Schwab asks Legislature to adjust election laws
TOPEKA — The top election official in Kansas urged the Legislature to increase the penalty for threatening a poll worker, impose a ban on political parties nominating candidates without an individual’s consent, and broaden state authority to compel counties to securely deploy ballot drop boxes. Secretary of State Scott Schwab, a Republican who has announced interest in running for governor in 2026, recommended the Kansas House consider tweaks rather than wholesale overhaul to state election law.
