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KS HB2091

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Stephanie Clayton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Secretary of State must develop voter registration programs offering services through the Kansas Department for Children and Families, Department for Aging and Disability Services, and Department of Labor, with registration offered when applicants apply for assistance or benefits

  • Secretary of State, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, must offer voter registration services at each accredited high school to students 17 years of age or older

  • Discharged inmates who are U.S. citizens and have had their civil rights restored through certification of discharge must be offered the opportunity to register to vote

  • Applicants at state agencies who did not need to provide proof of citizenship for their benefits application must be informed that proof of citizenship is required to complete voter registration

  • Criminal penalties for voting without being qualified (severity level 7 nonperson felony) will not apply to ineligible persons who register through the new state agency program without willfully misrepresenting their eligibility

Legislative Description

Requiring discharged inmates be offered the opportunity to register to vote and requiring the secretary of state to develop a voter registration program that offers voter registration services through certain state agencies and accredited high schools.

Last Action

House Referred to Committee on Elections

1/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections1/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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