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Kansas Secretary of State offers advice for voters casting ballots through mail

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7 months ago

October 29, 2024

Kansas Secretary of State offers advice for voters casting ballots through mail

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab says voters should have confidence in the security of this year’s elections, but voters casting their ballot by mail will want to pay extra attention.

As of the end of the day on Oct. 28, Schwab’s office had mailed out 157,705 ballots to voters across Kansas, with 68,410 of them returned so far.

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Schwab has been paying close attention to mail-in ballots since the August primary when roughly 1,000 ballots were never counted because the United States Postal Service failed to postmark the ballots by the required deadline.

The instance led to a back-and-forth between Schwab and USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

Schwab eventually described the conversations as “productive.”

He said it’s best if voters place their ballots in a drop box or hand deliver them to their local elections office.

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“Take Liberal, Kansas, for example. The clerk’s office is across the street from the post office,” Schwab said. “You put it (ballot) in the blue drop box that’s owned by the feds, it goes to either Lubbock, Texas, or Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Kansas City, to hopefully show up across the street. Or, you can just put it in the drop box across the street, which is way more secure.”

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KSHB 41 I-Team senior investigative reporter Jessica McMaster talks with Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab.

For Kansas voters who mail their ballots, they can check the status of their vote on votekansas.gov.

If the ballot hasn’t arrived by Election Day, Schwab said to vote twice.

“There’s a ballot tracker to see if they got your ballot at the county, and if they haven’t, then go vote Election Day and they’ll give you a provisional,” Schwab said. “If the ballot shows up in the grace period, that counts. If it doesn’t, then the provisional counts. Either way, you get to vote.”

Tuesday, Oct. 29, marked the last day voters could apply for an advanced voting mail ballot.

Other important deadlines are available on the Secretary of State’s website.

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Kansas Baseball Big 12 Tournament Ends With Defeat to TCU

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May 24, 2025

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Kansas Baseball Big 12 Tournament Ends With Defeat to TCU

Sometimes one team simply has another team’s number. That’s the case for Kansas when it comes to TCU.

The Horned Frogs swept the Jayhawks in a three-game set during the regular season back in April, and demolished Kansas, 11-1, on Friday in the Big 12 Tournament Semifinals.

Kansas took an early 1-0 lead in the first, but TCU quickly countered with four runs in the second and never looked back after that. TCU added another run in the fifth and blew the game open with a six-run eighth.

The good news for Kansas is that it should have no problem making the NCAA Tournament.

The Jayhawks resume is more than impressive, currently ranked No. 25 in the nation, going 43-15 overall, and with a Big 12-best 20 win during conference play. Not to mention the Jayhawks won nine straight in April and eight in a row on two separate occasions.

Friday’s loss is still disappointing, but Kansas can still make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

The Jayhawks offense is one of the best in the nation, and the bullpen — excluding Friday’s performance — has been fantastic in May. Tune into ESPN 2 on Monday at 11 a.m. (CT), when the NCAA releases the field of 64.

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Kansas City's summer curfew is back ahead of Memorial Day weekend

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May 23, 2025

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Kansas City's summer curfew is back ahead of Memorial Day weekend

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Heads up parents, Kansas City is reinstating its annual summer curfew for teens, starting today.

The ordinance is aimed at keeping kids and teens safe and reducing violence at some of the city’s busiest areas.

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Heads up parents, Kansas City is reinstating its annual summer curfew for teens, starting today.

“I am a mom of three teenagers right now. I have one adult son in his freshman year in college, and among their peers, I see that there’s always a need for something to do,” said Di’Anna Saffold founder of Village KC.

Saffold started the organization targeting teens around the city by providing them with after school activities to get involved.

“Just things to keep them active and busy, but safe things and safe places for them to do,” said Saffold.

The summer curfew was started back in 2011 and has continued to be enforced at five of the city’s entertainment districts including, the Central Business District, Westport, Country Club Plaza, 18th and Vine, and Zona Rosa.

The curfew applies to anyone under the age of 18 after 9:00 p.m. at the five entertainment districts.

But, youth ages 15 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian after 10 p.m. citywide. Youth aged 16 and 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian after 11 p.m. citywide.

“I think that it’s sad that we’ve come to this place, and we’ve gotten here in multiple ways. I think it’s very easy to blame parents. I think it’s very easy to blame the teens. But I think there’s also a greater call on the community as well as the city to have more opportunities for students to enjoy themselves, have fun, learn some things and be safe,” said Saffold.

Violations of the curfew could result in in detention of the minor and fines up to $500 for parents.

The Mayor’s office has announced the Mayor’s Night Hoops is returning. Kicking off the first event on June 7.

KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon.
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Inside Kansas City’s new Museum of BBQ

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May 22, 2025

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