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Kansas Senate overrides governor to end three-day mail-ballot grace period
Summary
The Kansas Senate voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 4, eliminating the three-day grace period that had allowed mail ballots received after Election Day to be counted. Supporters said federal court guidance and uniform election deadlines require the change; opponents said it disenfranchises voters who rely on mail service.
The Kansas Senate voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 4, removing the three-day grace period that allowed mail ballots received after Election Day to be counted.
Senator Johnson, who led the motion, said the measure "is repealing the 3 day grace period" and argued the change would create a single, uniform end to elections at 7 p.m. on Election Day. He cited a recent federal appeals decision and a Supreme Court statement that "a state cannot conduct an election without…
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