenge.
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A Kansas law that could disenfranchise thousands just for voting by mail is facing a new legal challenge.
The state of Kansas agreed to permanently stop enforcing a law that undermined the work of voter registration organizations by imposing criminal penalties on individuals whose actions could be construed as conduct that would be undertaken by an election official.
Election officials across the country are urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) to fix what they’ve identified as significant issues with mail delivery that could impact voting in the Nov. 5 election.
An executive order issued in 2021 by President Biden to promote voter registration is still drawing rebuke from GOP-led states in court.
Pro-voter organizations were issued a big win today after a Kansas court temporarily blocked a law that sought to criminalize some voter registration activities.
A federal judge ruled yesterday that Dodge City, Kansas’ at-large method for electing members to its city commission does not unlawfully discriminate against Latino voters.
On Thursday, June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Allen v. Milligan. The Court’s decision in Allen will impact 30 other redistricting lawsuits in 10 different states.
On Thursday, May 4, a federal judge struck down part of a Kansas voter suppression law that prohibited individuals or organizations from sending personalized, early mail-in ballot applications to registered Kansas voters.
On Wednesday, April 19, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed Senate Bill 209, a bill that would have shortened the deadline to return mail-in ballots.
On Monday, March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a petition filed by Kansas Voters and Loud Light Kansas seeking review of Kansas’ congressional map drawn with 2020 census data.
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