Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 4 — Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

Last action — Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 14, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on March 25, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill No. 4 establishes that all advance voting ballots must be received by the county election office or polling places by 7:00 p.m. on election day. This change ensures that ballots submitted by mail must be postmarked by election day to be counted, providing clarity on deadlines for voters. This matters as it aims to streamline the voting process and prevent late ballots from potentially causing confusion on election night.

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AsAmended by House Committee Session of 2025 SENATE BILLNo.
SENATE BILL No.
4 By Committee on Federal and StateAffairs 1-14 AN ACT concerning elections;
4 AN A CTconcerning elections;
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Sec.
SENATE BILL No.
4—page 2 Sec.
I hereby certify that the above ILLoriginated in the SENATE, and passed that body __________________________ SENATE concurred in H OUSE amendments _______________________ _________________________ President of the Senate.
_________________________ Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the H OUSE as amended _________________________ _________________________ Speaker of the House.
_________________________ Chief Clerk of the House.
A PPROVED _____________________________ _________________________ Governor.
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The bill amends the deadline for the return of advance voting ballots in Kansas elections.

  • K.S.A. 25-1132

    The deadline for the receipt by mail of the advance voting ballots by the office of the county election officer shall be the last delivery of mail by the United States postal service 7:00 p.m. on the third day following the date of the election. → The deadline for the receipt by mail of the advance voting ballots by the office of the county election officer shall be 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

    This change establishes a new deadline for the receipt of advance voting ballots, requiring them to be returned by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

  • K.S.A. 25-1132

    The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this subsection section.

    This addition mandates the secretary of state to create rules for managing the new voting ballot deadlines.

  • K.S.A. 25-1132

    K.S.A. 25-1132 is hereby repealed.

    This repeal removes the existing provisions of K.S.A. 25-1132, which will be replaced by the new amendments.

Action History

  1. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10

  2. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 84, Nay 41

  3. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, March 24, 2025

  4. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 14, 2025

  5. Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 30, Nay 10

  6. Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as conferees

  7. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  8. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Alexis Simmons

  9. Rep. Pat Proctor raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane

  10. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Silas Miller

  11. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Silas Miller was rejected; Yea 35, Nay 84, Absent 6

  12. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Heather Meyer

  13. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Heather Meyer was rejected; Yea 36, Nay 83, Absent 6

  14. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins

  15. Rep. Patrick Penn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane

  16. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  17. Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  18. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 80, Nay 39, Absent 6

  19. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau

  20. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections

  21. Received and Introduced

  22. Referred to House Committee on Elections

  23. Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1

  24. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau

  25. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was rejected

  26. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  27. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  28. Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  29. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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