Wyandotte County elected officials, including Mayor Tyrone Garner, will head a press conference announcing support for a county commission resolution calling on Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Michael Abbott to provide voting materials in Spanish for voters

In the 2024 primary and general elections, the ACLU of Kansas will once again lead the Election Protection hotline, a nonpartisan, state-wide, rapid response effort by lawyers and on-site poll monitors that will safeguard the voting process this primary and general election for Kansas voters.

Local leaders in Hays, Kansas are set to hand-deliver a petition with hundreds of signatures calling on County Clerk Bobbi Dreiling to open a polling location on the Fort Hays State University campus. The group plans to bring the petition to the Ellis County Administrative Center on Tuesday.

SB 14 would eliminate the three-day voting window that eligible Kansas voters depend on to have their vote count and shorten voter registration times.

As state lawmakers consider multiple election-related bills, the ACLU of Kansas is warning against each bill’s negative impact on Kansas voters, but also against the collective anti-democratic theme of the package of bills that all seek to make it harder for Kansans to vote.

Judge denies defendants’ motion for summary judgment in the case, which challenges the unlawful dilution of voting power of Latine residents

As many as 30,000 Kansans have the right to vote after completing sentences for felony convictions, but many are not aware of their rights. A new effort will work to inform them of their restored voting rights, recruiting volunteers to help ensure their neighbors know their rights have been restored

Ten advocacy, direct service, and other local Wyandotte County organizations are expressing surprise and disappointment after Election Commissioner Michael Abbott denied a meeting to even discuss the growing need for better language access and early voting for the community’s voters. 

New ACLU of Kansas report “Same Water Comin’ Round” examines voting rights, criminal justice reform and more through the prism of the historic settlement.