The bill aims to enhance voter registration and polling procedures in Kansas by introducing new provisions and modifying existing laws. It allows funeral home online obituary notices to be valid grounds for removing deceased voters from registration lists. Additionally, it mandates that poll workers must be U.S. citizens residing in Kansas, while ensuring that active military members and their dependents are not disqualified from serving as poll workers based on residency or voter registration status. The bill also streamlines the process for soliciting advance voting ballot applications, establishing clearer guidelines, including identification requirements and submission timelines.

Key amendments include the specification that the county election officer is responsible for removing the names of deceased or disqualified voters from registration books, with various circumstances outlined for such removals. The qualifications for election judges and clerks are also modified, requiring them to be U.S. citizens residing in Kansas, with provisions allowing individuals as young as 16 to serve with proper recommendations. The bill repeals certain sections of existing law to reflect these changes and will take effect upon publication in the statute book, ultimately aiming to improve the integrity and accessibility of the voting process in Kansas.

Statutes affected:
As introduced: 25-2316c
As Amended by Senate Committee: 25-2316c
Enrolled: 25-1122, 25-2316c, 25-2804