SB365 would have amended various provisions of election law, including changing the advance voting ballots deadline, requiring voting to be done by hand, and prohibiting the use of electronic voting systems, poll books, and remote ballot boxes.
The Senate failed to pass SB365 on March 5, 2024, by a vote of 18 to 22. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill helps to reduce the risk of electoral fraud and voter disenfranchisement. Kansas should use its authority under Article I, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the 14th and 26th Amendments, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, thereby ensuring equal protection of “the right of citizens of the United States to vote.”