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State Government January 8, 2025 - 1:45 pm

Scott Schwab runs for Kansas governor after two terms as state’s top election official

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab announced Wednesday he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in next year’s election cycle.

State Government November 6, 2024 - 2:59 pm

Kansas sees high voter turnout, smooth elections, two tight legislative races

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

As county officials across Kansas continue to submit final vote counts, the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office’s post mortem of the 2024 election indicated a smooth transition of power.

State Government November 15, 2023 - 5:15 pm

‘Suspicious letter’ prompted evacuation of Kansas Secretary of State office

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

A “suspicious letter” was delivered to the state’s top election official’s office Tuesday, and the building was evacuated as a precaution.

Crime & Courts August 1, 2022 - 10:27 am

Kansas secretary of state refuses to provide provisional ballot records despite court ruling

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Secretary of State Scott Schwab is refusing to turn over provisional ballot records in advance of the primary election, despite an appeals court ruling that says he is violating state open records law.

Crime & Courts July 22, 2022 - 11:52 am

Kansas appeals court says secretary of state violated open records law by altering computer system

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab violated state open records law when he ordered a software vendor to disable the ability to produce a public record, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled on Friday.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State News July 14, 2021 - 2:25 pm

Kansas judge to decide whether secretary of state can hide public records by altering software

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas says the state’s open records law might as well not exist if Secretary of State Scott Schwab is allowed to keep public information hidden by reconfiguring software.

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