Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman on Wednesday provided three goals for a contingency plan for this year’s election cycle — including protecting workers from the spread of COVID-19, protecting voters from being disenfranchised, and protecting the integrity of the election. When asked if the upcoming election can be switched to ‘all by mail’ — Lehman said, “The answer right now is Kansas law restricts any election that has a candidate on the ballot from being conducted solely by mail, so the answer is no.” Lehman explained they normally send out an advance mail flyer in September to encourage people to vote by mail and give them early voting options, but this year they are planning on sending those out in May instead of September.
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