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Judge Halts Kansas Mail Ballot Law | Wichita News
A Kansas judge has temporarily blocked a controversial new voting law that eliminated the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots, sparking a heated legal battle. The law, Senate Bill 4, required ballots to arrive by 7 PM on Election Day, raising concerns that seniors and voters with disabilities would be unfairly disenfranchised. While the injunction preserves the old rules for upcoming elections, lawmakers and the Attorney General are already pushing for an emergency appeal, calling the ruling disruptive. Advocacy groups see it as a victory but remain determined to permanently block the…
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