Kansas voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have opened the door for extremists in the state legislature to ban abortion in all cases, without exceptions.

After numerous voters were incorrectly turned away at the Maize Recreation Center Polling Location prior to the closing of polls and told to go to a different location to vote, the ACLU of Kansas is requesting that those affected immediately contact the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.

The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Secretary of State Scott Schwab violated his office's obligation to follow the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA). The provisional ballot records at issue in the case are crucial for ongoing work to improve voter engagement and access in Kansas. 

The ACLU of Kansas is deeply troubled by Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden’s recent proposals to have sheriff’s office staff intrude on the county elections office’s ballot counting and pick-up processes. 

After the ACLU of Kansas intervened, Atchison County Clerk Michelle Phillips reversed her previous decision that ended voter registration for the August 2, 2022 election early on June 23.

Abortion is on the ballot in Kansas on August 2, when an election will be held to determine whether we have power over our own bodies or whether the government can issue mandates to take away our bodily autonomy.

The Tenth Circuit Court ruled Monday that an ACLU of Kansas lawsuit claiming the state highway patrol routinely and illegally stopped motorists with out of state license plates, can continue.

The ACLU of Kansas, along with the National Police Accountability Project and Stinson LLP, filed a class action suit on Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas against the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS).

In a stunning blow to Wyandotte County and Lawrence voters, the Kansas Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a legislatively drawn map that voting rights advocates said were examples of a racial and partisan gerrymander.