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Where And When You Can Vote In The April Election

Carla Eckels — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:55:13 +0000

Spring elections are drawing near and starting Wednesday the Sedgwick County Elections office will mail out advance voting applications.

Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman says the ballots will go out through March 29, the Friday before the election.

"We just ask when you fill out that application to be sure that you read the instructions and complete it so we don't have a delay in getting your ballot out to you," she says.

Top Morning News 3.13.2013

Briana O’Higgins — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:50:25 +0000

Lawmakers hold private meeting, AP protests; Advance ballots ready to go out; US Air Force defends light air support plane contract.

Republican Lawmakers Hold Private Meeting On Taxes

Kansas Senate Republicans held a private meeting on tax issues Tuesday, ahead of debate on Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to move the state toward phasing out individual income taxes.

Spring Elections Could Soon Be In The Fall

Stephen Koranda — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:46:12 +0000

A proposal in the Legislature would move the spring local government elections to the fall, so they would coincide with state and national elections. The goal is increasing turnout in local elections, which is sometimes quite low. Secretary of State Kris Kobach discussed the plan with lawmakers Wednesday.

Top Morning News 1.24.13

Briana O’Higgins — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:30:27 +0000

House to discuss union fundraising; Proposal would move spring elections to the fall; Despite looming cuts, Gov's council wants to keep military in the state.

House Bill Would Limit Union Fundraising Abilities

A Kansas House committee is preparing to debate a bill that prevents public employee unions from automatically deducting money from members' paychecks to finance political activities.

The Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee will take up the bill Thursday.

Political Watchers To Gather At Washburn, Discuss 2012 Election

Stephen Koranda — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:42:47 +0000

Political science professors from around Kansas will gather Thursday to discuss the 2012 election.

Washburn University in Topeka is hosting the meeting, which will focus on the campaign and the election results. Nationwide, Democrats held the presidency and gained some seats in Congress.

Washburn political science professor Bob Beatty says they'll look at how different the election results were nationally and in Kansas, where conservative Republicans gained power in the state Legislature.

Advance Voting Begins Thursday

Carla Eckels — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:18:02 +0000

Advance voting begins Thursday at 15 satellite sites in Sedgwick County including The Center for Health and Wellness, Bel Aire City Building and the Sedgwick County Zoo.

‘Souls To The Polls’ Seeks To Increase Voter Turnout

Carla Eckels — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Ministers and representatives from churches across Wichita met with staff from the Sedgwick County voter registration office Thursday as part of an initiative called ‘Souls to the Polls’.

The goal of the initiative is to get more people out to vote.

Ministers and volunteers discussed ways to increase voter turnout and decrease apathy by some citizens who may think their vote isn’t important.

Rev. Eric Williams is the Business Administrator for the Greater Wichita Ministerial League.