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Kansas House votes to require advance mail ballots be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day after extended debate
Summary
The Kansas House passed Senate Bill 4, 80-39, removing a three-day postmark grace period for mail ballots and requiring advance ballots to be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Lawmakers spent more than two hours debating access, rural and military voters, and several failed amendments to expand polling places or extend the mail-ballot window.
The Kansas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 4, which requires advance mail ballots to be returned and received by 7 p.m. on the day of the election, by a vote of 80 to 39 after extended debate.
Supporters, led by Representative Proctor, the bill's carrier, said the change would bring Kansas in line with 32 other states and strengthen public confidence in election timelines. "When we tell Kansans that if they get their ballot in by 3 days after the election day, we're gonna count it, we are lying to them," Proctor said during floor remarks.
Opponents argued the measure would…
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