Tips to make sure your Vote is Counted

Remember: To vote - you must be registered!

• Registration closes fourteen (15) days prior to each election. You may register at any city hall, public library, or at the Ellis County Election Office.
   
• To register, you must be United States citizen, Kansas resident, and at least 18 years of age by the next general election.

Advance Voting Tips

• When voting in advance, you (registered voter) must sign the outside of the ballot envelope. If you forget to sign the envelope, your vote cannot be counted.
   
• If you mail your advance ballot, it must be received at the Election Office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
   
• Voted ballots returned by the mail or in person after Election Day cannot be counted.

Address or Name Changes

• If you are currently a registered voter in Ellis County and you move within Ellis County, you may go to your new polling place or the Election Office and complete a voter registration card. Please call the Election Office to locate your new polling place.
   
• If you are currently a registered voter in Ellis County and you have changed your name since the last election, you may go to your polling place on Election Day and complete a voter registration card.

Primary Elections

• Kansas law does not allow a registered voter to change his party affiliation on Election Day. You have until the registration books close to re-register and change your affiliation.
   
• If you are not affiliated with a political party and wish to affiliate with a party, you may complete a voter registration card and declare either the Republican or Democratic party, and then cast your vote.
   
• If you are unaffiliated and do not wish to affiliate with a party, you may vote only on the questions in a primary election if applicable.
   
• If you are registered with the Constitution, Libertarian or Reform party, you may vote only on the questions in a primary election if applicable.

If you have any questions, please contact the County Election Officer at elliscoclk@ellisco.net or call 785-628-9410

For updated information or questions please contact the Ellis County Clerks Office at PO Box 720, Hays, Kansas 67601 or call 785-628-9410