Elections

Voters in Kansas and Missouri will head to the polls Aug. 4 for primary elections, but the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up other voting options for people in both states.

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Both Kansas and Missouri have July voter registration deadlines for the August primary.

The congresswoman says she's disappointed in President Trump's coronavirus management, and is focusing her efforts on making Medicaid and affordable health care more accessible to Kansans.

Voting by mail in the U.S. first came about during the Civil War, but its availability has grown this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What the evidence tells us about voting by mail, and how COVID-19 is forcing designers and architects to rethink our physical work spaces.

Voters in Lee's Summit and North Kansas City approved ambitious new building projects Tuesday. And Lee's Summit voters put a woman of color onto a previously all-white school board that's been mired in racial controversy.

The vote came in a low-key election, overshadowed by concerns over the spread of the coronavirus and ongoing civil rights protests over the asphyxiation death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody.

COVID-19 postponed April municipal elections to June 2, when North Kansas City and Lee's Summit school districts will ask voters to approve bond measures to renovate old schools and build new ones.

Poll workers will disinfect surfaces and wear masks. Voters are also encouraged to come at “off-peak” times and follow social distancing guidelines.

Polling places in Kansas are required by law to be open, but this year's primary and general elections might see fewer in-person votes and more by mail. The latter is a safe and convenient option in the time of coronavirus, but comes with its own costs and challenges.

A federal appeals court says it is unconstitutional for Kansas to require proof of citizenship to vote.