Polls in Kansas open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and anyone still standing in line at 7 p.m. gets to vote. With a long ballot this year, that rule may matter.
Kansans will pick a governor, a secretary of state and an attorney general. They will also choose a U.S. senator and their House members. And they will answer a question that carries little suspense but plenty of political weight: should the state constitution be amended to emphasize that only U.S. citizens may vote? Kansas is one of six states putting a version of that question to voters, alongside Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, South Dakota and West Virginia. Non-citizen voting is already illegal in federal elections. What this signals is how widely the citizenship argument is being pressed in a midterm held during President Trump’s second term.
The Wichita bond
Local questions vary by address. In the Wichita school district, voters will weigh a $615 million bond proposal. Officials say the money would pay for facility projects the district needs for long-term success. Candidates further down the ballot run from U.S. senator all the way to Sedgwick County commissioner.
Getting your ballot in
Early in-person voting at the Sedgwick County Election Office, 3639 N. Comotara, ends Monday, Nov. 2, and the office closes to early voters at noon. The satellite locations stopped taking early voters on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Mail ballots have a two-part test. The envelope must be postmarked by Nov. 3, and the ballot must arrive by Nov. 6. Voters who would rather not trust the post can drop a ballot at any polling place or ballot drop box in their county before the polls close. The Secretary of State’s website lists the drop box locations.
Photo ID at the polls
Kansas law requires a photo ID for in-person voting. Driver’s licenses, passports, Kansas college ID cards and concealed carry licenses all qualify. Voters aged 65 or older may show an expired ID. Several groups are exempt from the requirement: permanent advance voters, military and overseas voters with their spouses and dependents, and voters with religious objections who sign a Declaration of Religious Objection.
VoterView, the state’s lookup site, does two jobs. Enter a first name, last name and date of birth and it shows your polling place. Under sample ballots, it also lets you preview the exact ballot you will see.
Anything go wrong on Election Day, start with the county election office. In Sedgwick County that is 316-660-7100, or [email protected]. Suspicious activity goes to the Elections Division of the Kansas Secretary of State, whose Voter Fraud hotline is 800-262-8683.
Sources
- Here’s your last-minute guide to voting in the 2026 Kansas general election
- Your last-minute voter guide to California's 2026 general election
- It’s Not Just the Billionaire Tax: Midterms Ballot Initiatives
- Your last-minute guide to all California propositions
- Your last-minute guide to education-related ballot measures
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