The ACLU of Kansas is never busier than when the Legislature is in session. Either independently or with our partners in various and diverse coalitions, we work to protect civil liberties for all Kansans by either placing, supporting, altering, or defeating legislation that would threaten those civil liberties.
HB 2571 will create undue barriers to voters making their voice heard. Making advance ballots provisional creates delays and operational challenges and increases the risk of voter confusion—which could lead...
HB2460 will stifle the very principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion that enrich our Kansas educational landscape by inhibiting institutional autonomy and negatively impacting academic freedom and...
The current advance voting system in Kansas, as in many parts of the country, has been instrumental in reducing administrative pressures on Election Day. It has been an important tool for broadening the...
The ACLU of Kansas strongly opposes SB 190. The bill undermines the essential principle of a fair and just legal system by restricting the ability of magistrates to make individualized decisions concerning...
This legislative session was a ceaseless targeting of civil liberties. From suppressing voting rights to expanding the already overblown criminal legal system to hampering abortion access to a slew of anti-...
The ACLU of Kansas stands strongly opposed to HB 2427 and urges you to not vote this bill out of committee. This bill is yet another in a line of wholly unnecessary bills that are rooted in prejudice,...