John Hanna, The Associated Press

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A Minnesota woman is accused of turning in a ballot for her dead mother. A routine check caught it

A Minnesota woman is accused of turning in a ballot for her dead mother. A routine check caught it

A northern Minnesota woman accused of trying to submit a mail ballot for her recently deceased mother has been charged...

Conservatives could win control of Kansas and Nebraska state school boards

Conservatives could win control of Kansas and Nebraska state school boards

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Conservatives could capture majorities on the Kansas and Nebraska state school boards in this year's elections...

Postal Service reassures on mail ballots, says all centers operating in regions hit by hurricanes

Postal Service reassures on mail ballots, says all centers operating in regions hit by hurricanes

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The U.S. Postal Service has reopened all of its mail processing centers in areas of Florida...

US lawmakers' concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service

US lawmakers' concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service

Lawmakers said during a contentious congressional hearing Thursday they are uneasy about the U.S. Postal Service's readiness for a crush...

GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska's electoral votes

GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska's electoral votes

An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appeared dead Tuesday after the...

Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises 'heroic' effort to deliver mail ballots

Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises 'heroic' effort to deliver mail ballots

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The head of the U.S. Postal Service expressed frustration Thursday with ongoing criticism by election officials...

Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged

Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged

Nebraska's Republican attorney general said Friday that supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted at least...

The GOP and Kansas' Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state's primary

The GOP and Kansas' Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state's primary

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her...

Former US Rep. Nancy Boyda has won the Democratic nomination for eastern Kansas' seat in Congress

Former US Rep. Nancy Boyda has won the Democratic nomination for eastern Kansas' seat in Congress

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The last Democrat to represent an eastern Kansas district in Congress won the party's nomination for...

Kansas Republicans nominate a doctor to challenge Kansas City area's Democratic incumbent

Kansas Republicans nominate a doctor to challenge Kansas City area's Democratic incumbent

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Republicans in the Kansas City area nominated a doctor to challenge the only Democrat in the...

Kansas' former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat

Kansas' former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A former Kansas attorney general and failed candidate for governor has found at least initial success...

Kansas sees 2 political comeback bids in primary for open congressional seat

Kansas sees 2 political comeback bids in primary for open congressional seat

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- An open congressional seat in eastern Kansas inspired two political comeback attempts in the state's primary...

Embracing election conspiracies could sink a Kansas sheriff who once looked invulnerable

Embracing election conspiracies could sink a Kansas sheriff who once looked invulnerable

DE SOTO, Kan. (AP) -- The sheriff in Kansas' most populous county faced no opposition to his reelection four years...

Kansas stops enforcing a law against impersonating election officials

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas is no longer enforcing a 3-year-old law making it a felony to impersonate election officials...

Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states

Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A federal judge in Kansas has refused to block the nationwide enforcement of a Biden administration...