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Minutes for SB4 - Committee on Elections
Short Title
Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.
Minutes Content for Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Chairperson Proctor opened discussion on SB4 and recognized Mike Heim, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes who gave overview of the bill.
Conferees providing proponent testimony for SB4 included:
Jason Snead, Executive Director, Honest Elections Project Action testified in support of SB4. (Attachment 3)
Proponents submitting written only testimony for SB4 included:
Catherine Gunsalus, Director of State Advocacy, Heritage Action for America (Attachment 4)
Kari Sue Vosburgh, Private Citizen (Attachment 5)
Tammy Minihan, Republican Precinct Committeewoman (Attachment 6)
Patricia DeDamos, Private Citizen (Attachment 7)
Jill O'Connor, Private Citizen (Attachment 8)
Brett Anderson, Private Citizen (Attachment 9)
Conferees providing neutral testimony for SB4 included:
Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel provided neutral testimony for SB4. (Attachment 10)
Conferees providing opponent testimony for SB4 included:
Davis Hammet, President, Loud Light Civic Action provided opponent testimony for SB4. (Attachment 11)
Rashane Hamby, Director of Policy and Research, American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas testified in opposition to SB4. (Attachment 12)
Mike Burgess, Director of Policy and Outreach at the Disability Rights Center of Kansas testified in opposition to SB4. (Attachment 13)
Cille King, Advocacy Chair, League of Women Voters Kansas provided opponent testimony for SB4. (Attachment 14)
Opponents submitting written only testimony for SB4 included:
Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks and Election Officials Association (Attachment 15)
Ashton Gebhard, Private Citizen (Attachment 16)
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Kansas Interfaith Action (Attachment 17)
Corliss Jacobs, Private Citizen (Attachment 18)
Canyen T. Ashworth, Private Citizen (Attachment 19)
Donna Patton, Private Citizen (Attachment 20)
Susan Krsnich, Private Citizen (Attachment 21)
Chairperson Proctor closed hearing on SB4.
Meeting adjourned at 5:02pm.
