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The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature on Tuesday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill eliminating the three-day grace period for late-arriving mail ballots that lawmakers of both parties overwhelmingly adopted in 2017.

Kansas Rep. Pat Proctor, R-Fort Leavenworth, announced his candidacy for secretary of state in 2026 on April 3. Proctor is the first candidate to announce his intention to run for the office. For the past two years he served as the chair of the House Elections Committee.

Republicans in the Kansas Legislature have eliminated the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots. Starting in 2026, all ballots must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

In a veto message, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the repeal of the three-day grace period would "disenfranchise thousands of Kansas voters."

Kansas state Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, D-Wichita, argues against overriding Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a bill that eliminates the extra three days after Election Day that voters have to return mail ballots, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the ...

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly worried the law could violate the U.S. Constitution, but allowed it to become law without her signature.

The unofficial results are in for three special mail ballot elections that took place Tuesday, April 1 in two cities and one school district in Johnson County. According

Missouri will hold municipal elections on April 8. Voters across the Kansas City area will weigh in on issues like investing in public safety, improving infrastructure and electing their school board members.

As of 2026, only Iowa and Kansas will allow only 20 days for mail ballots to go to voters and back to election officials. In at least half of the states, the period is at least double that time frame.