Behind the Kansas constitutional amendment vote this November

Podcast: Kansas City Today · KCUR Studios

Opublikowano: 2026-10-05

A proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution would specify that only U.S. citizens may vote in elections. But the problem, according to opponents, is that non-citizens are already prohibited from voting. Kansans will vote on Nov. 3 whether to rephrase the constitution’s requirements for participating in elections to clarify "only" a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote. Steve Kraske spoke with state Rep. Pat Proctor, a Republican from Leavenworth County who's running for Secretary of State, and Davis Hammet, president of Loud Light Civic Action, who testified against the am...