Vote Smart releases 2022 Midterm Election Guide for Kansas

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Today, Vote Smart, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing “free, factual, and unbiased information on candidates and elected officials” released a Midterm Election Guide for the state of Kansas, allowing Kansans to be better informed on who they are voting for in the upcoming November 8 midterm election.

Election Guide 2022:

Voter Registration Information:

Need to get registered, request an absentee ballot, or find your local polling place? All of that information and more can be found here: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/elections/voter-registration/KS

Need to contact your local election office for questions about your registration, ballot, polling place, or any other elections question? Find all their contact information here: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/elections/offices/KS

Elections/Candidates:

Congressional Elections: Four seats for the U.S. House of Representatives and one seat for the U.S. Senate are up for election this year. See all the candidates running in these elections here: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/election/2022/C/KS/2022-congressional?stageId=G

Notable races include:

• David Graham, Mark Holland, and Jerry Moran are running for the U.S. Senate.

Gubernatorial Elections: Seth Cordell, Laura Kelly, Dennis Pyle, and Derek Schmidt are running for governor this year. See the full list of candidates running here: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/election/2022/G/KS/2022-gubernatorial?stageId=G

State Legislature Elections: 125 seats for the Kansas House of Representatives and zero seats for the Kansas Senate are up for election this year. See all the candidates running in these elections here: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/election/2022/L/KS/2022-state-legislative?stageId=G

Statewide Elections: Offices for Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and State Board of Education districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are up for election this year. See all the candidates running in these elections here: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/election/2022/S/KS/2022-statewide?stageId=G

State Judicial Elections: Six justices are up for election this year from the Kansas Supreme Court. See all the candidates running in these elections here: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/election/2022/K/KS/2022-state-judicial?stageId=G

Ballot Measures:

Here are the statewide ballot measures appearing on your November ballot:

• County Sheriff Election and Recall Amendment: This amendment would preserve the right of citizens of each county that elected a county sheriff as of January 11, 2022, to continue electing the county sheriff. The amendment would also provide that a county sheriff only may be involuntarily removed from office pursuant to either a recall election or a writ of quo warranto initiated by the attorney general: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/elections/ballot-measure/2713/county-sheriff-election-and-recall-amendment

• Legislative Veto or Suspension of Executive Agency Regulations Amendment: The purpose of this amendment is to provide the legislature with oversight of state executive branch agencies and officials by providing the legislature authority to establish procedures to revoke or suspend rules and regulations: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/elections/ballot-measure/2712/legislative-veto-or-suspension-of-executive-agency-regulations-amendment