As Amended by Senate Committee AsAmended by House Committee Session of 2026 HOUSE BILLNo.BILL No.
2437 By Committee on Elections Requested by Representative Waggoner 1-14 AN ACT concerning elections;
establishing the SAVE Kansas act;
requiring quarterly reports to the secretary of state of certain information of noncitizens receiving public assistance benefits;
imposing restrictions on websites that can accept and transmit voter registration applications;
25-2316c and 25-2324 and repealing the existing section sections.
New Section 1. As1. (a) usedThe inprovisions thisof act sections 1 through 6, and amendments thereto:thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the save Kansas act.
(a) "SAVE"(b) As meansused thein systematicsections alien1 verificationthrough for6, entitlementsand databaseamendments administeredthereto: by the United States department of homeland security.
(b) "Statewide(1) "SAVE" voter registration system" means the centralizedsystematic electronicalien voterverification registrationfor entitlements database maintainedadministered by the secretaryUnited States department of state.homeland security.
(c) "Election(2) "Statewide official"voter registration system" means the secretarycentralized ofelectronic statevoter andregistration anydatabase countymaintained electionby officials.the secretary of state.
(3) "Election official" means the secretary of state and any county election officials.
HB(3) require 2437—Am.confirmation of the identified voter's citizenship status;
by SC 2 (3) require confirmation of the identified voter's citizenship status;
3. The secretary of state in conjunction with county election officials, shall submit an annual report on the outcomes of the periodic checks specified in section 2, and amendments thereto, to the house and senate committees committee on elections and the senate committee on federal and state affairs by January 31 of each year.
(d) the number of voters ultimately removed from the statewide system as a result of first identified in the SAVE verification process;
and (d)(e) any(e) any recommendations for statutory or administrative improvements to ensure voter roll accuracy.
5. If any provision of thissections act1 through 6, and amendments thereto, or its application is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of thesections act1 thatHOUSE canBILL beNo. given effect without the invalid provision or application.
2437—page 2 through 6, and amendments thereto, that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
6. If at any time the SAVE system ceases to allow for batch uploads or provide database searches by driver's license number or social security number, the secretary of state shall publish a notice of such change in the Kansas register.
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7. K.S.A.7. Every state agency as defined in K.S.A.
75-3701, and amendments thereto, that is designated as a voter registration agency pursuant to the national voter registration act of 1993, 52 U.S.C.
§ 20506, and provides public assistance benefits shall report the first and last name, the middle name or initial, if any, residence address, date of birth, alien registration number, last four digits of the social security number, if any, and driver's license number or nondriver's identification card number, if any, of each noncitizen recipient of such public assistance benefits on a quarterly basis to the secretary of state.
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8. (a) Any person registering to vote in this state using a website shall only use a website that has the.gov domain as part of such website's uniform resource locator or has been approved to accept and transmit electronic voter registration applications by the secretary of state.
County election officials shall not accept any electronic voter registration application that has been accepted by or transmitted from any website that does not satisfy the requirements of this section.
(b) A website shall only be approved to accept and transmit electronic voter registration applications by the secretary of state if such website provides that:
(1) All registrant data transmitted through an online voter registration system shall be protected using encryption in transit;
(2) encryption protocols shall comply with applicable national institute of standards and technology (NIST) standards;
(3) registrant data shall be transmitted directly to systems owned, operated or contractually controlled by the applicable county election officer;
(4) online voter registration systems shall authenticate connections to ensure that registrant data is transmitted only to authorized government endpoints, which shall be provided by the secretary of state;
(5) the system shall provide confirmation to the registrant that the submission has been successfully received by the applicable county election officer;
(6) audit logs shall be maintained documenting submission receipt, system access and data transmission integrity;
(7) registrant data collected through an online voter registration system shall be used solely for voter registration and election administration purposes as authorized by law;
(8) registrant data shall not be sold, licensed, rented, transferred or used for commercial or nonelection-related purposes;
and (9) registrant data shall not be disclosed to any third party except:
(A) As required by state or federal law;
(B) to another county election officer or the secretary of state for official election administration purposes;
or (C) to a contractor acting exclusively on behalf of the county election officer and bound by written agreements requiring compliance with this regulation and applicable NIST standards.
(c) (1) It shall be a violation of this section for any person or group to operate a voter registration website that is not in compliance with this section.
(2) Violations of this section shall be a class A nonperson HOUSE BILL No.
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(d) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
The provisions of this section shall not be implemented or enforced until the secretary has adopted such rules and regulations.
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The county election officer shall send, by nonforwardable mail, a notice of HBdisposition 2437—Am.to any voter completing such application.
by SC 3 disposition to any voter completing such application.
25-2309,25- 2309, and amendments thereto.
or (2) (A) (i) has failed to respond to the notice described in subsection (e)(1) through (e)(4) (e)(5);(e) or (f)(1) through (f)(3);
or (ii) the notice described in subsection (e)(5) (e)(6)(f)(4) is returned as undeliverable;
or (2) it appears from information provided by the director of the division of vehicles that a registrant has moved to a different residence address outside of the county in which the registrant is currently registered.HOUSE BILL No.
2437—page 4 registered.
HB(1) A 2437—Am.notice of disposition of an application for voter registration is returned as undeliverable;
by SC 4 (1) A notice of disposition of an application for voter registration is returned as undeliverable;
or (5) if(5)(4) if it appears from information provided by the director of the division of motor vehicles that a registrant has movedno toelection-related aactivity differentfor residenceany addressfour- outsidecalendar-year theperiod. county in which the registrant is currently registered;
or (6)(4) if the registrant has no election-related activity for any four- calendar-year period.
(B) an obituary notice published online by a funeral home located in the any county reports the death of such registered voter;
HB(F) the 2437—Am.name of such registered voter appears in information on a list of deceased individuals provided by the social security administration that has been verified by other reliable means;
by SC 5 (F) the name of such registered voter appears in information on a list of deceased individuals provided by the social security administration that has been verified by other reliable means;
Upon notification of a felony convictionHOUSE fromBILL theNo. chief state election official, or from a county or district attorney or a Kansas district court, the county election officer shall remove the name of the offender from the registration records within five business days.
2437—page 5 conviction from the chief state election official, or from a county or district attorney or a Kansas district court, the county election officer shall remove the name of the offender from the registration records within five business days.
(i)(j) To(j) To ensure effective and continuous maintenance of voter registration records through the use of all available and reliable sources of information, the secretary of state:
and (B) at least once each month quarter, a list, which shall be provided by the director of the division of motor vehicles at such times as prescribed by the secretary of state, of all changes in residency for the immediately preceding month quarter;
(2) shall request the following information a list of deceased residents of this state provided by the social security administration at least once each year and provide such information to the appropriate county election officer:officer;
(A) A list of deceased residents of this state provided by the social security administration;
and (B) a list of individuals who are noncitizens but may be registered to vote provided by the United States citizenship and immigration services;
HB(A) Any 2437—Am.change of residency information provided by a state or federal agency;
byand SC(B) comparisons 6of (A) Anyvoter changeregistration ofrecords residencyheld informationand providedmaintained by aother statejurisdictions. or federal agency;
and(k) All (B) anyinformation changeobtained by the secretary of residencystate informationpursuant providedto bysubsection a(j) nongovernmentalshall entity;be confidential and shall not be disclosed pursuant to the open records act, K.S.A.
45-215 et seq., and (C) comparisonsamendments ofthereto, voterexcept registrationthat recordssuch heldinformation andmay maintainedbe byreleased otherto jurisdictions.county election officers as authorized under subsection (j).
(j)(k) All information obtained by the secretary of state pursuant to subsection (i) shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed pursuant to the open records act, K.S.A.
45-215 et seq., and amendments thereto, except that such information may be released to county election officers as authorized under subsection (i).
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(b) Every quarter, the director of the division of motor vehicles shall provide a list of all permanent and temporary driver's licenses issued to persons who have subsequently been issued a driver's license by another jurisdiction to the secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall compare such lists with the voter registration rolls and, after an investigation that indicates that the voter may no longer intend toHOUSE beBILL aNo. registered voter in Kansas, direct the county election officer to send a confirmation notice to both the registrant's address on the voter registration rolls and to the current address on the new driver's license, upon which a registrant may state such registrant's permanent address.
Within2437—page 456 daysto afterbe sendinga theregistered confirmationvoter notice,in ifKansas, direct the registrantcounty doeselection notofficer respondto orsend confirmsa theirconfirmation intentnotice to noboth longerthe beregistrant's registeredaddress toon votethe invoter Kansas,registration therolls countyand electionto officerthe shallcurrent removeaddress withinon fivethe businessnew daysdriver's anylicense, namesupon ofwhich sucha personsregistrant thatmay appearstate onsuch theregistrant's voterpermanent rolls.address.
HBWithin 2437—Am.45 days after sending the confirmation notice, if the registrant does not respond or confirms their intent to no longer be registered to vote in Kansas, the county election officer shall remove within five business days such persons that appear on the voter rolls.
by SC 7 The county election officer shall notify any person removed from the voter registration rolls that such person may be reinstated on the voter registration rolls by providing proof of residency in this state.
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9. K.S.A.
25-2316c is and 25-2324 are hereby repealed.
3.12. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
10. ThisI acthereby shallcertify takethat effectthe andabove beBILLoriginated in forcethe fromH OUSE, and afterwas itsadopted publicationby inthat thebody statuteH book.OUSE adopted Conference Committee Report Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the S ENATE as amended SENATE adopted Conference Committee Report President of the Senate.
Secretary of the Senate.
A PPROVED Governor.