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Kansas voter registration guide
Kansas voter registration deadlines
- Register to vote (online): Received by October 13, 2020
- Register to vote (by mail): Postmarked by October 13, 2020
- Register to vote (in person): Received by October 13, 2020
Check your Kansas voter registration status
- If you can't remember if you're registered to vote, or you want to make sure your information is correct, you can check your Kansas registration using the Kansas voter registration lookup tool.
- If you're not registered to vote, or you need to update your voter registration information, follow the instructions below.
Kansas voter registration rules
To register in Kansas you must:
- be a citizen of the United States
- be a resident of Kansas
- be 18 years old by Election Day
- have completed the terms of your sentence if convicted of a felony- a person serving a sentence for a felony conviction is ineligible to vote
- not claim the right to vote in any other location or under any other name
- not be excluded from voting for mental incompetence by a court of competent jurisdiction
Register to vote online in Kansas
- You can register to vote online if you have a Kansas driver's license, driver's permit, or state-issued ID card.
- Visit the Kansas online voter registration tool.
- Fill out all the required fields.
- You will be registered to vote as soon as you finish the workflow.
- You should receive your voter registration card in the mail within 2-3 weeks. If not, you might want to follow up with your Local Election Office.
- The deadline to register to vote online is received by October 13, 2020.
Register to vote by mail in Kansas
- Download and fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
- Box 6 - ID Number: Enter your Kansas driver’s license number or nondriver’s identification card number. If you don't have either of these numbers, enter the last 4 digits of your social security number. If you don't have any of these numbers, write “NONE” in this space.
- Box 7 - Choice of Party: You must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.
- Box 8 - Race or Ethnic Group: Leave blank.
- Print, date, and sign the form. If you do not have a printer, you can print the form out at any local library. If you do not have a stamp, you can buy one from any grocery store: just ask the cashier to sell you one.
- Mail your voter registration form to the mailing address below. For faster delivery, send the form directly to your Local Election Office.
- Your voter registration form must be postmarked by October 13, 2020
Register to vote in person in Kansas
- Contact your Local Election Office to find where to register to vote in person.
- Bring your Kansas driver's license or state ID card with you. If you don't have one, bring an official document that shows your name and current address. Acceptable documents recent utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or any government document that shows your name and address.
Kansas vote by mail guide
Your Local Election Office will compare your signature on your voted ballot to state records. If the signatures don't match, your ballot might be rejected. Please sign carefully.
Kansas vote by mail deadlines
- Earliest day to apply: August 5, 2020
- Request your mail-in ballot (online): N/A
- Request your mail-in ballot (by mail): Received by October 27, 2020
- Request your mail-in ballot (in person): Received by October 27, 2020
- Return your mail-in ballot (by mail): Postmarked by November 3, 2020
- Return your mail-in ballot (in person): Received by November 3, 2020
Kansas vote by mail overview
Voting by mail is not as complicated as you might think. There are only a handful of steps:
- Request your mail-in ballot by the deadline.
- Receive your mail-in ballot via USPS.
- Return your mail-in ballot by the deadline.
Kansas vote by mail rules
Any registered Kansas voter can request an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
Kansas vote by mail ID requirements (request)
You must provide your Kansas driver's license number or nondriver's ID number on your absentee ballot application. If you don't have either number, you must include a photocopy of another ID, such a license issued by another state, a US passport or military ID card, a student ID card, a tribal ID card, or an employee ID card.
Kansas vote by mail ID requirements (return)
Your signature on the return envelope will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match. If you forget to sign the return envelope, your ballot might be rejected.
Kansas vote by mail directions
In almost all cases, you will need to sign up to vote by mail. The state won’t just mail you a ballot. Don't worry: we will walk you through it. There are only a handful of steps:
- You submit an application to vote by mail.
- Your Local Election Office processes your application.
- Your Local Election Office sends your ballot to you.
- You vote using the ballot and return it by the deadline.
Request your mail-in ballot via USPS
- Download the Kansas vote by mail application.
- Fill out all of the required fields.
- Print the application.
- Sign and date your application. This is very important.
- Mail or hand-deliver your completed application directly to your Local Election Office as soon as possible, but no later than the deadline.
- If it’s close to the deadline, call your Local Election Office and see if they will let you submit your application via email or fax.
- The deadline to apply by mail is: received by October 27, 2020.
Request your mail-in ballot in person
- Visit your Local Election Office.
- Ask the clerk to give you an absentee ballot application.
- Fill out all of the required fields.
- Sign and date your application.
- The deadline to apply in person is: received by October 27, 2020.
Receive and return your mail-in ballot
- Carefully read and follow the instructions, and fill out all required fields.
- Sign and date the outside envelope.
- Mail or hand-deliver your ballot to your Local Election Office. You can also hand-deliver your ballot to a state-provided dropbox. You can use our Find Out Where To Vote tool to find an official dropbox.
- If you mail your ballot, it must be postmarked by November 3, 2020.
- If you hand-deliver your ballot, it must be received by November 3, 2020.
- If you miss the deadline – or forget to sign the outside envelope – your vote will not be counted.
Additional Kansas voter information
Kansas early voting
- Early voting starts: 20 days before the election
- Early voting ends: 1 days before Election Day
- What to bring: You must show a photo ID issued by any state or the Federal Government when you vote. Your ID must not be expired unless you are 65 or older. You can show a student ID as long as it is issued by an accredited Kansas college or university. If your religious beliefs do not allow you to have photo ID then you may sign an affidavit to vote without showing ID.
Kansas voter id
- ID requirements for voting in person: You must show a photo ID issued by any state or the Federal Government when you vote. Your ID must not be expired unless you are 65 or older. You can show a student ID as long as it is issued by an accredited Kansas college or university. If your religious beliefs do not allow you to have photo ID then you may sign an affidavit to vote without showing ID.
- ID requirements for vote by mail request: You must provide your Kansas driver's license number or nondriver's ID number on your absentee ballot application. If you don't have either number, you must include a photocopy of another ID, such a license issued by another state, a US passport or military ID card, a student ID card, a tribal ID card, or an employee ID card.
- ID requirements for vote by mail return: Your signature on the return envelope will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match. If you forget to sign the return envelope, your ballot might be rejected.
Local Election Office
Contact your Local Election Office if you have questions.
Statewide election office
This is the statewide agency that is ultimately responsible for Kansas elections. You can contact them with questions, but your Local Election Office will probably respond faster.
Secretary of State 1st Floor, Memorial Hall 120 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66612‐1594
Offsite links
- Check your voter registration directly with Kansas.
- You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call or text the National Election Protection Hotline. Their number is 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).