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KS HB2016

Bill

Status

Passed

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Elections

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Online obituary notices published by funeral homes located in the county are added as valid grounds for county election officers to remove deceased voters from voter registration books, alongside existing methods like newspaper obituaries and death certificates.

  • Poll workers must be U.S. citizens and Kansas residents; active duty military members, their spouses, and dependents who are U.S. citizens cannot be disqualified from serving as poll workers based on residency or voter registration status.

  • Organizations soliciting advance voting ballot applications by mail must include a disclosure label in 10-point font (reduced from 14-point) on a page in the mailing, identifying the sender's name and address and stating it is not a government mailing; the requirement to list organization executives is removed.

  • Advance ballot application mailings must use official applications from the Secretary of State or county election office and include information on how to mail the application to the appropriate county election office, rather than including a pre-addressed envelope.

Legislative Description

Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications.

Last Action

House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025

4/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Federal and State Affairs2/20/2025
Elections1/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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