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Kansas House overrides governor, eliminates three-day mail-ballot grace period
Summary
The Kansas House voted to pass Senate Bill 4 notwithstanding the governor's veto, removing the three-day grace period for mail ballots and drawing extended debate over voter access and election administration.
The Kansas House voted to pass Senate Bill 4 notwithstanding the governor's veto, ending the three-day grace period that allowed mail ballots received shortly after election day to be counted.
Representative Adam Proctor moved the reconsideration and passage of the bill despite the governor's veto, saying the change would ensure ballots are received and processed on election night. "Mail in ballots are sent out 20 days before the election. And so we all need to encourage our voters as soon as they get those mail in ballots, if they choose to vote by mail, vote them and get them back in the mail and send them back or drop them off," Proctor said.
Supporters argued the measure aligns Kansas with other states and helps restore voter confidence by requiring ballots to be in clerks' hands by 7 p.m. on election day. Opponents said removing…
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