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Kobach Reminds Voters Of Election Changes

By Joel Hardy

06/17/2014

(KAIR)--As Kansas voters prepare for the August 5th primary election, Secretary of State Kris Kobach is reminding them that there are some changes in election law and party practice that will impact the primaries.

According to a release from his office, both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party now have closed primaries. This means that voters already affiliated with a particular party may vote in that party's primary. An unaffiliated voter who officially affiliates with a particular party at the time of voting may vote on that party's ballot.

The second change concerns voters switching parties. Voters who wish to change parties before the primary, may do so before June 30th.

Registered voters who are affiliated with a party may not file paperwork to change their party affiliations from July 1st through August this year. Also, Democrats may not switch to Republican or vice versa, and switches to and from the Libertarian Party are also prohibited.

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