05/17/2026
EVERY Kansas voter should plan to vote in the Tues., Aug. 4, 2026 primary election - thereโs a critically important constitutional amendment on the ballot (more below). BOTH major political parties will have primaries for multiple offices, including KS Governor. But ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ (๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต).
NOW is the time to consider your party affiliation! If youโre already registered to vote, the ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐
๐ช๐ฃ๐ 1. Party primary elections in KS are โclosedโ - you MUST be affiliated with a party to vote in their primary. If you are โUnaffiliatedโ you will declare party affiliation on the day you vote, if you want to vote in a party primary.
See the link in comments to update your party affiliation online. ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ! You must have a KS driverโs license or state ID card to use this online tool.
If youโre not registered to vote in KS at all - that deadline is July 14, 2026. But don't wait! Register now! And ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ!
FAQ:
Can I vote in the Tues., Aug. 4 primary even if Iโm not affiliated with a party?
YES. ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐.
ALSO, โUnaffiliatedโ registered voters may declare party affiliation when they vote, if they want to vote in a party primary.
Can I vote in the Democratic primary if Iโm a registered Republican (or vice versa)?
NO. You must change party affiliation prior to EOD June 1, OR change to Unaffiliated before then and plan to declare a political party affiliation at the polls.
Can I vote in a political party primary if Iโm registered Unaffiliated?
YES. You will have to โaffiliateโ with a party when you go vote in person or when you request a mail ballot. ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ. If youโve changed political parties to vote in a specific primary this August, you can switch back to another party - or to Unaffiliated - after Aug. 31.
How do I decide which partyโs primary I want to vote in?
Go to the JoCo Election website (link in comments) and look under โCurrent Candidates.โ You can see who has filed for office and their party. For example, there are several candidates running for KS Governor in the primary. If you want to have a say in which one of those candidates moves on to the November General Election, you MUST be affiliated with that candidateโs party to vote for them in the August primary. BUT some candidates havenโt filed yet.
Unfortunately, the last day to switch party affiliation is also the deadline for candidates to file for election. There are always last-minute filers. So you wonโt know all the candidates until itโs too late to switch.
What if I donโt know yet what party primary I want to vote in?
Make your party affiliation โUnaffiliated.โ You can then pick a political party when you request your ballot online or in person.
Can I switch back to U/R/D after I vote in the primary?
Yes, after Aug. 31, 2026. You can use the same link in comments to do that.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต?
This is a monumental election issue that is sadly not on the radar of many KS voters. The proposed amendment would upend the currently impartial procedure for choosing KS Supreme Court Justices. Weโll talk more about this in the coming weeks. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ข ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ.
Who is โforโ this amendment? Americans for (Their Own) Prosperity and anti-public education MAGA Republicans support changing the constitution. They donโt like it when the KS Supreme Court makes them follow the Kansas Constitution to fund schools (among many other KS Supt Co decisions they donโt like).
If weโre voting on a constitutional amendment, WHY wouldnโt that issue be on the November General Election ballot, instead of August? Donโt fewer people usually vote in primaries?
YES! The MAGA-supermajority KS Legislature put this constitutional amendment on the August primary ballot - just like they did with the August 2022 โValue Them Bothโ amendment (which was soundly defeated by KS voters). ๐๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฅ๐ช๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐จ. The only way to stop this cycle is to elect non-MAGA legislators this November. More on that to come!
