Bill > HB2016

This bill addresses several aspects of election administration in Kansas. First, it allows county election officers to remove deceased voters from registration books based on online obituary notices from funeral homes, expanding the current methods of verifying voter deaths. The bill also modifies poll worker eligibility by prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, their spouses, or dependents from serving as poll workers based on residency or voter registration status, while defining "active military member" as someone with full-time duty status in the U.S. armed forces. Additionally, the legislation adjusts requirements for advance voting ballot applications, including new labeling and solicitation rules for organizations sending such applications, and mandates that poll workers must be U.S. citizens living in Kansas. The bill further clarifies that poll workers can have varying age requirements and introduces more specific guidelines for voter registration updates, such as how and when voters can be removed from registration lists due to address changes or inactivity. These changes aim to streamline election processes, ensure military personnel can more easily participate in election administration, and maintain more accurate voter registration records.

Government Affairs

Elections (H)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2016/