Kansas bill eliminates mail-in ballots if court strikes down signature verification law

Kansas bill eliminates mail-in ballots if court strikes down signature verification law

TOPEKA — A Senate bill endorsed by the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office would end advanced voting by mail if a court strikes down state law requiring election officials to verify a voter’s signature. The prospect of such a ruling…

Bill would end mail balloting if courts halt signature requirement

Mail balloting would come to an end in Kansas if the courts strike down a law that requires election officials to confirm signatures on advanced ballots sent by mail. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee heard a bill on Monday that potentially sets up a legal dilemma for plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit over signature requirements. They could pursue their litigation, which already has been to the Kansas Supreme Court,  but risk bringin…