Voting
Who is eligible for advance voting?
Any registered voter who wishes to vote in advance of election day is eligible and may apply for an advanced voting ballot. Advance voting begins 20 days before an election and ballots will be issued up until noon the day before elections; however, advance ballots may be turned in until polls close on Election Day at 7 pm.
What do I need in order to vote in advance?
A signed application is required before an advance ballot can be issued.
Applications for elections can be mailed to the Sedgwick County Election Office, 510 N. Main, Suite 101, Wichita, KS 67203 beginning with these dates:
| City and School District Elections: | January 1 of year election is held |
| August Primary Election: | April 1 of year election is held |
| November General Election: | 90 days before election |
| Question Submitted Election held with a Primary or General Election | Same as Primary or General Election |
| Special Question Election | Date of first election publication |
Where can I get an advance voting application?
Advance voting applications are available here or by calling the Sedgwick County Election Office at 660-7100. Applications are also available at the Sedgwick County Dillon Stores. Voters can go to the Sedgwick County Election Office or to the satellite voting locations to apply for and vote in advance 13 days before the scheduled election date.
Where do I send my advance voting application?
Signed applications should be mailed to the Election Office at 510 N. Main Street, Suite 101, Wichita, KS 67203.
Where can I get my advance ballot?
Beginning 20 days before the election, an advance ballot will be mailed to one of three locations, specified by the voter:
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Voter’s residential address or mailing address
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Voter’s temporary residential address
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Medical care facility, psychiatric hospital, hospice or adult care home where the voter resides
A voter can also apply and can vote in advance 13 days before the scheduled election in designated locations.
NOTE: The ballot must be voted in secrecy and returned to the Sedgwick County Election Office by the time the polls close on election day.
Is there a number I can call with questions?
For 24-hour voter information call 660-7120.
*Note: For additional information regarding Advance Voting for individuals who live abroad, visit http://www.fvap.gov
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Provisional Voting
In the following situations, a person offering to vote will complete a voter registration application, and then be given a provisional (paper) ballot instead of voting on a machine:
- Voter’s name different from registered name
- Voter’s address different from registered address
- Voter’s name not in registration book
- Person listed in registration book as an Advance Voter
- In primary elections, party affiliation different from that announced by the voter
A person voting a provisional ballot will also be handed an envelope to fill out and then seal the ballot inside. The sealed envelope will be held by election officials pending a determination, as provided by law, of the voter’s qualifications to vote.
Change of Name or Address
If a registered voter changes his or her name or moves, the voter must re-register. The two options available are:
- Re-register when voter registration is open
- Fill out a voter registration application on Election Day before voting at the precinct of the voter’s new address. With this option the voter votes a provisional ballot, instead of voting on a machine, for this election.
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Assistance in Voting:
A voter may request assistance if unable to vote unassisted by reason of:
- Physical disability
- Visual handicap
- Lack of proficiency in reading the English language
- Sixty-five or more years of age
*Note: For additional information visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program website.
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Voters with Illnesses, Disabilities, or lacking proficiency in the English Language
- Special voting procedures are available for any voter having a permanent or temporary illness or disability which would make it difficult or impossible for that voter to vote at a voting place.
- All registration and voting procedures may be handled by mail.
- To vote by mail, a voter must complete an Application for an Advance Voting Ballot and mail or fax it to the Election Office.
- Voters who are unable to mark or transmit an advance ballot due to illness, disability, or lack of proficiency in the English language, may receive assistance from another person. The person rendering assistance must sign a statement and return both the statement and the advance ballot to the Sedgwick County Election Office by the time the polls close election day.
- Registered voters having permanent physical disabilities or illnesses are permitted to automatically receive advance ballots before every election. Applications for this special permanent advance ballot status are available from the Sedgwick County Election Office.
- If a voter who is elderly or disabled goes to the voting place, but finds it inaccessible, such voter may request that his or her ballot be brought to the entrance of the voting place.
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