Register or check your record
Register by October 13. Use VoterView to check your registration, polling place, districts, and ballot status before traveling.
Official voter resources
Make your Kansas voting plan
Use Kansas's official voter services to register, check your record, find your polling place, request an advance ballot, review photo identification, and confirm county-specific advance voting hours.
First steps
Start with these three actions
Plan advance or Election Day voting
In-person advance voting may begin October 14 and must begin in every county by October 27. It ends at noon local time on November 2. County sites and hours vary.
Request and return an advance mail ballot
The statutory application deadline is October 27. The completed ballot must reach the election office by the local poll closing hour on November 3; a postmark does not extend the ordinary deadline.
October 13registration deadline
October 14advance voting may begin
October 27mail-ballot request deadline
November 3ballot receipt and Election Day
Election timeline
UOCAVA ballots transmitted
The official calendar sets this deadline to transmit ballots to covered military and overseas voters.
Voter registration deadline
This is the official deadline to register for the November general election.
Advance ballots begin
Counties begin transmitting advance mail ballots. In-person advance voting may also begin, subject to county schedules.
Mail-ballot request deadline and statewide in-person start
This is the statutory deadline to apply for an ordinary advance mail ballot. Every county must have in-person advance voting available by this date.
In-person advance voting ends
Kansas requires ordinary in-person advance voting to conclude at noon on the Monday before Election Day.
General Election Day and ballot receipt deadline
Polls must be open at least 12 consecutive hours. The ordinary schedule is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time, but counties may set hours as early as 6 a.m. and as late as 8 p.m. An advance ballot must be received by the hour the polls close.
State canvass deadline
The official calendar sets December 1 for the state canvass of the general election.
Check the current rule: Kansas in-person voters must present acceptable photographic identification unless an exemption applies. Accepted documents include a driver's license or identification card issued by Kansas or another state, a concealed-carry license, U.S. passport, government employee badge, military ID, Kansas college ID, government public-assistance ID, or tribal ID. Check the official list and exemption rules before voting. County poll hours and advance-voting sites can vary.
1 statewide constitutional amendment
The Kansas Secretary of State lists one proposed constitutional amendment for the November 3, 2026, general election.
- Citizenship voting qualification amendmentThe proposal would amend Section 1 of Article 5 of the Kansas Constitution to clarify that only a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in Kansas. A Yes vote would adopt that clarification. A No vote would retain the current constitutional language.
7 statewide appellate retention questions
All Kansas voters will decide whether Kansas Supreme Court Justice Eric S. Rosen, Position 4, and Justice Larkin E. Walsh, Position 6, should be retained. Voters statewide will also decide Court of Appeals retention for Lesley Ann Isherwood, Position 2; Amy Fellows Cline, Position 3; Kim R. Schroeder, Position 5; Lori Ann Bolton Fleming, Position 7; and Jacy Hurst, Position 13. District court and district magistrate questions vary by judicial district and are outside this statewide guide.
Read the official general-election noticeUse VoteKansas and Kansas VoterView
VoteKansas links official registration, advance voting, identification, and election information. VoterView provides each voter's registration, polling place, districts, and ballot status.
Open VoteKansasOfficial voter links
2026 important election datesSecretary of State calendar with registration, advance ballot, Election Day, and canvass dates.Official 2026 General Election dates PDFSecretary of State one-page calendar for the November election.Kansas VoterViewOfficial registration, polling place, district, and ballot-status lookup.Advance votingOfficial overview of advance by mail and in-person advance voting.Election FAQOfficial no-excuse advance voting, photo identification, and sample-ballot guidance.Voter informationOfficial poll-hour, registration, accessibility, and voter-service information.2025 SB 4 session lawOfficial enacted law requiring ordinary advance ballots to be received by the poll closing hour on Election Day.Proposed constitutional amendmentsSecretary of State page confirming the amendment scheduled for November 3.Kansas Constitution Article 3Official constitutional text governing appellate judicial retention.
Dates checked October 1, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.