The Kansas Legislature adjourned its 2026 regular session on April 10 after enacting four election-related bills, including one that was initially vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly (D).

The Republican-controlled legislature voted on April 9 to override Kelly’s veto of HB 2437, which requires certain new data sources to be used in maintaining the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls, including the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Under the bill, the secretary of state must conduct two SAVE checks per year and flag any potential noncitizens who are registered to vote for county election officials, who would then notify the voter and remove them from the voter rolls if they do not provide proof of citizenship. The bill also requires individuals registering to vote online to do so via websites with a .gov domain or a website that has been approved by the secretary of state.

The legislation passed the Kansas Senate 28-12 on March 26. Later that day, the Kansas House of Representatives approved it 80-43. Kelly vetoed the bill on April 8, and the House and Senate overrode her veto the next day, by votes of 84-39 and 28-11, respectively.

Kansas is one of two states where Republicans have veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature alongside a Democratic governor.

Kelly vetoed two other election-related bills this session. One of those bills, HB 2569, would have changed Kansas to an excuse-required absentee voting system if a court struck down the state’s signature matching requirement. It would also have required lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of an election law to be filed in Shawnee County, where the state capital, Topeka, is located.

Kelly also vetoed HB 2587, which would have required anyone presenting a noncitizen driver’s license at a polling place to be given a provisional ballot.

Kelly signed three election-related bills this session:

• SB 260, which permits local and school board candidates to withdraw in certain circumstances, among other provisions.
• HB 2711, which modifies the procedures used by residents of a city of the third class to petition for dissolution of the city.
• HB 2733, which requires candidates for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, state commissioner of insurance, state board of education, school board member, community college trustee, district attorney, trustee, clerk or treasurer of any township, or road overseer of any road district to be and remain a qualified voter who resides in their respective representative jurisdiction.

Kansas enacted 12 election-related bills in 2025 — two via a veto override. Legislators enacted one election-related bill in 2024 and four in 2023. Kelly vetoed two election-related bills in 2024 and one in 2023.

Lawmakers introduced 41 election bills in 2026 and 44 in 2025.