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For the 7th Year, Kansas Election Protection Going Strong
The statewide, nonpartisan Election Protection program responding to voter issues in Kansas will enter its seventh year this election.
New Report: 85,000 Kansans with Past Felonies Currently Eligible to Vote
A new report from the ACLU of Kansas finds that a shockingly large number of Kansans—nearly 85,000, or 1 in every 35 people in the state, are returning citizens who have completed sentences for past...
WEDNESDAY: Wyandotte Unified Government to Consider Resolution Supporting Language Access for Voting Materials
The Board of Commissioners will hear testimony and consider a resolution introduced by Mayor Garner. The resolution calls on Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Wyandotte County Election Commissioner...
REPRESENT! RECLAIMING OUR VOTE AND RESTORING OUR DEMOCRACY
The constitutional right to vote is the heart of our democracy and system of governance. The right to vote is the vehicle through which a citizen has a voice in selecting and holding accountable those in power. We should make it easier, not harder, for all eligible Kansans to vote.
In the courts
Progeny et al v. City of Wichita et al
On April 15, 2021 the ACLU of Kansas and Kansas Appleseed filed a class-action lawsuit against the City of Wichita, challenging the Wichita Police Department's use of a "gang" list.