Kansas HB2017: Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election

What the bill says

An act concerning elections; relating to advance voting ballots; requiring the return of such ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election; amending K.S.A. 25-1132 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, January 16, 2025:

AN ACT concerning elections; relating to advance voting ballots; requiring the return of such ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election; amending K.S.A. 25-1132 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 25-1132 is hereby amended to read as follows: 251132. (a) All advance voting ballots that are received in the office of the county election officer or any polling place within the county not later than the hour for closing of the polls on the date of any election specified in K.S.A. 25-1122(f), and amendments thereto, shall be delivered by the county election officer to the appropriate special election board provided for in K.S.A. 25-1133, and amendments thereto. (b) Subject to the deadline for receipt by the office of the county election officer as set forth in this subsection, all advance voting ballots received by mail by the office of the county election officer after the closing of the polls on the date of any election specified in K.S.A. 251122(f), and amendments thereto, and which are postmarked or are otherwise indicated by the United States postal service to have been mailed on or before the close of the polls on the date of the election, shall be delivered by the county election officer to a …

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Sponsors

• House Committee on Elections (I) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. January 16, 2025: Referred to House Committee on Elections
3. January 16, 2025: Introduced

Common questions

What is HB2017?

HB2017 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

What does HB2017 do?

In its own words: An act concerning elections; relating to advance voting ballots; requiring the return of such ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election; amending K.S.A. 25-1132 and repealing the existing section.

What is the status of HB2017?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2017?

House Committee on Elections (I).

Where is the official record for HB2017?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2017/