Kansas planning state presidential primary for March 2024

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas plans to carry a presidential main in March 2024 somewhat than go away it to political events to resolve whether or not they wish to have extra unique caucuses or state conventions as a substitute.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday signed a invoice into regulation that schedules the election for March 19, 2024, for the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian events. The measure had bipartisan help when the Republican-controlled Legislature accredited it this month.

County officers will oversee the voting and the state is more likely to cowl the prices, which could possibly be a number of million {dollars}. Much more voters are anticipated to take part than the tens of hundreds who normally do in caucuses or the handfuls who would attend a celebration conference.

The brand new regulation doesn’t schedule presidential primaries after 2024, nevertheless.

Kansas final held a state presidential main in 1992, and about 373,000 voters participated. In canceling later primaries, legislators usually cited the potential price and left it to the events to resolve what to do, at their very own expense.

In 2020, Democrats funded and ran their very own main by mail poll solely, whereas Republican leaders dedicated to supporting then-President Donald Trump with out a vote or any caucuses.

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