Kansas Bill to Make Ballot Access More Difficult Draws Opposition

Posted on by January 26, 2024

On January 25, the Kansas House Elections Committee held a hearing on HB 2516, the bill to increase the independent petition requirement for statewide office from 5,000 signatures to 25,000.  This newspaper story describes the testimonty.  The bill faced opposition.  The committee will vote on the bill next week.

If the bill were to pass, Kansas would require a higher percentage for presidential candidates running outside the two major parties than any other state.  Currently Wyoming and the District of Columbia have the highest percentages, when the number of signatures for 2024 (using the easiest method) is divided by that jurisdiction’s most recent presidential vote.

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Kansas Bill to Make Ballot Access More Difficult Draws Opposition — 10 Comments

  3. A-N-Y STATE IN WHICH ALL PREZ CANDIDATES GET ON NOV BALLOTS WITH EQUAL TEST(S) ???

    OR JUST MORE 14-1 EP CL SEPARATE-IS-NOT-EQUAL VIOLATIONS ???

  9. I commented on this on the 22nd, but I’ll do it again.

    Mr. Waggoner may feel that his constituency supports this bill. He has every right to propose it. But, most people would not support it. Crafty Democrats would oppose it because they think they benefit from vote-splitting… maybe they do, I don’t know. Independents would oppose it for obvious reasons. And people who think the ends don’t justify the means, no matter their political affiliation (even Republicans), would oppose it.

    The only people left as supporters are crafty Republicans. And, if the situation changes in the future, it could backfire on them.

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