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Oct 31, 2024

WyCo commissioners urge election officials to make Spanish ballots available by 2025

Voting Rights
The charge is one the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, has pushed over the past 18 months alongside other area organizations, including Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation and El Centro,...
The charge is one the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, has pushed over the past 18 months alongside other area organizations, including Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation and El Centro,...
wyco language access
wyco language access
Oct 31, 2024

Advocates call on Kansas leaders to ensure previous felons can cast their ballots

Voting Rights
The ACLU of Kansas announced on Thursday, Oct. 31, that a new report has found that nearly 85,000 Kansans - 1 in 35 - are eligible to vote despite past felony convictions. these individuals have completed...
The ACLU of Kansas announced on Thursday, Oct. 31, that a new report has found that nearly 85,000 Kansans - 1 in 35 - are eligible to vote despite past felony convictions. these individuals have completed...
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vote
Oct 30, 2024

Advocates to testify on importance of Spanish election materials in Kansas City

Voting Rights
The ACLU of Kansas says that at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, members of the Wyandotte County Board of Commissioners are expected to hear testimony to consider a resolution introduced by Kansas City, Kansas,...
The ACLU of Kansas says that at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, members of the Wyandotte County Board of Commissioners are expected to hear testimony to consider a resolution introduced by Kansas City, Kansas,...
lang access
lang access
Oct 27, 2024

Advocates call on Kansas leaders to consider new medical marijuana policy

Criminal Legal Reform
Medical marijuana advocates from across the Sunflower State have called on legislators to consider a comprehensive new policy this upcoming legislative session.
Medical marijuana advocates from across the Sunflower State have called on legislators to consider a comprehensive new policy this upcoming legislative session.
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marijuana
Oct 16, 2024

Death penalty under challenge in Kansas by man charged with murdering WyCo deputies

Criminal Legal Reform
A man charged with murdering two Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputies is trying to overturn Kansas’ death penalty with the aid of the ACLU, arguing the process for seating capital juries unconstitutionally...
A man charged with murdering two Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputies is trying to overturn Kansas’ death penalty with the aid of the ACLU, arguing the process for seating capital juries unconstitutionally...
death penalty
death penalty
Oct 14, 2024

Follow steps now to be able to vote November 5

Voting Rights
The ACLU of Kansas will provide a statewide, nonpartisan election protection hotline. If a voter believes their voting rights have been violated, they can call the ACLU’s hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.
The ACLU of Kansas will provide a statewide, nonpartisan election protection hotline. If a voter believes their voting rights have been violated, they can call the ACLU’s hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.
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