Written by Tim Carpenter from the MCPHERSON SENTINEL
A bipartisan group Kansas senators endorsed a bill abandoning a state law requiring people to register at least three weeks in advance of an election to be eligible to vote. Contents of Senate Bill 43 would allow Kansans residents to register to vote and cast a provisional ballot on Election Day.
Under current law, voters must be registered by the 21st day before the election. For example, the 2018 deadline for voter registration was July 17 for the primary conducted Aug. 7. In the Nov. 6 general election, the registration deadline was Oct. 16. “We are supposed to be doing what we can to make it easier for people to vote. It’s a right, not a privilege,” said Wichita Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, who serves as assistant Democratic leader in Senate.
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